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
Videos: ASDC Kids Teach COLORS in ASL
Learn ASL signs for colors! Watch videos of ASDC kids that teach signs for all the colors of the rainbow.
Webinar: ASL Name Signs
This webinar will explore the history of name signs and will help you understand the importance of name signs.
Newsletter – November 2021
ASDC News • ASL Sign For November • ASL Resources for Native American Heritage Month • New ASL App for Disney Movies • Deafblind Resources • More!
Let’s make a video!
We are inviting children to help us make a video that teaches ASL signs for letters, numbers, and colors to other kids!
Teen creates free app that makes Disney+ films more accessible
Learn how a 17-year-old created a free app that makes Disney+ movies more accessible for deaf and hard of hearing children.
ASL Video of the Week: THROUGH
This week’s ASL video is all about the many meanings of the word THROUGH, presented by our friends at Read With ASL.
ASL Resources for Halloween
Get fun ASL songs, signs, stories and free teaching resources for Halloween!
Newsletter – October 2021
ASDC News • Deaf Mental Health: A Letter to Parents • Free Events & Conferences • Deafblind Resources • More!
ASL Video of the Week: HECKEDY PEG
This week’s ASL video is a story about some playful children, a devious witch, and a single mother whose love and ingenuity save the day.
Deaf Children and Mental Health: A Letter to Parents
This letter to parents from Emma Hunt (NAMI) explores the unique needs of deaf and hard of hearing children and how parents can support their mental health from the beginning.
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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.
