First, thank you so much for 2k reads, omg!
Today, I will give you some tips that I read on a girl's blog. Her name is Rochelle Barlow. And the reason why this Chapter is necessary, is because I know you've been working hard on learning the language (if you're still practicing) and we don't want that hard work and dedication go down the drain. After all, ASL, PSE, and SEE, are about memory.
So, down below (written with Rochelle's exact words) are the 7 tips that will help you endlessly.
Tip #1 Re-watch and Review:
This may be a no-kidding-rolling-my-eyes moment.
Just promise to keep reading anyway.
Re-watch the videos that give you trouble.
For instance, I know several of y'all struggle with ASL numbers. Head back on over to the videos I have teaching ASL numbers.
Watch the review and test videos to see what you've nailed and where you get tripped up. Then go back over those sticky ones bit by bit. Little by little
Re-watch the videos that you nailed.
News flash: you can forget those signs, too.
Put a list of the signs from each lesson someplace where you can see it and sign them every now and again during the day.
Tip #2 Mirror or Video
Ugh... another eye-roll-you've-told-me-this-a-bajillion-times moment.
Well, if I'm repeating myself, maybe there's a reason. I don't intend to sound rude. I intend to impress upon you my emphatic-ness.
Use a mirror to practice signs.
Why do I tell you to do this? I can't tell you how many times I've shown someone a sign and they try to do it but their hands and fingers are all over the place. They think they're doing it right, but they're just a bit off, or even waaaay off.
I have been signing for a bajillion years; I still practice in front of a mirror.
True story.
Watch the video, pause, then check how your sign looks in the mirror. Adjust as necessary.
A camera is also a fantastic tool to video yourself signing for 3 reasons.
#1 You can watch yourself sign, catch something that may be off (just like with the mirror)
#2 Watch your video, a few days, weeks, or even longer, after making it and use it as receptive practice. You may know what you signed, but it will help give you a boost to recognize the signs.
#3 Send it to someone else who is learning/practicing with you for double practice time.
When you've mastered a whole lesson, shoot a video of yourself doing some practice sentences and the signs you've just learned.
Watch it and see how you rate.
Tip #3 Fingerspelling practice
I know there's more to signing than fingerspelling.
There is, but seriously, fingerspelling is a vital tool to have and use.
It's especially useful as a new signer. If you don't know the sign you can just ask. How do you ask a person who is Deaf? You fingerspell!
How else is fingerspelling used in ASL? In every way.
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