Photo by cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-and-woman-communicating-through-hand-sign-6321931/

Photo by cottonbro studio, found on Pexels.

This week I was able to go through all of Learn How To Sign’s six part series. I realized at the end of the week that I had gone through a bunch of signs and could only recall a few from memory. So, to help us all practice I’ve made a quiz! I selected some phrases and signs at random – try and see if you can guess what they are! 

I also spent time this week looking for music with ASL translations. There are so many talented individuals putting great translations out there. Below is one account that I really enjoyed. She not only creates content of signing songs, but sharing information about the ASL community to help us understand the language better.

@scarlet_may.1

Reply to @laurenkris2 hope this made more sense! #fyp #foryou

♬ original sound – Scarlet May

I realized watching these videos, that it is not just about gestures, this is a full and complete language! I also learned that an “iconic sign” means that the sign looks like what they represent. For example, telephone looks like a telephone held up to your ear. 

How did you do trying to remember the signs in the video? Here are the signs you saw:

My name is Helena.

How are you?

I need help 

Kitchen

Boyfriend

Class

Student

Next week I am going to pick a song or a movie scene and see if I can try and sign them! Let’s see how we do.