This list gives educators and family members resources on how to use sign language with babies.
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This is a free online American Sign Language curriculum resource center. It provides many free self-study materials, dictionary, lessons, and information.
This educational website is designed to teach parents and caregivers how to use basic sign language with infants and toddlers. The goal is to help young children communicate before they can speak, reducing frustration and supporting early language development. The site offers free resources, such as sign charts and video demonstrations to help families get started with baby sign language at home.
Although she is a hearing person, Ms. Rachel’s videos often use gestured American Sign Language and wonderfully features Erin Rosenfeld, a Deaf actress signing and interpreting songs.
The Guide By Your Side program offers free, unbiased support to Illinois families of children with hearing loss or suspected hearing loss. Through one-on-one consultations, trained Parent or Deaf/hard of hearing Guides provide information, resources, and emotional support without judgment including the ability to support a family’s sign language journey if they choose. The program helps families navigate systems and services, connect with other families of Deaf/hard of hearing children, and access educational opportunities across the state.
This online website/app is designed to help users learn American Sign Language (ASL). It offers interactive lessons, video demonstrations by Deaf signers, and practice tools like fingerspelling and quizzes ideal for beginners, family members, or professionals looking for a self-paced and visual way to learn ASL. Several of Lingvano’s courses are free to access.
This website features free, online lessons for learning American Sign Language (ASL). It has a variety of tools including video dictionaries, themed vocabulary units, interactive lessons, and games to help users build ASL skills at their own pace. Designed for learners of all levels, SignSchool emphasizes flexibility and visual learning through real signers.
This brief focuses on American Sign Language (ASL) and the social, emotional, linguistic, and cognitive benefits that it provides for infants, toddlers, and young children. Learn strategies for supporting families who use ASL or want to introduce ASL to their child and find tips for building connections with deaf family members. Explore fun activities to support children’s language and ASL development.
