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Learn To Sign With the ABCs

  • Erin Cassidy
  • Apr 21, 2020
  • 2 min read

I saw some posts on this page asking for resources to learn sign language. When I was in elementary school (eons ago), I had a classmate whose mother was Deaf. Judy’s mom came into school and taught the class the entire alphabet over the course of a few weeks, and to this day, I have not forgotten the alphabet in sign.

To learn sign language, the best place to start is with the alphabet. Signers often refer to letters when they don’t know the sign for what they are trying to say (“fingerspelling”). You can learn the alphabet in no time with regular practice.

According to StartASL.com, to practice, work on memorizing the letters. When you think you’ve got the hang of most of them, try doing the whole alphabet by memory. If you get stuck, take a quick glance at the letter on a chart (see below) and keep going from memory. Practice regularly and you will have them all memorized in no time!

ABC videos http://www.signlanguage101.com/ Scroll down to “Learn Your ABCs”. It is an adult teaching in a very straightforward manner. Great video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M1ky9_nm4Y This explains the how-to’s of shaping your hands, taught by an adult. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IEODEihHVw This is the ABCs in song by a child. https://kidcourses.com/abc-signs-a/ If you want ABCs, plus more, this has rhymes to go along with the alphabet. For “A” you’ll also get:

· The ASL sign for A

· The ASL sign for apple

· The ASL sign for artist

· The ASL sign for alligator Learn Conversational Sign Language If you want to take it further and learn conversational sign language, take this course: Learn How to Converse Comfortably and Correctly in True ASL

Practice With a Partner Online This is a great way to practice your sign. You can find a partner here:

 
 
 

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