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Learning ASL

Resources for learning American Sign Language

Learning 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.

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When Little Bear has a BIG project, he needs lots of help from Mama Bear. He remembers to thank her all along the way, right up to a sweet surprise. Thank you for using your manners, Little Bear! Written by Michael Dahl.Illustrated by Oriol Vidal.Interpreted and...

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The results of our Holiday Card Art Contest are IN!  A huge SHOUT-OUT of THANKS to all who submitted artwork.  It was a tough decision - and wow - do we have some extremely talented young people in our world!   Congratulations to our winners: Anthony - Age 3...

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Tune in on Tuesday, November 15 @ 11 am EST!   We're so excited to be announcing our 2022 Holiday Card Art Contest Winners! Join us on November 15 via our FB channel! Cards will be available for purchase beginning November 18th!

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Join us in giving  PS347 The American Sign Language and English Lower School a warm ASDC welcome as they join our family of Member Schools supporting D/HH students in language accessibility, learning, and inclusion. Located in New York NY, PS 347, or "47" as they like...

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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.

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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.

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