| Learning a new language can be quite overwhelming | | | | associate with the word. |
| task. This is especially true whenever you're trying to | | | | One example of this would be the word think. |
| learn a spoken language such as Spanish or German. | | | | In order to say the word think in sign language your |
| In order to learn these languages you will not only need | | | | index finger would make a small circle on your |
| to know the words, but also many times you will need | | | | forehead. |
| to do the dialect and inflections that go along with it. | | | | Another example of this would be the word right, in |
| This is not the case at all whenever you are trying to | | | | which you would finger spell the letter R and move |
| learn sign language. | | | | your hand towards the right. Not every word is as |
| Learning sign language is simply learning how to say | | | | easily associated as these examples but this gives |
| words in your language using your hands. Although it | | | | you a picture of what you will be dealing with for the |
| does take some practice to be able to learn how to | | | | most part. Once you are familiar with many of the |
| both sign and to read sign, doing so can have benefits | | | | basic words you will need to learn how to effectively |
| that will last you a lifetime. | | | | communicate them. |
| The best way that I have found to learn sign language | | | | Sign language is not a word for word language. You |
| is to learn it in one word at a time. | | | | would not sign every word in the sentence in order to |
| The first thing that anybody that is trying to learn sign | | | | convey the thought to your listener. What you would |
| language should do is to learn how to finger spell. Even | | | | do, however, is to pick out the main points of the |
| though it is not a common practice to finger spell every | | | | sentence and then to sign them in order to get your |
| word when communicating in sign language, it can help | | | | point across. |
| you when you do not know it all. | | | | This can take some practice, and the best way to get |
| Finger spelling is also a good way to be able to | | | | that practice is to begin signing right away. Although |
| communicate thoughts and ideas in which a sign may | | | | this may seem like an overwhelming task to the |
| not readily be available. Many people are already | | | | beginner, most people that speak sign language are |
| somewhat familiar with signing using the alphabet and it | | | | just happy that you are taking the initiative to learn. |
| is an invaluable resource whenever you are learning | | | | They will fill in the gaps and help you when necessary. |
| sign language altogether. | | | | By learning sign language this way, one word at a time, |
| The next thing that you will need to learn is some of | | | | you will be able not only to retain it but to speak it |
| the basic signs for words. Most words have their in | | | | fluently in a short period of time. |
| particular sign and many of them are actually easy to | | | | |