Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...

Kansas educators are taking steps to improve the teaching of American Sign Language and putting it on par with other world languages taught in public schools. The Kansas State Board of Education on ...

If we could teach American Sign Language to all students, including hearing students, from kindergarten to 12th grade, the benefits would be extraordinary. It would not only eradicate the biggest ...

Let's talk about back to school foreign language edition. We have Spanish French Latin. But what about American sign language? Well, starting this year, Mississippi schools will be able to offer this ...

Duke’s American Sign Language (ASL) Club hosted a “sign-in” on Abele Quad last week, with leaders teaching alphabet letters and simple signs to participants. Here’s a snapshot of their lesson. We’re ...

After a school cafeteria employee was having trouble communicating with and understanding students, a teacher took it upon herself to teach them the employee’s language. The heartwarming results were ...

LOCKPORT, N.Y. — American sign language or ASL is gaining momentum in becoming one of the most studied languages in high school and college classrooms. It's also a favorite inside a Lockport ...

A Harford County day care is teaching American Sign Language, or ASL, to its students as young as 6 weeks old to help them communicate and develop empathy for others. The Learning Experience, a Bel ...

When Alecia Bergeron retired six years ago, she wasn’t looking to start a new career, and she certainly wasn’t expecting any awards. She got both. Bergeron, who teaches American Sign Language to ...

Nov. 29—Leah McCormick has always been fascinated with sign language and now she teaches it to high school students at Montessori Mastery School of Odessa. McCormick has been teaching American Sign ...

IVANHOE, Calif. (KFSN) -- 8-year-old Sophia learned American Sign Language at the Boys and Girls Club in Ivanhoe. "It was fun for me but I don't know about the other kids," she says. In February, Unit ...