Learn Sign Language

Learn American Sign Language

So you're ready to learn sign language...

And it couldn't be easier to start!

These American Sign Language classes are free and completely online. They are also very good classes. They are based on the classes that I took in college and how I have been able to best learn American Sign Language.

These classes include both lessons and video clips so you can learn sign language and see it in action! That is not something you can get from buying a textbook!

If you're ready for your first class, CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED.

If you want to start where you left off, choose the Unit you are currently working on:

Classes Units ASL 1 Workbook | Intro | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Unit 6 | Unit 7 | Unit 8 | Unit 9 | Unit 10 | Unit 11 | Unit 12 | Unit 13 | Unit 14 ASL 2 Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Unit 6 | Unit 7 | Unit 8 | Unit 9 | Unit 10 | Unit 11 | Unit 12 ASL 3 Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Unit 6 | Unit 7 | Unit 8 | Unit 9 | Unit 10 | Unit 11 | Unit 12 Fingerspelling Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5

UPDATE

Many people have expressed an interest in helping buy a new camera. If you would like to contribute at all to the purchase of a new (and maybe better) camera, feel free to donate to the Start ASL New Camera Fund.

Thank you for your loyalty and I hope to get started on ASL 2 soon!

Many of the classes are still a work in progress. They will be uploaded often, so please check back to move on to the next unit. Or subscribe to my RSS feed or Start ASL Monthly from my Stay Informed! page to be notified when I add the next unit.

If you are waiting for a unit to be uploaded to learn American Sign Language, why don't you take a course in the History of Sign Language. That way, you will be more prepared to enter into the Deaf Community once you learn American Sign Language!

Resources and Recommendations:

American Sign Language The Easy Way by David A. Stewart I have not personally used this book to learn ASL, but I have seen it and I have also heard wonderful things about it. This book is very good for the self-learner, and is very accurate. If you want to learn basic ASL, this is the book for you. I recommend it!

American Sign Language Dictionary-Flexi by Martin L. Sternberg This is the dictionary that I own and love. My wonderful aunt gave it to me as a gift while I was attending college, and it's been a great resource ever since. It's a huge book and explains more than 5,000 signs and has over 8,000 illustrations. You definitely need to have a dictionary like this if you are learning American Sign Language! When you want to look up an obscure word, it's most likely in here!