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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Video: Signing Numbers in ASL
Watch this video from Ricky Rose on signing ASL numbers. Learn why the same number can be signed in a slightly different way, depending on context.
Free ASL Numbers Chart
Get a free ASL numbers chart that show the hand shapes for numbers 0-20 in American Sign Language. Free from the American Society for Deaf Children. Please share!
Learn ASL Signs for July – Video
Learn ASL signs for July, pool, swim, beach, water, bike, picnic, cookout, and more!, and more! Your July Signs video is presented by Edna Johnston.
Free ASL Alphabet Chart
Get a free ASL alphabet chart that show the hand shapes for letters A-Z in American Sign Language. Free from the American Society for Deaf Children. Please share!
Learn ASL Signs for June – Video
Learn ASL signs for June, summer, vacation, finish, father, grandfather, uncle, Father’s day, Fourth of July, and more! Your June Signs with ASDC video is presented by Ursa Rewolinski.
Why I Love SignOn with ASDC
Ariella, ASDC member and mother of two, sits down to tell you about her experiences with SignOn with ASDC. What is SignOn? SignOn is a virtual immersion program that lets you practice your ASL live with a Deaf adult from the comfort of your own...
ASL: For young children, both quantity and quality matter
The Importance of Quantity and Quality of ASL with Young Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children by Todd LaMarr and Lisalee D. Egbert, who currently serves as the VP of the ASDC Board of Directors This article appeared in the 2019 Issue of Odyssey: New...
ASL Weekend in Mesa, AZ: Sept. 28-29, 2019
Take your ASL skills to the next level! Join us in Mesa, AZ at Still University Sept. 28-29, 2019
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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.
