Learning American Sign Language can feel both exciting and overwhelming—but you don’t have to do it alone. This page brings together a variety of helpful (and mostly free) ASL resources to support your journey, whether you’re just starting out or looking to sharpen your skills.

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list—think of it more like a curated starting point. Alongside free resources, I’ve also included a few tools and books available on Amazon. Some of these links are affiliate links, which simply means that if you choose to purchase through them, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. It’s a simple way to support the work while keeping most of the resources completely free for learners.

In addition to the resources listed below, you are also welcome to take advantage of our free weekly ASL group practice sessions, check out the 6 Steps to Sign Language Fluency guide, or check out my latest articles and videos.

Overall, the goal is simple: to give you clear, accessible, and encouraging tools to help you build confidence, connect with others, and take consistent steps toward ASL fluency.

So take a look through the resources below, and start wherever feels easiest for you—the important thing is simply to begin.

Online ASL Dictionaries

https://youtu.be/SlM_n5t-BlU

• Lifeprint

• ASL Pro

• Signing Savvy

• Hand Speak

• ASL Clear (STEM)

• ASL Core (sciences)

• Elemental ASL Concepts (early education)

• STEM Dictionary by DeafTEC

  • Lab Sciences

  • Math

  • Information Technologies
    

YouTube Channels

• Bill Vicars

• ASL That

• ASL Meredith

• SignDuo

• Signed With Heart

• Jeremy Lee Stone

• Chris Gorges

• ASL Rochelle

• ASL Nook

• Nyle Demarco

• The Daily Moth

• Our Signed Word

• Rogan Shannon

• ASL Stew

• The Coda Brothers

• Deaf in Scrubs

• Statewide Outreach Center Videos
  

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsBCHknyqH8

• How deaf researchers are reinventing science communication

• How you can learn any language in 6 months | Chris Lonsdale

• The secrets of learning a new language | Lydia Machova

• Mind hack: 7 secrets to learn any new language | Steve Kaufmann

• The 3 Keys to Learning a New Language | Chris Gorges

• How ANYONE can learn ANY language | Juliana Russell

• Intro to ASL | Two things not to skip and the 3Ms

• 100 Signs You Need to Know

• What is the best approach to learning ASL?

• ASL High Frequency Words
  

Classes & Guides

• ASL Connect

• Sign School

  • SKILLSHARE

    • Fingerspelling & the ASL Alphabet Explained

    • American Sign Language LEVEL 1

    • How to learn a language as an adult

    • More

• A Beginner's Guide to ASL

• How to Get Started Learning ASL
  

Movies

• Your Name is Jonah

• Sound and Fury

• Wonderstruck

• A Quite Place
  

TV Shows

• Switched at Birth

• Signing Time

• Baby Signing Time

• Rachel and the Treeschoolers

• Signing Time Sentences
  

Documentaries

• See What I'm Saying

• Through Deaf Eyes
  

ASL Games and tools for learning

• 500 Flash Cards for ASL

• ASL Scrabble tiles

• Sign language building blocks

• Sign language playing cards

• Sign language dice

• ASL Word Search Puzzles
  

Books about sign language

• Learn American Sign Language

• Master ASL: Fingerspelling, Numbers, and Glossing

• Alone in the Mainstream: A Deaf Woman Remembers Public School

• When the Mind Hears: A History of the Deaf

• 101 Easy Signs for Nonverbal Communication

• The ASL Handshape Dictionary

• Concise American Sign Language Dictionary

• The Pocket Dictionary of Signing

• ASL for Dummies with Online Videos

• A Concise Introduction to Linguistics

• Fingerspelling in American Sign Language (2nd Edition)

• The Gallaudet Dictionary of ASL
  

Books about interpreting

• Encounters with Reality: 1,001 Interpreting Scenarios

• So You Want to be An Interpreter?

• Transliterating: Show Me The English

• Interpretation Skills: English to ASL

• Interpretation Skills: ASL to English

Books about learning and habit building

• Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive

• The Motivated Brain

• Autodidactic: Self-Taught

• The Miracle Morning: The Not-so-obvious secret guaranteed to transform you life (before 8am)

• Eat That Frog!

• Make Your Bed

• Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It

• Scholastic FACE Compendium

• The Power of Habit

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

• The Secrets of Polyglots

• The Dip by Seth Godin

• Atomic Habits by James Clear
  

For Kids

• Signing Time

• Baby Signing Time

• Rachel and the TreeSchoolers

• ASL Storytelling

• Flash cards for kids

• American Sign Language Made Easy

• ASL Nook

• Mighty Mila (Children's Book)

• More
  

Instagram Accounts

• @signedwithheart

• @aslconnect

• @aslsignbank

• @aslmeredith

• @aslstorytelling

• @deafduo

• @savvyasl

• @drluannesailors

• @whatsthatsign

• @aslbasics

• @teachmeaslnyc

• @jordan.asl

• @teachmesignlanguage_

• @thelanguagemindset
  

Music

• Savvy ASL

• Sean Forbes

• Megg Rose

• Sarah Tubert

• Christine Sum Kim

• Amber Galloway
  

Other Resources

• Cerebral Palsy Guide

• WristCo ASL Resources

• Inclusion for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

• Fingerspelling Skillshare Course
  

These are just some resources that I've gathered that can help you get started with learning ASL. What resources have you personally found helpful in learning ASL? Let me know in the comments below and I can add them to the list!