Experience taking American Sign Language (ASL) in High School?
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Anonymous
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My DS, who has mild dyslexia, is deciding between taking ASL or Spanish. He took Spanish 1A in middle school and had a hard time with it, although his dyslexia seemed worse than it does now.
I'm curious to hear other student's experiences with ASL - how hard it is to memorize all of the signs, if they were glad they took it, etc. He has a challenging schedule with the rest being Honors or AP so I'm looking for the path of least resistance for the language at this point. Thanks! |
Anonymous
| My daughter absolutely loves it. Taking ASL 3 this coming year. She took French 1-3 in middle school and HATED it. She says ASL is 1000x better! |
Anonymous
OP here. Thanks, that's great to hear! |
Anonymous
| I took it as a language in college (I was a special education major) and I loved it. The signs are not hard to learn and you can pick up and start using the language fairly easily. I struggled a bit with Spanish in middle/high school. |
Anonymous
| I loveP0n ewx |
Anonymous
| It is far easier for dyslexics than a second written language is. And a great life skill to have. (Obvs Spanish is an amazing life skill, but the way languages are taught in schools is extra hard for dyslexics) |
Anonymous
| Which high schools offer ASL? |
Anonymous
| Churchill-I'm sure others do also. It's really a great option for many kids. DD took it and truly loved it! |
Anonymous
Kennedy |
Anonymous
| WJ does |
Anonymous
| My Blair freshman loves it and is doing very well. He did well in Spanish is MS but didn’t enjoy it. My requirement for allowing him to switch was that, barring extraordinary circumstances, he commit to sticking with it for 4 years and once he learns more - find a way to use it outside of the classroom. He’s a former theater kid so is interested in interpreting for theater. |