Learning American Sign Language (ASL)
The most important thing and most often overlooked fundamental of learning sign language is to know that there is a lot more to sign language than just learning signs. ASL (American Sign Language) has its own grammar, culture, history, terminology, and other important aspects. It takes a lot of time and effort to become a skilled sign language user, but you have to start somewhere if you are going to get anywhere, so review this page and enjoy.
The alphabet as showed in the photo above is most often the first ASL signs learned. These are pretty simple to learn and use, and help you to form words later on.
Here is a website that will be very useful in learning as it focuses on the most important signs, and is very informative. It includes 100 of the basic first sign languages that are generally, not always, but generally taught. It has a 24 minute video, and is very resourceful.
http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm
Here is a website that will be very useful in learning as it focuses on the most important signs, and is very informative. It includes 100 of the basic first sign languages that are generally, not always, but generally taught. It has a 24 minute video, and is very resourceful.
http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm
Learning numbers sounds as if it would be one of the easier tasks in learning the ASL, however that is not always the case. Learning numbers 1-10 are simple, but as we know numbers go way beyond that. Numbers include math problems and just as people who can hear have to learn how to do math problems so do people who are deaf. If they have a question about a math problem are they always expected to write it down, and the teacher/parent write the answer down as well? That could be very time consuming so another method has been developed to help them. The link below shows numbers all the way from 1-1000 and more, but more fascinating than that it shows how to do fractions in ASL.
http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/n/numbers.htm
The website above shows you how to do numbers in sign language all the way to 1,000+, and also shows you how to do fractions in sign language.
http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/n/numbers.htm
The website above shows you how to do numbers in sign language all the way to 1,000+, and also shows you how to do fractions in sign language.
Teaching our children manners is always an important step in helping promote them in the educational system, because unfortunately not every child is taught that at home. Just as learning any other word in sign language; hello, good bye, yes, no, thank you, and I'm sorry are extremely important signs for them to learn. Manners take someone a long way in life.
Below are some helpful links that shows that basic manner signs:
This site below shows how to teach manners to toddlers. It makes it look so simple and easy, and as we all know manners is very important in life.
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/818139/Using-sign-language-to-teach-toddler-manners
The site below has videos that help with teaching children manners to toddlers and children.
http://stavishclan.com/2012/07/teaching-sign-language-manners.html
Below are some helpful links that shows that basic manner signs:
This site below shows how to teach manners to toddlers. It makes it look so simple and easy, and as we all know manners is very important in life.
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/818139/Using-sign-language-to-teach-toddler-manners
The site below has videos that help with teaching children manners to toddlers and children.
http://stavishclan.com/2012/07/teaching-sign-language-manners.html
Some other sites that may be helpful in learning sign language are:
The site below is very resourceful, it has so many learning experiences for ASL. It even has jokes and a dictionary to help.
http://www.lifeprint.com/
The site below is known as a "pro" site. This site is helpful because it teaches relegious signs.
http://www.aslpro.com/
This site will also teach you the history behind ASL:
http://www.start-american-sign-language.com/
Photo references:
http://www.linguistics.uconn.edu/asl/images/asl%20alphabet.jpg
http://www.alsglobal.net/images/asl_signs.jpg
The site below is very resourceful, it has so many learning experiences for ASL. It even has jokes and a dictionary to help.
http://www.lifeprint.com/
The site below is known as a "pro" site. This site is helpful because it teaches relegious signs.
http://www.aslpro.com/
This site will also teach you the history behind ASL:
http://www.start-american-sign-language.com/
Photo references:
http://www.linguistics.uconn.edu/asl/images/asl%20alphabet.jpg
http://www.alsglobal.net/images/asl_signs.jpg