www.WestwoodASL.com The purpose of this video is to go through the individual letters of the alphabet (the ABC’s) for American Sign Language (ASL) and cover common errors for each as well as showing the correct way to sign each one. This video is a test sample that I’m working on for my website. I’ll add variations as I tweak them and find the best setting. In the meantime, enjoy. Feel free to post comments..
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@KandNrockinBFFS You are very welcome! *smile*
Thatwas very helpful thanx
@triciawyrosdick Thank you very much for the kind words. *smile* Glad you liked it.
Very helpful and thorough in his teaching methods…Makes it simple to learn fingerspelling.
@miraclay Ah yes. That’s the key – pointing out how NOT to do it. Ha ha. The “errors” I show are common ones that I’ve seen many students do over the years. So it’s important to point them out to help other students avoid those errors. Glad you like the video!
@malika585 Thank you very much! I’m glad you like it.
best video on signing i have seen so far!
What an excellent video. I loved that you showed what NOT to do!
Very helpful.
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoy. *smile*
This is VERY helpful! Your facial encouragements and indications of “no-nos” are really great 🙂 So motivating!
LOL. You flatter me, but thank you. *smile* Glad we were able to fix your bouncing issue. *wink*
I love you, man! Now I am your number one fan! I realized I bounced my arm all the time, totally wrong…
You’re very welcome! Glad I was able to help clear up any confusion. *smile*
Awesome video. Such a great idea not just to show us how the signs are done, but also how they’re /not/ done – with the other videos I’ve watched it’s sometimes hard to tell whether a particular part of the sign is important, or whether it’s just how the presenter happens to have recorded it. This video makes it lovely and clear. Thank you 🙂
You’re VERY welcome. And I’m sure your clients will be VERY appreciative of the effort you make to learn our langauge. Good luck!
Woo woo! You go! *smile* Let me know what you think of my website.
Excellent! As someone who knows a number of individuals who are in, or who have gone through, speech path classes I’m disappointed that there is very little exposure to ASL. Surprising considering that they interact with Deaf people. Good luck – check out my website!
awesome video! I’m in grad school for speech pathology & as an undergrad never had any ASL classes. I’m trying to teach myself some sign language, and this video was nicely put together. I have a client who signs, so this is a perfect way to start.
Actually, I was just checking out your site. I am definitely going to be taking your courses. Thank you again. *smile*
Thank you very much Rob. I’m New at this, and you’re videos are helping SO much more than charts and some other videos I’ve found. I am also trying to learn to sign so I can better communicate with patients. I can’t burden them with making them write down everything they want to say. I will be logged onto your videos a lot! You’re a big help.
You can do it! Just think “baby steps.” *smile* Rome wasn’t built in a day and learning a new language is also something that takes time. Glad to have you on board!
You are very welcome. *smile* Glad you like.
Excellent resource for absolute beginners – such as myself – to Sign Language. The presenter obviously cares for the craft and manages to make it accessible. A good first resource for those of us that are trying to establish a foothold in the language.
(Somehow hit the 4 star rating, when I meant to put 5. Youtube doesn’t seem to allow one to correct ratings).
This is the best ASL abc video I’ve seen. It helps me to recognize the common mistakes – and how to avoid them. Thank you very much!
Well yeah that is why I am taking the certificate course. But trust me when I say that your videos will be my bible for the next two years.