RESOURCES
On this page you will find various kinds of American Sign Language teaching and learning materials. The list below are resources that are Deaf and sign language centered, and those that I personally have experienced with. With the current trend in sign language education, expect the list to continue to grow, so make sure to come back to discover new resources.
ASL Instruction Curricula
ID: Signing Naturally Logo: teal block with white text “SIGNING” and lopsided teal cursive text “naturally”
Signing Naturally Unit 1-6, Unit 7-12, Level 2 & Level 3
This four sets of materials are the most well known ASL curriculum in the United States and Canada. The curriculum were developed by the authors based on their combination of their experience in teaching American Sign Language and research findings within the language learning/teaching filed.
Each set contains students’ workbook (w/ a DVD: receptive exercises and ASL stories), teachers’ guidebook (w/ a CD: presentation slides, handouts, and materials)
*Not recommended for self-paced learning - requires interaction with a knowledgable Deaf ASL signing instructor.
ID: ASL at Work Logo: brown box with white text “ASL at Work” On the left and right side of the logo shows pictures of two persons conversing in sign language.
ASL at Work
This is designed to enable students to develop the skills and knowledge needed to communicate effectively with their Deaf co-workers, peers, and clients in work and social settings.
Includes students’ workbook (w/ a DVD:L receptive exercises), teachers’ manual (w/ a CD: presentation slides, handouts, and materials)
*Self-paced learning is possible if your ensemble includes a Deaf ASL user.
ID: True+Way ASL Logo: orange gradient background, purple outline shaped star with two yellow motion pathway and next to the star, a purple text “True+Way American Sign Language”
True+Way American Sign Language
This online curriculum were developed based more than 70+ years combined of teaching ASL and several curricula.
TWA’s main objective is to promote real-world conversations related to your daily lives with the goal of having students to be able to converse with deaf people in the community.
Self-Paced Learning Resoruces
ID: The ASL App Logo: gray colored hand in ASL’s ‘A’ handshape and blue teal text “The ASL App”
The ASL App
This Deaf-made app is all about allowing people to learn 1500+ signs and conversational phrases. In my own opinion, this is the most authentic app available out on the market; Deaf developers. Currently available to download from both App stores: Apple & Google Play.
ID: American Sign Language University Logo: A bronze plaque looking logo with text on the top “American Sign Language” Below the text, three of ASL’s handshapes ‘A’, ‘S’, and ‘L’. At the bottom of the logo, text “University”
American Sign Language University
This online curriculum offers a wide variety of self-paced learning materials, including instruction, lesson plans, videos, exercises, etc. More than half of its materials are available to the public at no cost.
ID: Sign It! Logo: Light blue text with a red hand for the I’s dot. The tagline below “American Sign Language Made Easy”
Sign It!
This is an online ASL course containing a total of 50 lessons, which teach conversational ASL (including all of the sign language features) and Deaf Culture. The curriculum is design to be appropriate for older children, teenagers, and adults in-depth American Sign Language.
Self-Paced Learning Resources - Family
ID: ASL Nook Logo: yellow curvy type face “ASL” and blue curvy type face “nook”
ASL Nook
This family-friendly ASL learning website, developed by award winning Sheena McFeely and her family. Their adorable instructional videos allow both parents and children to acquire basic but essential vocabularies and phrases. They also produce several storytelling videos for everyone to enjoy.
ID: a digital art of one of VL2 Storybook Apps showing a colorful character sleeping in puddle inside the hollow tree trunk.
VL2 Storybook Apps
These ASL and bilingual apps developed by the Visual Language Visual Learning Center (VL2) at Gallaudet University. Each interactive stories in both ASL and English were written and produced based on multiple research findings relating to early age language acquisition and bilingual development.