American Sign Language Resources
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NOTE – Like spoken English, American Sign Language has regional dialects across the US, so some of the signs you see may be from a region other than Northern Virginia.
Printable Pictures | Sign Video Clips or Animation | ASL in Deaf Education
Resources with Printable Pictures
Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html - Search under ASL. Features sign flashcards, crafts, and more. You can access some items for free, or register for a fee.
Lesson Tutor: ASL Picture Index http://www.lessontutor.com/eesASLdictionarylinks.html - Sign dictionary with simple line drawings and description of sign movements
Resources With Sign Video Clips or Animation
American Sign Language (ASL) Resource for Country Name-Signs around the World http://www.aslresource.net/CountrySigns.php - Extensive country name-signs with indigenous and ASL signs.
American Sign Language Browser http:// www.commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm - Signs are organized alphabetically. Each entry features a video clip and written description
ASL Browser http://aslbrowser.com/ - Links to several other ASL dictionary sites
ASL Nook http://aslnook.com/ - ASL Nook provides instruction in a variety of signs - alphabet, colors, emotions, animals, etc - presented in ASL by a Deaf people.
ASL Preschool http://aslpreschool.ohioschoolforthedeaf.org/Movies/aslpreschool.swf - Home, school, and community signs in a child friendly format, created by Ohio School for the Deaf
1 Resources compiled by FCPS ATS teacher Mollie Kropp
ASL Pro http:// www.ASLPro.com - ASLPro.com is a free resource for classroom teachers. It includes sign language dictionaries and allows users to create accounts and quizzes for their students. *also has a mobile app
ASL That! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5sBM9Fvnb1qJq17o5hu9Ew/videos - This is a vlog series that discusses and presents a variety of concepts in ASL. Google “ASL That!” and you’ll find them! (Facebook Community - https://www.facebook.com/aslthatcommunity/)
ASL University http:// www.lifeprint.com features video clip dictionary, dictionary with line drawings, ASL font download, and more!
ASLSearch.com - American Sign Language and Beyond! http://aslsearch.com/index.php -Sign dictionary and Guess the Sign games.
Dr. Bill Vicar’s American Sign Language (ASL) Fingerspelling Practice Site http://asl.ms Fingerspelling tool and fingerspelling slide show by Dr. Bill Vicar
Handspeak: Sign Language Online http:// www.handspeak.com - Handspeak has American Sign Language (ASL) online dictionary, ASL grammar, fingerspelling, and others: Baby Talk, International Sign Language, gesture, ASL storytelling and art and features include ASL word of the day and phrase of the week
How You Sign http://www.howyousign.com/ - Links to online sign language dictionaries for general use, as well as STEM resources.
Math Sign Language Dictionary http://www.tsdvideo.org/index.php?letter=d - The Texas School for the Deaf has an extensive sign language dictionary with ASL and SEE signs which can be located by searches in either English or Spanish.
Needs Outreach http:// www.needsoutreach.org - ASL video library features subject specific signs. Great for sign interpreters and parents of signing students taking content area subjects
Signing Savvy http://www.signingsavvy.com/ - Signing Savvy contains several thousand high resolution videos of American Sign Language (ASL) signs, fingerspelled words, and other common signs used within the United States and Canada.
SignwithMe http://www.signwithme.com/ - Online dictionary for first signs.
Start ASL http://www.start-american-sign-language.com/ - Free resource that offers a variety of ASL resources.
2 Resources compiled by FCPS ATS teacher Mollie Kropp
Resources in ASL for Deaf Education
1001 Books in ASL https://www.youtube.com/user/1001booksinASL/videos - Tons of children’s books presented in American Sign Language, Signed English, and gesture.
Academic ASL- From the Center for Bilingual Teaching and Learning, Gallaudet University http://www.gallaudet.edu/center_for_bilingual_teaching_and_learning/academic_asl.html – Provides a variety of video resources for bilingual education in ASL and English, including a video series on Academic ASL.
ASLIZED http://aslized.org/#/ - online source for ASL literature and linguistic research. All materials are presented in ASL.
ASL Rose http://www.aslrose.com/index2.html - ASL/English bilingual resources.
ASL Shakespeare Project http://www.aslshakespeare.org/ - ASL Shakespeare Project is a companion site for an ASL performance of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night by prominent Deaf performers. Materials for teaching the play are available on the site, including plot analysis, character development, etc – much like you would find on a Spark’s Notes site. All information is presented in both ASL and English.
C.A.T.S. (Center for Accessible Technology in Sign) http://www.cats.gatech.edu/ - Center for Accessible Technology in Sign (CATS) is a joint project between the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Features some cool games for learning signs and equivalent written words; includes SMARTSignLibrary – a repository of ASL videos for popular children’s books
Deaf MD http://www.deafmd.org/ - DeafMD is a website providing health information in American Sign Language. This site includes information about illnesses, medical tests and procedures, and links to CDC information to help D/deaf individuals understand medical care. (no captions or English voice-over)
Deaf Professional Arts Network http://www.d-pan.org/DPAN-videos.html -“D-Pan” - Deaf Professional Arts Network, features film and music videos signed in ASL by Deaf artists
GraphComm4Deaf http://www.graphcomm4deaf.org/home - GraphComm provides information in English and ASL for aspiring graphic designers. Great for transition and art students.
iDeaf News http://www.ideafnews.com/ - National, International, and Deaf Community news and editorials presented in ASL with English voice-over.
OIC News http://oicmovies.com/ - Free resource for news and information in ASL. *some videos do require a membership 3 Resources compiled by FCPS ATS teacher Mollie Kropp
Peter’s Picture: An Educational Video Series in American Sign Language (ASL) http://peterspicture.com/ - Early childhood website developed for children ages 3-6 particularly for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children to learn ASL and written English through ASL. Includes viewing strategies, lesson plans, research and references.
Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Outreach Services http://www.vsdb.k12.va.us/Outreach/Deaf-Resources.php - Resources for ASL, deaf education, and family outreach
VL2 Story Book Apps http://vl2storybookapps.com/ - Interactive and bilingual (ASL, English) story books for children
4 Resources compiled by FCPS ATS teacher Mollie Kropp