American Sign Language The Endless Possibilities

KNOWING THE BASICS

Simple Hand Gestures

Facial Expressions

Body Language

Direct Eye Contact

SUCCESS IN OTHER AREASAcademicSocialInterpersonal skillsCommunication- verbal/nonverbal

Closing the Gap Among People

Basic Sign Language is easy

Babies as young as 8 months old can learn ASL

ASL stimulates Learning through different senses

ASL supports receptive and expressive language development

It all done with only ONE hand!!

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