Learning ASL
Resources for learning American Sign LanguageLearning ASL with your Child
The American Society for Deaf Children has programs that will help you learn American Sign Language. Giving your child access to a visual language like ASL will help provide a strong foudation for learning and communication that will last a lifetime.
Learning ASL in Person
Check out our ASL Weekends – a two-day workshop that will help you take your ASL skills to the next level. All skills levels welcome!
Learning ASL Online
Want to practice signing from home? Become an ASDC member and get five free sessions of SignOn with ASDC. You’ll sign in real time with a Deaf adult. You can choose your topics of conversation, schedule sessions as a time that is most convenient for you, and go back and watch your recorded sessions for more practice! SignOn also has a program for kids called “Friends Like Me” where your child can chat weekly with a group of kids their age.
In addition ASDC regularly offers online classes and webinars.
Learning ASL through Reading
Find hundreds of popular children’s story books in our ASL Stories Directory. Link out to free videos of ASL interpretations of the stories. You can even watch several different interpretations of the same story! Look up books alphabetically by title or by your child’s age.
Recent Blog Posts: ASL Resources
NEW JANUARY CLASS! Classifiers 101| FREE for members
JUST ADDED! JOIN US on January 23 @ 8 pm (ET) for Classifiers 101 We hear all about using classifiers with ASL, but do you really understand what a classifier is or how to use it? This online class is designed for beginners to understand what a classifiers is and how...
CEASD Education & Advocacy Summit – Feb 21 – 22, 2023
You are invited to the 8th annual Education and Advocacy Summit hosted by the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf, the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Gallaudet University Maguire Welcome Center, Gallaudet...
ASL Video of the Week 1/4/23: Peppa Pig & the Day at Snowy Mountain
It's a celebration of winter sports as Peppa and her charming family have a day of snowy fun! When Peppa Pig and her little brother, George, wake up one day and see that it’s snowing, they can’t wait to go to Snowy Mountain. There’s so much to do there — sledding...
A New Year’s Message from our Executive Director
"The important things don't change." A New Year's message from ASDC's Executive Director. Joined by ASDC's ASL Interpreter - Anna RoseJoin us in 2023
The Early Bird Saves! Register for ASDC’s Family Conference
The Early Bird Saves! MEMBERS ONLY PRICING! $350 per person UNTIL MARCH 31ST! Email Cheri for your Member Code prior to registration Non-members: $500 per person Why should your family attend the 2023 ASDC Family Conference? The ASDC Family Conference is a fun,...
WELCOME! New York School for the Deaf
Join us as in giving the New York School for the Deaf a warm ASDC welcome as they join our family of Member Schools who support D/HH students in language accessibility, learning, and inclusion. Founded in 1817, the New York School for the Deaf, the second oldest...
ASL Video of the Week 12/28/22: Happy Kwanzaa!
Happy Kwanzaa! Kwanzaa is a seven-day celebration of community, family, African American culture, and African heritage. Held between December 26 and January 1 each year, each day is dedicated to by a core principle that emphasizes shared values: Umoja (Unity)...
Join us on 1.26.23 for Crucial Conversations with Signed by Stories
CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS Mental Health in Schools: How Do We Encourage our Children & Each Other to Keep Going? Join us on Thursday, January 26th | 8 – 9:30 pm ET The American Society for Deaf Children and Signed By Stories convene on Thursday, January 26th for a...
ASL Video of the Week 12/21/22: Winter Solstice & the Yule Log
Happy Winter Solstice! Do you decorate the interiors of your place with the greenery brought indoors? The fallen branches, accompanied with pinecones? Have you ever wondered if others do the same? Did you ever think this is an ages-old tradition?! There are many...
CALL FOR PAPERS: 2023 Foundations of Literacy Conference
The American Society for Deaf Children and the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf proudly announce their collaboration in presenting the first annual Foundations of Literacy Conference. ASDC and CAID are working together to create an informative,...
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ASL Stories Directory
We’ve made it easy for you to find hundreds of free videos of ASL retellings of your child’s favorite books. Search for stories by your child’s age or by the book’s title.
Practice ASL online!
Sign with a Deaf adult in real time and choose your conversation topics. Or your child can join “Friends Like Me” and chat with other deaf and hard of hearing children their age once a week. ASDC members get 5 FREE sessions (a $125 value). Not a member yet? Join ASDC.
