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.
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ASL Videos from DawnSign Press – Free for 3 months!
Dawnsign Press makes ASL stories, poetry, and educational videos available to teachers and families for a period of three months.
New ASL Alphabet and Numbers Posters from ASDC
Learn the ASL alphabet and ASL numbers 1-20 with this bright and playful poster designed by our deaf graphic design interns from RIT.
ASL Story Time: Amelia’s Fantastic Flight
Watch Maggie Lambertson’s beautiful ASL interpretation of the children’s storybook “Amelia’s Fantastic Flight” by Rose Bursik.
ASL Weekend in Rocklin, CA
Take your ASL skills to the next level! Join us for ASL Weekend in Rocklin, CA. All skill levels welcome.
ASL Signs for December – Video
Learn useful ASL signs for December with ASL teacher Ricky Rose!
ASL Weekend in Maryland: January 25-26, 2020
Take your ASL skills to the next level! Join us in Maryland School for the Deaf in Ellicott City, MD on January 25-26, 2020. All skill levels welcome.
ASL Signs for November – Video
Learn useful ASL signs for November with ASL teacher Edna Johnston!
ASL Weekend in New York
Take your ASL skills to the next level with this entertaining and intensive two-day workshop. All skill levels welcome.
ASL Weekend in Massachusetts
Take your ASL skills to the next level! Join us in Framingham, Massachusetts. All skill levels welcome.
ASL Weekend in Tennessee
Join us in Tennessee for the ASL Weekend designed for parents and professionals. Take your ASL skills to the next level!
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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.
