ASL for Kids

A handful of excellent websites to learn about American Sign Language

http://library.thinkquest.org/5875/

Wonderstruck

The new book by Brian Selznick features two main characters who are deaf.  Click here to learn more about Wonderstruck and learn how to fingerspell your name.

http://www.scholastic.com/wonderstruck/signs.html

Koko

Koko is a gorilla who learned ASL in order to communicate with her human friends.  Read about her fascinating and famous story.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/koko/

First 100 Signs

Instead of fingerspelling everything, many words have their own sign.  This makes communication much easier and faster than spelling everything out!  Here are 100 signs for commonly-used words.

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm