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A Basic Guide to ASL - If you have the QuickTime plug-in for your browser, you can see animations of many American Sign Language words. Every word is also described in text, so if the animation doesn't run, you'll still be able to learn that the sign for "home," for example, is made like this: "The closed fingers of the right hand are first placed against the lips (eat), thend to a flat palm and placed on right cheek (sleep)."
ASL Fingerspelling - Welcome to the ASL Fingerspelling site! They have a number of tools for novices and experts alike to help you become proficient at fingerspelling. For novices, you'll find a standard dictionary to learn the basic fingershapes. For fun, see what a word looks like with the fingerspelling converter. If you need to practice your receptive skills, try the interactive quiz.
ASL for Kids - This nice little introduction to American Sign Language features animated GIF images so you can see what a signed word actually looks like. Try the game--can you guess the name of the animal from its sign language equivalent? This site was created by students for the ThinkQuest Junior competition.
BritishSignLanguage.com - Welcome to BritishSignLanguage.com this site uses animated Gifs to show the basic signs for British Sign LanguageWelcome to BritishSignLanguage.com this site uses animated Gifs to show the basic signs for British Sign Language.
HandSpeak: A Sign Language Dictionary Online - HandSpeak is a graphic dictionary of Sign Languages on the Internet. SL, a native and legitimate sign language, is used by Deaf people. It is as natural as any spoken languages. Sign Language Dictionary is provided free for anyone to learn to communicate with Deaf people.
Signing for All - Here you will learn how to use signing to enhance all your teaching activities. Signing is a unique, effective and exciting technique that doesn't require any purchase of materials. You don't have to make anything. All you need are your own two hands!
SignWriting Children's Stories Series - The SignWriting Children's Stories Series is an exciting new collection of colorful booklets written in American Sign Language. Well known stories come alive on the page with colorful illustrations and SignWriting symbols showing the movements of ASL.
SignWritingSite - Did you know that there is a sign language alphabet? You may be familiar with finger spelling alphabets, but this one is different. It's an alphabet for the motion of the hands and body as well as the facial expressions used in making the sign for a particular word. The result looks somewhat like hieroglyphics to someone seeing it for the first time! This type of notation has been around since the 1960s; the idea came from DanceWriting--a pictorial shorthand for writing down dance movements. Why not do the same type of thing for sign language movements? The results are here. Be sure to see if you can read "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and the other children's stories (look in the Library): all the words are in SignWriting.
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