The impressive and growing popularity of American Sign Language is sweeping the nation and schools are desperate to keep up with student demand- but are they choosing the best curriculum? Ask yourself these questions: 1. What materials are used? A standard ASL curriculum includes some books and few DVDs with demonstrations of ASL at […]
Readmore“I have all this homework due Monday but the book is… well it’s a book. It’s hard to know if I’m signing correctly! I just started the semester and I’m already behind! What should I do?” -AnonGirl We found this common problem on a forum recently- A lot of ASL curricula these days use two-dimensional […]
ReadmoreOur dictionary, consisting of THOUSANDS of videos, holds a few hidden secrets: 1. Sign variations and synonyms are shown at the bottom of each video. We have links to sign variations right at the bottom of the video! You can also find synonyms here. 2. You can add words to a list for review […]
ReadmoreMercy and I are pleased to announce a new feature to our blog. If you viewed the most recent post that happened to be a question from a reader titled, “Is there such a thing as a “dominant” and “non-dominant hand-rule?”, you may have noticed the dotted underlined words. Did your get the best of […]
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ReadmoreMany people have a difficult time understanding fingerspelling. If you are feeling frustrated with fingerspelling, you’re not alone. Here are some tips when reading fingerspelling: Try and catch the first letter and last letter of the word Use context clues to help narrow the word DO NOT PANIC when you see the person you are […]
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