ASL 1: Vocabulary and Grammar handouts

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ASL 1 Course Outline and Information

Alphabet and Colors
Fingerspelling Rules

Numbers and Related Signs
Number Signing Rules
Numbers Review

Chapter 1: Family Relationships
Chapter 2: Pronouns, & Question Words
Chapter 3: Time
Chapter 4: Common Phrases
Chapter 5: Animals
Chapter 6: Food and Related Words
Chapter 7: Sports and Recreation
Chapter 8: Opposites
Chapter 9: Location and Direction
Chapter 10: Verbs and Related Words

Entire Vocabulary List (Text Only)

Grammar Packet: All Chapters (1-10)

Grammar Review: Chapters 1-10

Grammar 1: Initializing, Number Incorporation, The Signer, 4 Elements
Grammar 2: Classifiers and Size and Shape Specifier
Grammar 3:Concepts, "to be" verb, Dominance, Facial Expression
Grammar 4: Plurals, Noun/Verb Rule, Directional Signs
Grammar 5: Pronominalization, Tense, Sentence Order, Intensity
Grammar 6: Superlatives, Ordinal Numbers, Body/Gaze Shifting
Grammar 7: Deaf Culture
Grammar 8: Name Signs, Compound Signs, Iconic Signs, The Agent Marker
Grammar 9: Regularity, Loan Signs, Personal Pronoun Number Incorporation
Grammar 10: Sign Language Continuum, Prefix/Suffixes, Duration

Songs for download:

I'm H-A-P-P-Y
I Am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N Song
I Love Him Better Every D-A-Y
Jesus Loves the Little Children

Song Lyrics: Fingerspelling and Colors Practice

Random Numbers: Practice Sheet 1
Random Numbers: Practice Sheet 2
Random Numbers: Practice Sheet 3
Random Numbers: Practice Sheet 4

Song: White Christmas Handout
Song: White Christmas Download
Song: White Christmas Download (Cooler Version)

Song: Silent Night Download

Pledge of Allegiance

Last Updated: 9/28/05