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Language Built on Purpose: ASL Immersion for Deaf Students with Language Deprivation

$39.00

This webinar will be hosted via Zoom for national and international attendees on Sunday, May 3, 2026 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm ET.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial disclosures: Kim is the owner of Language First and is receiving payment for presenting.

Nonfinancial disclosures: Kim is a member of ASHA, ABCLLD, and ABDHHS.

Course Description:

Language deprivation is not solved by simply surrounding a child with ASL. It requires intentional, structured, and experiential teaching that bridges conceptual gaps and builds true linguistic competence. This session unpacks what purposeful ASL immersion might look like for students who do not yet have a complete first language (L1). Participants will explore intentional language instruction, including concept anchoring, experiential learning, structured repetition, and explicit language modeling. Through lesson plan examples and practical demonstrations, attendees will gain strategies for designing purposeful immersion environments that actively build language. Practical tools will be shared so participants leave ready to implement immediately.

Agenda

5:00-5:15: Immersion framework and possible year-long structure

5:15-5:45: Foundational concepts behind ASL immersion for students with language deprivation

5:45-6:30: Sample case studies and lesson plans

6:30-6:50: Teamwork: making a lesson plan together!

6:50-7:00: Discussion, Q&A

Learner Outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

  1. State the difference between ASL exposure and intentional language instruction

  2. Identify instructional shifts necessary for students with language deprivation

  3. Design at least one lesson that intentionally builds conceptual understanding and linguistic structure

Registration information:

This is a digital purchase only; no physical ticket is provided. A form will populate for you to complete your registration and then your purchase will be added to your cart in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. You will receive an email with instructions on how to participate as well as a Google Calendar invite with the Zoom link one week prior to the event. Registration ends one day prior to the webinar. All registrants will receive a copy of the presenter’s PowerPoint and the presentation recording. Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.

This webinar will be hosted via Zoom for national and international attendees on Sunday, May 3, 2026 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm ET.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial disclosures: Kim is the owner of Language First and is receiving payment for presenting.

Nonfinancial disclosures: Kim is a member of ASHA, ABCLLD, and ABDHHS.

Course Description:

Language deprivation is not solved by simply surrounding a child with ASL. It requires intentional, structured, and experiential teaching that bridges conceptual gaps and builds true linguistic competence. This session unpacks what purposeful ASL immersion might look like for students who do not yet have a complete first language (L1). Participants will explore intentional language instruction, including concept anchoring, experiential learning, structured repetition, and explicit language modeling. Through lesson plan examples and practical demonstrations, attendees will gain strategies for designing purposeful immersion environments that actively build language. Practical tools will be shared so participants leave ready to implement immediately.

Agenda

5:00-5:15: Immersion framework and possible year-long structure

5:15-5:45: Foundational concepts behind ASL immersion for students with language deprivation

5:45-6:30: Sample case studies and lesson plans

6:30-6:50: Teamwork: making a lesson plan together!

6:50-7:00: Discussion, Q&A

Learner Outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

  1. State the difference between ASL exposure and intentional language instruction

  2. Identify instructional shifts necessary for students with language deprivation

  3. Design at least one lesson that intentionally builds conceptual understanding and linguistic structure

Registration information:

This is a digital purchase only; no physical ticket is provided. A form will populate for you to complete your registration and then your purchase will be added to your cart in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. You will receive an email with instructions on how to participate as well as a Google Calendar invite with the Zoom link one week prior to the event. Registration ends one day prior to the webinar. All registrants will receive a copy of the presenter’s PowerPoint and the presentation recording. Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.

Continuing Education:

This event is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs. Only participants who attend the live event will receive a certificate of attendance. Participants who attend the entire webinar and fill out the self assessment form will be considered eligible to earn ASHA CEUs.

WisRID is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for continuing education activities. This General Studies program is offered for 0.20 CEUs at the Some Content Knowledge Level.

Accommodations:

This event will be in ASL with English interpreters and captions. Please email info@language1st.org with requests for additional accommodations at least 14 days prior to the event.

Course availability:

This course will be available in the Language First Learning Library after the live event is over.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Full refunds for webinars and other events are available up to 14 days prior to the event. No refunds are available after that time. If Language First cancels or moves a webinar or event, all participants will be given the options of a.) receiving a full refund; b.) applying the amount paid to another event; c.) transferring their registration to the new date. If a registrant has a complaint or is unsatisfied with a webinar or event, please email info@language1st.org with “complaint” in the subject line.