You Will Learn Sign Language

∞ 26//A BIG Thank you (plus) a few Tips ∞

OMG GUYS!!!!

This book got to 1k reads. I can't believe it. Some of you may laugh since its obviously not a big number, but for me, it is EVERYTHING. This is a book I started for fun, to help people learn something new and interesting like Sign Language.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading and dedicating your time into wanting to explore new things. It's obvious that Sign Language is not an easy thing, so by your effort and dedication, you should feel very proud of yourself.

So, instead of doing those typical Chapters that make specials when they reach like over 100k reads. I will take advantage of this moment, and celebrate the little things—since those things matter too!

Ps. This will probably be the longest Chapter in the whole Book.

Now, I got a few tips when learning Sign Language. Ways you can practice, other Apps, and many, many, many more videos. I researched all the Internet for this, so I hope you find it useful and very helpful!

Again, thank you so much for reading this book, it means the absolute world to me.

Now I will provide you with a few tips written and explained by people that are pros in it. Remember, I am not actually the best in this. Believe it or not, I still have a long way to go before I fully declare that I know Sign Language.

[REMINDER: All of the things that will be mentioned was found online, I don't own any of the information provided down below. credits to the respective owners]

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∞ Tips ∞

1- Fingerspelling.

Practice in a mirror. Make each letter, and study how it looks from the front and then the back. A good way to kill two birds with one stone: don't learn A,B,C... learn a sentence like: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." It has all 26 letters of the alphabet. You learn the letters, but also teach yourself pacing and pausing between words. DON'T BOUNCE YOUR HAND! That's probably the quickest way to give whomever you're talking to a great big headache. So don't do it (unless you don't like the person...) A good way to help yourself stop that is to practice with your arm resting on a table or holding your elbow. If you choose to hold your arm, make sure that you don't make it a habit. Once you got the hang of transitioning from one letter to the next without bouncing, let go.

FINGERSPELL EVERYTHING! You see a tree? T-R-E-E. You see a car? C-A-R. you see the license plate? fingerspell that too. Everything you see around you has a word associated with it. The more you practice, the easier it gets for your hand to make the letters into a word. You don't even have to hold your hand up. You can do it under a table or at your waist if you're just walking down the street. And if you still feel that's weird, just picture the letters in your head (in ASL).

Remember: fingerspelling is about the shape of the word. When you read "cat" you don't read "C-A-T" you see the shape of the word "cat" made from three letters. It's the same with fingerspelling. It's important to improve fingerspelling. You never stop using it.

2- Everyday Vocabulary

Study your current chapters and the chapters you've already reviewed EVERY DAY. This should really only take you a few minutes (ten, fifteen at most). Just run through it once, every day. More if you have a test or something, of course. but going through it once a day will very much improve your chances of remembering the sign. Eventually, as you become more advanced, you can leave off the beginning chapters as your skills improve.