GLAD Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness

Five red stars to the sign language classes offered at GLAD. These classes are absolutely wonderful. At this time, they are $ 60 for 10 classes. I take the Saturday classes, which are from 9am-​12pm. These don’t count for credits, but are perfect if you are just looking to practice ASL and improve your skills.
I’ve had both Maisha and Ron as teachers for ASL II and they are both patient, funny, passionate, and knowledgeable. I have such a good time in these classes. Lots of laughing, lots of chatting, lots of learning.
So far, the three classes I’ve witnessed/​experienced have been led by a Deaf teacher who does not use their voice. Don’t expect to be hearing English or speaking in these classes. This means your receptive skills will improve GREATLY and RAPIDLY. You’ll be getting 3 hours of non-​stop ASL.
I would suggest ASL II if you already know the basics. The alphabet, introductions, family, classroom vocabulary, colors.ect. Stringing together thoughts or phrases would be a good prerequisite.
And you are supporting a really wonderful agency on top of it. Thank you GLAD for offering an affordable, high quality option for learning a dynamic, beautiful language.