| In my opinion everyone should know at least the | | | | |
| basics of the Sign Language Alphabet. ASL (American | | | | 2) Get Involved With a Deaf Community: If your |
| Sign Language) is practiced by over half a million | | | | studying in your local town or online, you'll find that |
| people in the U.S alone, in fact did you know that | | | | when your lessons are over, there's not really much |
| American Sign Language is now the third most | | | | incentive to study in your own time if you don't have |
| spoken language in the U.S behind English and Spanish. | | | | someone to practice with. There are many online |
| So, if your reading this article with the intense | | | | communities for learners and the experienced that |
| purpose of wanting to stick your neck out and learn | | | | hook up through free video software and hang out |
| the basics about the Sign Language Alphabet, these | | | | and chat. If you have a local center for the deaf in |
| following top 3 tips, I think, are paramount. | | | | your town, don't be afraid to go down and say hi, |
| 1) Make Sure Your Teacher is Deaf: Yup, you heard | | | | you'll be immensly rewarded. |
| me correctly, there's no way your going to learn the | | | | 3) Make a Plan: Researchers believe that in order to |
| basics if you have the ability to use your tongue. | | | | obtain a good grasp and skill at any language, you |
| From the very 1st minute of your first lesson you'll | | | | need a vocabulary of between 400 to 600 words. |
| be forced to use your hands, just like a deaf person | | | | Try and learn between 5 to 10 new words a day. |
| and will therefore move at an incredible pace. | | | | Stick with it, and two months down the line: Voila! |