I see sign language as a good way to express myself since I have difficulty speaking. Problem is I’m not learning as fast as I wish. (maybe 20 words a day.) And I have troubles remembering signs. Does anyone have any tips on how to learn fast, and is there a site that can help?
ASL.
I’ve been learning along with songs, which
does help quite a bit.
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http://www.britishsignlanguage.com
If you are looking to learn BSL the best way is to practice a lot! Try and sign with pop songs and then when you meet a word you don’t know look it up, you will remember it next time because it goes in the song.
The best way is to practice! Meet and socialize with Deaf people, and you’ll get the hang of it.
Practicing vocabulary is good (aslpro.com has both vocab words and some simple phrases), but it is not the same as using the vocab in an actual sentence or conversation. That’s the best way to reinforce vocab… using it to communicate.
Be careful using songs to practice… most songs you can find (not all) are more signed English (SEE or PSE) than ASL, and you can easily reinforce the wrong grammar. It can hinder your grammatical development if you only use the signs in English word order.
There might be some Deaf meetups or get togethers (coffee nights, maybe? or DPHH if you’re over 21), where you can meet/socialize with Deaf people and practice using ASL. Good luck!