Sign language is a technique that can be used inside and outside the classroom to communicate with students and other teachers.
Sign language is a technique that can be used in many Medical Professions (i.e. Chiropractor, Physiotherapist, Doctor, working in the Hospital).
Sign language can be used in general to assist the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Sign language is a technique that can be used inside and outside the classroom to communicate with students and other teachers.
Resources
There are several apps in the Apple Store and Google Play Store, that can help you learn Sign Language at your pace. The four that we mention, are just a few that can help you begin your signing experience. These apps can be used anywhere at anytime. So let's begin your journey!
If you are an Apple user, click the button “App Store Apps” button on our website to find out more apps that are available for your phones and/or tablets. You could also type into the search bar, “ASL apps” or “Sign Language apps”
If you are an Android user, click the button “Google Play Store Apps” button our website to find out more apps that are available for your phones and/or tablets. You could also type into the search bar, “ASL apps” or “Sign Language apps”
SignSchool
To get more information about this app click this link, https://www.signschool.com/
Whether you are on the go or within the comfort of your own home, this app allows you to learn American Sign Language at your own pace. It provides you with multiple categories that cover a variety of topics through visual demonstrations, your learning is then reinforced by mini-games within the app (SignSchool, 2018).
Sign Language for the Classroom
To get more information about this app click this link,
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sign-language-for-the-classroom-asl-library/id725366754?mt=8
This app is an ASL library, it provides over 600 common signs used within the classroom covering topics like biology, history, geography, math, physics, etc. (Apple iTunes, 2018). The signs are demonstrated through videos and specific signs can be found through their search function.
ASL Kids
To get more information about this app click this link, http://asl-kids.com/
This app is a dictionary for babies, kids, and beginners and also helps with finger spelling. The ASL coaching video is done by children between the ages of 1 and 12, each video is accompanied by a large image and a button to stimulate speech and hearing. Also, it offers quiz games to help with your learning
(ASL Kids, 2017).
Sign Language: 101
To get more information about this app click this link,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.custombuiltapp.signlanguage&hl=en
This app offers 10 simple lessons through video recordings with an ASL expert named Dr.Byron Bridges, he is a certified deaf interpreter (Google Play Store, 2018).
Additional Resources
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Ashley Clark Fry is an individual who was born deaf to a hearing a family. She walks you through her experiences and along the way teaches you some ASL lessons. Click here to access more of her videos.
Rob Nielson's channel will help you begin your signing journey. He walks you through various ASL lessons, such as ABCs and 123s! If you are interested in these lessons click here to access them.
Meredith ASL's channel is to help newcomers to learn vocabulary and grammar. Sign language is a complex language and through her YouTube videos she assists us to learn more about it. Click here to access more of her videos.
