I get tired of staring at black and white drawings of people demonstrating signs. They always have these lovely little arrows and handshape suggestions that take entirely too much time to decipher. Enter the world of the online video dictionaries for American Sign Language. Instead of staring at drawings, you can view actual people demonstrating signs, and you can replay them as many times as you want. It's a happy thing.Here are two of my favorites that I frequently recommend to our Sign & Sing classes:
The American Sign Language Browser
(sponsored by Michigan State University)
While not a comprehensive dictionary, the videos are large and clear. You can also be sure that all the signs are genuine ASL.
ASLPro.com
All the staff for this program include certified ASL Interpreters, Teachers, and members of the Deaf community. This website also has a section devoted to ASL for babies, which limits the number of words you have to scroll through to signs more commonly used by babies and young children, which is a very handy feature indeed.
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