We have had a lot of people comment on regional signs and express an interest in more information on this interesting aspect of American Sign Language. Just like there are different forms of sign language in different countries, many areas in our country express things in varying ways. As the title of this entry suggests, if you are from Michigan, you better use the word POP when referring to Coca-Cola, but many regions refer to that type of drink as SODA, and some call ALL those fizzy drinks “Coke.” More to the point, people in different areas of the United States have different accents when ..read more

Feeling discouraged with your ASL progress? Have a student who struggles to remember vocabulary? Convinced yourself that it’s too difficult to learn a new language at your age? Take comfort in the fact that basically 60% of signs are common or partial gestures that humans often use. See the story below created from combining several of these types of signs. Can you make a story of your own with these words? Better yet, can you find other signs beyond these 10 examples and try and put them in a paragraph that makes sense? Have some fun and remember when you hit a roadblock that you are already ..read more

Already tired of election posts? We’re here for you! Like it or not, winter will be here before you know it, so consider keeping your brain active on those short days by learning a little ASL. ASLdeafined.com is offering the next set of live online Sign Language classes with our Deaf experts. See the flyer to join the fun! Not interested? Please consider sharing for those who might be. Thank you ..read more

We love our homeschool educators and are so pleased to hear when they love us back Thank you to those of you who take the time to let us know how sign language and ASLdeafined have impacted your life in positive ways ..read more

ASLdeafined had fun at the Michigan Library Association conference in Port Huron last week! We look forward to hearing from some of the wonderful professionals we connected with to help us reach the goal of improving communication one sign at a time. It was also a pleasure to get to know our fellow exhibitors. It’s always refreshing to get out of the office and share our passion for American Sign Language with others. We wouldn’t let anyone leave our booth without learning at least one sign, and it was a joy to see the smile on people’s faces as they walked away knowing ASL for “Halloween” or ..read more

October is here! This means that autumn has officially arrived. As the temperatures get more chilly outside, you can lean into sweater weather and feel no guilt having that pumpkin spice latte and donut for breakfast. It is also an especially good season for getting into the habit of an apple a day. We hope that you take a break from raking to enjoy the leaf colors or maybe the whole day off to go on a hay ride! We bet we don’t need to remind you of Halloween, but of course you need to watch a football game at some point. Until you do, click on the underlined words in this paragraph to learn t ..read more

HEADS UP! ASLdeafined has created a new and easy registration process that allows #ASL #teachers the power to manage classes in new ways. Now when you set-up for the 2022-2023 school year, you will receive your logins and a code that you will use to create your own courses, assign students, etc. We will keep reminding you of this change as the time draws closer, but here is a handout of the steps now in case you would like to take a peek ..read more

Our Valentine’s Day gift to you is… A NEWSLETTER! We know, you might have preferred chocolate or flowers, but we hope the return of this communication after a 6-month hiatus is welcome. Please take a moment to click and see what we have to share. There are answers inside to things we are often asked about, so we hope this helps! FEBRUARY “At Your Fingertips” NEWSLETTER ..read more

We are thrilled to announce that two of our most outstanding employees will be hosting a LIVE ONLINE ASL class starting next month. Check out the flyer to find out how you can sign-up for a reasonably priced, 6-week American Sign Language course run by a few of our longtime ASLdeafined Deaf experts. We just launched this opportunity and space is limited, so join soon ..read more

Sure, it feels like school just got underway, but it’s moving fast, so now is already a good time to renew your subscription to ASLdeafined for 2022-2023 to ensure you don’t miss any deadlines. Submit today so you can rest easy tomorrow knowing your ASL lesson plans are all set! ENHANCE_EXPOSURE ..read more