Where can I get the American sign language alphabet?

It is easy to find images, video and tutorials about American Sign Language (ASL) online. Here are some free resources, which are simple to find and use if you want to learn American Sign Language.

Learning ASL online

Fingerspelling learning tool

Lifeprint.com is a website used by ASL students and teachers.

Their fingerspelling learning tool shows very clearly how to sign a letter.

ASL fingerspelling couldn’t be easier to learn, especially with the use of the fingerspelling learning tool.

Put your mouse over a letter and a photo of a real human hand makes the letter. In addition, thirty free sign language lessons are available on this website.

Fingerspelling practice tool

This site also has an interactive fingerspelling practice tool to help you learn the alphabet in sign language through spelling practice. There is a video of a hand spelling out a word for you to interpret. You type in the word, and the site will tell you if you are correct.

ASL video and lessons online

Aslbrowser.commtechlab.msu.edu

Michigan State University has The American Sign Language browser at Aslbrowser.commtechlab.msu.edu. The site is a dictionary of words. Click on a word and a video pops up and a person shows you how to sign the word.

Signingsavvy.com

Signingsavvy.com is a similar site,which is newer and has a larger dictionary.

You can use the dictionary for free, and type in whatever word you wish to look up.

ASL printables

Enchantedlearning.com

Free printable alphabet flash cards can be found at Enchantedlearning.com (language ASL flashcards). You can also get flashcards of the ASL numbers here. Cards come with and without the written letter.

Activityvillage.co.uk

Activityvillage.co.uk (American sign language flashcards) has free American sign language alphabet flashcards that look more cartoonish and child-friendly. These can also be used as colouring sheets.

Babysignlanguage.com

Babysignlanguage.com (chart) has a free printable sign language chart that can be used to teach babies and toddlers to sign. Friendly drawings of a mother figure show the signs of interest to baby: milk, book, cat, dog, apples, I love you and more.

This website is a great free resource for new parents. There are baby sign language flash cards, which include pictures of the object and a drawing of the same friendly woman making the sign for the object. These cards are all printable and free.

While there are many resources that you could pay for, excellent and free ASL sign language resources are plentiful online for anyone interested in how to learn sign language.