Teach Yourself American Sign Language - Basic Sign Language Studies Online
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Learn To Sign and Communicate Through ASL
What's Inside...
- Why I Began to Study Sign Language
- The ultimate sign language guide
- Who Should Learn ASL?
- Sign Language Alphabet Chart
- Basic ASL: First 100 Signs
- Free ASL Videos: Color of Sign
- Free ASL Videos: Everyday ASL
- Free ASL Videos: Signing Time Kids
- Signing Time Kids on DVD - Vol. 1-5
- Signing Time Kids on DVD - Vol. 6-10
- American Sign Language Tutorials on DVD
- Advanced Beginner to Intermediate Learning Resource: ASL University
- Books For ASL Self-Study
- Search For More ASL Study Tools
- More Sign Language Lenses On Squidoo
- Get Inspired - Beautiful Stories, Songs, and More in ASL
- Sign Language News
- Speak Out: Your Thoughts On Learning Sign Language
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Reader Poll: Do You Agree That All Americans Should Learn Basic ASL?
Why I Began to Study Sign Language
I am still a beginner with ASL, but I have a real passion for learning American Sign Language for many reasons. Besides it's absolute beauty, it is widely spoken throughout the United States where I live. Since I have become a mother, I have learned a lot about using sign to communicate with babies and small children, and it did make communicating with my son, who was slow to speak in complete sentences, easier and more fun. However, these reasons do not fuel my passion for the language.As a minister, I see the need for more interpreters in churches. I speak French, and I remember how exciting and beautiful it was to be able to connect with a friend of mine from overseas between languages concerning the things of God. I see how sign language interpreters in churches are able to do that, and it absolutely makes my heart sing. To be able to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in sign is my heart's desire, and it is the driving force behind my self-study. When I get to a point where I need advanced study, I will begin taking courses; however, with so many resources available for home study in this day and age, it just makes more sense for me as a busy mother to do as much as I can when I can, on my own schedule.
I also seek to learn because I believe ASL should be taught in public schools for credit as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken language in the U.S., so there are lots of career opportunities available for hearing people who sign. Furthermore, it is just good to be as fluent as you can in as many languages as you can for the sake of world view if nothing else. It also makes you more helpful in an emergency situation if you can speak more than one language, including ASL.
The ultimate sign language guide
Who Should Learn ASL?
Who do you think should feel compelled to learn American Sign Language if they are able? Vote for those who need it the most so that the list reflects the order of importance that people believe in!
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Sign Language Alphabet Chart
Basic ASL: First 100 Signs
According to ASL University, the first 100 ASL signs parents and children learn are:
* Family - mom-dad, boy-girl, marriage, brother-sister, grandpa-grandma, aunt-uncle, baby, single, divorced-separate
* Places - home, work, school, store, church, come-go, car/drive, in-out, with
* Time - day, night, week, month, year, will-(future), before-(in the past), today-(now), finish-("all done!")
* Temperature - hot, cold
* Food - pizza, milk, hamburger, hot dog, egg, apple, cheese, drink, spoon, fork, cup, cereal, water, candy, cookie, hungry
* Clothes - shirt, pants, socks, shoes, coat, underwear
* Health - wash, hurt, bathroom, brush teeth, sleep, nice/clean
* Feelings - happy, angry, sad, sorry, cry, like, good-bad, love
* Requests - please, excuse, thank you, help, who, what, when, where, why, how, stop
* Amounts - big, tall, full, more
* Colors - blue, green, yellow, red, brown, orange, gold & silver
* Money - dollars, cents, cost
* Animals - cat, dog, bird, horse, cow, sheep, pig, bug
Free ASL Videos: Color of Sign
Free ASL Videos: Everyday ASL
Free ASL Videos: Signing Time Kids
So, I highly recommend this series for children from 1 to 92. My son infuses his regular speech with sign, with his favorite sign being the one for "friend".
Signing Time Kids on DVD - Vol. 1-5
Signing Time Kids on DVD - Vol. 6-10
American Sign Language Tutorials on DVD
Advanced Beginner to Intermediate Learning Resource: ASL University
ASL University is probably the hands-down best free online resource for learning ASL. They have detailed lesson plans, an American Sign Language Dictionary, and more. However, in my personal experience, I found this site to be more useful for someone who has a conceptual grasp of ASL, has learned some very basic signs (numbers, letters, some basic vocabulary), and is serious about learning the language. I truly believe that a student who uses visual learning aids like DVDs in conjunction with this site could learn to speak American Sign Language at an intermediate level totally through self-study.
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Sign Language News
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- That's also what makes it bracingly authentic: Melody and Emmett's conversations are enacted entirely in ASL, their words subtitled onscreen. ?It's such a noisy world,? said Weiss, who studied American Sign Language in college.
- Casper students learn sign language, deaf culture
- American Sign Language teacher Maria Nolan talks to her students both orally and using ASL during class recently at Kelly Walsh High School in Casper. Tanner Bekke had not spoken out of turn, but his teacher, Maria Nolan, still said no.
- Students learn sign language, deaf culture
- American Sign Language teacher Maria Nolan talks to her students both orally and using ASL during class recently at Kelly Walsh High School in Casper. CASPER, Wyo. ? "Can I go to the bathroom?" Tanner Bekke had not spoken out of turn, but his teacher, ...
- Sign-Language Whiz Rachel Coleman Inspires Children
- She began working on communicating with her toddler, first using the American Sign Language alphabet she remembered from her Girl Scout days, then the specific word signs that comprise the ASL vocabulary. Soon, Leah was signing for all her needs, ...
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