I have 1 huge asl book, a ‘signing everyday phrases’ book, a gallaudet survival guide to signing, and ‘For hearing people only’, even tho im HI. Can anyone suggest some sort of lesson plan for signing? I’d like to learn SIGNED ENLISH/ Thanks.
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I LOVE SIGN LANGUAGE!!!!!! ^-^ Okay, try the alphebet first okay? Master that, took me 20 min. Then numbers etc. Practice by Signing names like George or Miami or Nicolas etc. Then start by mastering phrases, and then start putting them together. Eventually, *as you mouth the words* you will learn to put conversations together. Teach yourself enough so you can have a 5 min convo with yourself in Sing Language 🙂 and your good!
-Ryko
Can I share my sign language?
It can be considered using your RIGHT hand.
A – Close fist.
B – Open fist (Except the thumb).
C – Imagine that you are holding a binocular.
D – Close fist (Except the Index Finger).
E – Open fist (Close your thumb then let your four fingers close in half).
F – Open fist (Except the thumb and the index finger).
G – Close fist (the close fist must face left, then don’t close your index finger).
H – Close fist (the close fist must face left, then don’t close your index finger and your middle finger).
I – Close fist (Except the pinkie).
J – Do the sign of letter I then move your fist in “J” style.
K – Hand sign of “Peace” with a thumb standing between the two standing fingers.
L – Close fist (Except the Index finger facing up and your thumb facing left).
M – Close fist (insert your thumb between the pinkie and the ring finger).
N – Close fist (insert your thumb between the ring finger and the middle finger).
O – Shape of a donut.
P – Do the sign of letter D facing south (even the closed fingers shall face south).
Q – Close fist facing left (don’t close the thumb and the index finger).
R – Do the sign of letter D (Don’t close the midlle finger then the middle finger shall hug with the index finger).
S – Shape of a rock.
T – Close fist (Do not close your thumb then your index finger shall stick with the thumb).
U – Do the sign of “Peace” then stick the two standing fingers together.
V – Do the sign of “Peace”
W – Close fist (Except the Index finger, middle finger, and the ring finger, do not stick them all together).
X – Do the sign of letter T. (This time, don’t stick the two standing fingers together).
Y – Close fist (Except the thumb and the pinkie).
Z – Do the sign of letter “Y” then move your fist it “Z” style.
Let’s practice…
Try doing the sign language of “Hello”.
Then try the word “I Love You”.
Let’s try a sentence…
Try the sentence “I enjoyed learning this sign language”.
There you have it! =)
If you’re looking to learn American Sign Language, try http://www.aslpro.com
They offer quizes and videos.
As for a lesson plan, in my ASL 1 class this fall- we started with the alphabet, followed by numbers. We then learned colors and descriptions of people and their activies, the 5 W’s vs. Yes/No questions (eyebrow placement), how to give/ask directions, and family words.
The best way to learn, IMO, is to take a class with a deaf instructor. I learned more by my teacher telling us stories (with occasional finger spelling), then following the lessons.
Shoot me an email…I’ll look for syllabus and share it with you.
PS: Fingerspelling should not be used for every word while signing. It should only be used for proper nouns, when signs are not official, it IS the sign (bus, bank), or you’ve forgotten the sign you’re trying to express.