Learn & Master Sign Language

Explore foundational ASL skills by practicing gesturing, finger spelling the alphabet, learning cardinal numbers, colors, and basic sentences to start using the language immediately.

Explore gesturing as a natural communication tool across languages, including ASL, and practice body language, facial expressions, and acting out concepts through activities like charades and self-recorded drills.

Learn hand dominance in sign language: use the dominant hand for one-handed signs, coordinate both hands for two-handed signs, and practice asymmetrical and symmetrical signs plus finger spelling.

Explore finger spelling, the ASL manual alphabet of 26 hand shapes that spell English letters, emphasizing dominant hand, clarity, signing space, and when to spell proper nouns.

Learn to spell sentences using the alphabet, practice transitioning between letters, and recognize word shapes and hand shapes while daily finger spelling three-letter words.

Practice gesturing and finger spelling to express ideas, with tips on reading and using context. Learn colors and cardinal numbers, and prepare for mastery quizzes and vocab.

Explore deaf culture and how to get a deaf person's attention. Use waving, shoulder taps or arm taps, a middleman, and flash the lights carefully, especially in emergencies.

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Build a solid sign language vocabulary through practical signs and common phrases, and apply them in everyday conversations.

Master beginner fingerspelling in sign language through practical drills, letter-by-letter practice, and foundational vocabulary, building confident communication skills.

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Learn to greet, meet, and close an introduction in American Sign Language, practice finger spelling, and explore iconic versus arbitrary signs while forming them in 3d space.

Explore the five parts of a sign—handshape, orientation, location, movement, and non-manual signals—using the holms acronym, with dry, ugly, and summer to show how meaning depends on location and signals.

Practice with Holmes guides learners through a line-by-line sign language letter-spelling exercise, comparing signs that differ slightly in meaning, and encourages revisiting the exercise for more practice.

Learn essential sign language for basic introductions, including greetings, WH-question signing with eyebrow cues, and common dialogues and farewell signs like I love you, take care, and see you soon.

practice basic introductions and dialogues in sign language from lesson two, signing what you see, and using partner dialogues with eye contact while fingerstyling your city or state.

Recap the five sign components—handshape, orientation, location, movement, signals—and practice introducing yourself, isolated vocabulary, finger spelling, and numbers ten to twenty, with W.H questions at the end.

Explore how deaf culture builds connections through questions like what's your name and where are you from, and how people learned sign language and whether they attended residential school.

Engage in a sign language quiz with answers to reinforce learning, test comprehension, and reinforce key signing concepts.

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Develop a foundational sign language vocabulary through focused practice and recognition of common signs, enabling clearer, more confident communication.

Master fingerspelling basics in sign language through beginner-level practice, guided by the Learn & Master Sign Language course.

Develop intermediate fingerspelling skills to advance in sign language mastery through the Learn & Master course.

Master advanced fingerspelling techniques to improve sign language accuracy and communication. Build confidence and fluency in real-world signing through targeted practice.

Learn numbers in sign language by mastering basic signs, counting, and practical communication for everyday conversations.

Explore family member vocabulary, singular and possessive pronouns, and rules for communicating ages to build foundational sign language skills in this lesson.

Explore how signers use space as a 3D visual language, mastering the signing space, finger spelling space, and horizontal and vertical planes to convey nouns, pronouns, time, distance, and hierarchy.

Explore singular and possessive pronouns in sign language, practice copying signs, and learn about pronouns on the horizontal plane across indexing, reflexive, and honorific forms, plus numerical incorporations.

Explore sign language pronouns through practice with singular, plural, possessive, and possessive plural forms, including numerical incorporation and family signs.

Learn how gender signs use facial location to distinguish male and female signs, then practice contrastive structure and space shifting to refer to two or more family members in signs.

Rank family members in sign language by using the non-dominant hand as a reference and your dominant hand to add names, ages, descriptions, and jobs in oldest-to-youngest order.

Learn age signs in sign language, with the chin touch and palm orientation shifting from out to side to inward, up to fifty, covering 1–9, 11–19, and 20+ rules.

Sign sentences using pronouns, rankings, and ages through practice dialogues and narratives, while shifting eyebrows, posture, and movements for questions about family and siblings while working on wh questions.

Review family signs by practicing ranking, ages, and sentence structures using wh- questions, with emphasis on sign production, orientation, and integrating greetings with family vocabulary.

Understand how deaf culture shapes family dynamics, and how sign language creates inclusive conversations during meals and holidays.

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Learn and master sign language vocabulary in this course, focusing on practical signs and vocabulary development to enable confident communication.

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Develop intermediate fingerspelling skills to enhance sign language fluency within the Learn & Master Sign Language course.

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Learn numbers in sign language through the Learn & Master Sign Language course. Strengthen recognition and use of numbers in sign language.

Learn to describe people with adjectives, use family vocabulary, form basic asl sentences with topic comment structure, compare yes-no and wh questions, and emphasize facial expressions.

Learn to use facial expressions, eyebrow movements, and body language in sign language to convey meaning and emotion, with the pitch and intonation of your voice signaling feelings.

explains topicalization in sign language, showing how to identify the topic first, pause, and comment with facial expressions, using family, size, appearance, personalities, birth order, and pronouns as examples.

Practice topic-comment sentence structure with dialogues, repeated pronouns, closing signals, and head and eyebrow movements to improve narrative signing and vocabulary usage.

Learn to ask yes/no questions with forward posture and raised eyebrows to prompt a yes or no answer, and practice with dialogues, contrasting with w.h questions.

Review the lesson by reinforcing family vocabulary and topic-comment signing with eyebrow cues. Practice differentiating wh questions from yes/no questions, and reinforce finger spelling and cardinal numbers.

Explore how deaf culture emphasizes clear, direct communication and blunt honesty, family-like bonds, and why deaf people ask direct questions to gather information when a common language is lacking.

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Develop sign language vocabulary through focused lessons that help learners master essential signs and expand communication.

Begin mastering fingerspelling as you build foundational sign language skills in this beginner module of the learn & master sign language course.

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Master basic sign language numbers and counting signs to build foundational communication for daily interactions and clear numeric expression.

Explore topic-comment sentences for the general public, using facial expressions and head nods for affirmation and negation, and study the contrastive structure and ACEL feature with WH and yes-no questions.

Learn how contrastive structure in ACEL uses body shifts and indexing to establish reference and compare topics, people, places, and ideas, with practical examples and pronouns.

Learn four new signs and practice sentence structure through topicalization, with the topic at the start followed by a comment, and apply W.H and yes-no question cues.

Explore general public action vocabulary through noun–verb sign pairs, such as chair/sit and window open/close, and practice signing sentences about shopping, going to work, and sending mail.

Explore general public location vocabulary through compound signs, with examples like grocery store, drugstore, and clothing store, and practice using gestures or finger spelling and contrastive structure.

Learn objects and people vocabulary in sign language, with sentences and dialogues, using agent markers to indicate person, nationality, or occupation; note not all nouns or verbs take the affix.

Build a short sign language narrative by linking practice sentences, using pro normalization to track references, and analyzing a story about a lady and her two workplaces.

Review key sign language concepts, including topic-comment sentences, yes/no questions, and contrastive structure; practice dialogues and narratives with indexing, body shifting for spatial reference, and agent markers for professions.

Explore how capital d deaf signals a strong identity with deaf culture and language, while small d deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing impaired describe varying ties to two worlds.

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Explore sign language vocabulary and essential signs for everyday communication in this course. Build a practical foundation by practicing common signs and expanding your sign vocabulary in context.

Explore how lexicalized signs emerge from frequent finger spelling, indicated by a pound or no sign, and how these signs develop unique movements, as seen in post office and thank.

Advance your fingerspelling skills to an intermediate level within the Learn & Master Sign Language course, building practical signing confidence and accuracy.

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Learn sign language numbers and counting signs to build fluency in basic numerical communication for everyday conversations.

Master ASL by expressing similarities and differences, building vocabulary on appearance, clothing, and colors, and describing people with body parts and personality using topicalization and W.H or yes-no questions.

Master eye gaze in ASL by using peripheral vision to monitor signing space while keeping eye contact with the signer; use it for role shifting, referent space, and turn taking.

Learn to express same and different using two new signs for 'same' and 'different', practice contrastive structure and Holm's parameters—handshape, orientation, location, movement, and signals.

Explore color vocabulary by watching signs and linking them to on-screen images, then compare similarities and differences using a general-to-specific sentence structure, and repeat each sentence twice.

Learn to describe people using ASL signs for appearance, including facial hair, skin types, body types, clothing, and accessories, and practice using general-to-specific language.

Practice short narratives with slow signing and comprehension questions, then describe yourself and a family member, and ensure clear sign production using homes, H.O., LMC and topic-first sentences.

Learn and master sign language numbers through guided rocking motions for 60s–90s, practicing 67–69, 78–79, 89, and 98–96 backwards with emphasis on direction changes.

Learn & master sign language by exploring signs for same and different, describing clothing with a contrastive structure, and practicing signs, numbers, and self-recording tips.

Explore how deaf and hearing cultures differ and align through shared and divergent values, from ASL and video phone to captioning, interpreters, video mail, and deaf clubs.

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Learn essential sign language vocabulary through practical signs, visual demonstrations, and guided practice to build everyday communication skills.

Master beginner fingerspelling to build essential sign language skills and start communicating clearly with confidence.

Advance your fingerspelling skills to an intermediate level within sign language, enhancing your ability to spell accurately and communicate clearly.

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Learn numbers in sign language and build essential numeric signing skills for effective communication in daily conversations.

Explore how time operates in American Sign Language and deaf culture, contrasting with hearing notions, and learn ASL tense, calendar usage, and the rule of nine.

Learn how sign language uses space to convey time, with past behind, present in front, and future forward signs such as yesterday, today, tomorrow, and next year.

Learn how to establish tense in sign language by starting with time, using topic-comment order, and expressing past, present, and future with signs such as finish and will.

Use a calendar as a visual cue to spell months, noting which are abbreviated and which are finger spelled, then develop topic comment sentences with times, days, and ACEL syntax.

Learn the rule of nine and numerical incorporation to sign days, weeks, and months up to nine, with correct pauses and palm orientations, avoiding ten.

Learn to communicate time beyond days, weeks, and months by signing years and using numerical incorporation with the rule of nine, where each sign may be demonstrated twice.

Practice sign language dialogues and sentences using tense to sign along with us, then adapt the given examples to create your own sentences, and continue practicing as needed.

Master sign language time concepts by using a time topic comment structure, applying tense changes in signs, using the rule of nine for numbers, with practice dialogues and when signs.

Discover the rich history of deaf culture, from early sign language and first residential schools to Gallaudet University, Milan conference, Deaf President Now movement, and Americans with Disabilities Act.

Engage with a sign language quiz that includes answers to reinforce core skills from the Learn & Master Sign Language course.

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Learn and master sign language vocabulary through practical exercises, building everyday communication skills for confident conversations.

Develop fingerspelling skills as a beginner to build a foundation in sign language and boost confidence in basic signing.

Develop intermediate fingerspelling skills through focused practice, accuracy drills, and paced exercises within the Learn & Master Sign Language course.

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Master sign language numbers through practical counting practice, building fluent communication for everyday conversations and combining numerical signs with common daily scenarios.

Explore how the calendar tracks time down to the minute and examines how frequency governs everyday routines, from work schedules to recurring yoga classes, starting with the clock.

Master signing hours on a clock, identify morning, day, and night, and apply ASL sentence structure from general to specific with palm orientation for numbers 1-5.

Explore how time is placed in ACEL sign language sentences using a general-to-specific order, with time as setting or as the comment, and practice topic time comment structures.

Review days of the week, learn how movement changes convey recurring events on calendar, and explore ordinal numbers, the four weeks, and every morning to every night in sign language.

Explore sign language frequency concepts, learning how often actions occur using a frequency continuum, with examples, non-manual signals, and strategies like finger spelling and acting out activities.

Practice time signing, including time numbers and POM orientation, and apply ASL syntax to form time topic comments with cardinal and ordinal signs and schedules.

Explore deaf standard time (DST) as a culture-specific approach to time, where appointments may wait and social gatherings stretch, emphasizing relationship building over strict schedules.

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Test your sign language skills with a quiz that provides prompts without answers, as part of the learn and master sign language course.

Build sign language vocabulary by learning and practicing essential signs, enabling clearer communication and confidence in conversations.

Learn fingerspelling for sign language as a beginner, and build foundational skills with clear, practical steps. Master basic signs to communicate effectively.

Develop intermediate fingerspelling skills to advance your sign language fluency through focused practice and practical application.

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Master sign language numbers through guided demonstrations and practice to build accurate numerical communication for everyday interactions.

Explore how ASL uses space to convey clear communication through subject object agreement verbs, directional verbs, the non dominant hand, and signing commands.

Explore subject-object agreement verbs in sign language, contrasting plain verbs with movement-modified verbs that indicate who loves or gives whom, using pronoun indexing on the horizontal plane.

Practice subject-object agreement verbs in sign language through movement that marks subject and object, and set up pronouns on horizontal plane while exploring verbs like help, give, show, and ask.

practice directional verbs and subject object agreement in sign language through sentences, dialogues, and narrative, including sending signs for letter, email, and package, focusing on eye gaze and body movement.

Explore directional verbs and subject-object agreement, with the nondominant hand still while the dominant hand leads. Practice movement across the signing space and form W.H and yes-no questions.

Master commands in sign language as statements spoken with authority to tell others what to do, while Simon says isolates verbs and infers signs from context clues.

Explore subject-object agreement verbs that move in space to show who did what to whom, practice pro normalization, pronoun establishment, directional verbs, WH and yes-no questions in ASL.

Explore deaf culture through three preserved jokes written to preserve sign language, including the motel couple, the train, and the deaf tree cutter.

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