I had a great time learning ASL this week and am excited to share the experience with you all. Although it was challenging to memorize it all, I was able to come up with a couple of tricks to help me remember them. 

I decided to start with the basics, the alphabet. The alphabet is an essential basic of any language, because that way if you don’t know a word then you can spell it out. I was able to memorize the first 5 letters of the alphabet easily as the hand signals look like the letters themselves. In order to ensure I was doing the proper signals, I watched a YouTube video and followed along. 

Sign Language Alphabet | 6 Free Downloads to Learn It Fast

I also decided tolearn my numbers up to ten. The first five are simple and how I expected. Then you bring one finger down per number starting with the pinky, with a turning thumbs up for ten. 

https://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/n/numbers.htm

Halfway through the week, I was feeling confident with my alphabet and numbers to ten, so I decided to learn these simple phrases. 

https://www.dummies.com/article/academics-the-arts/language-language-arts/learning-languages/american-sign-language/signing-for-dummies-cheat-sheet-208315/

I had a great time learning these basics this week and will continue to try and practice them daily!