Whatever your reason for learning the richly expressive language of American Sign Language (ASL), this book will guide you through the initial stages of your signing journey. It's filled with everything you need to master more than 800 essential vocabulary words, including detailed directions that make it simple to develop your ASL skills.
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Build up your ASL vocabulary with the American Sign Language Dictionary for Beginners .
I think this ASL dictionary is pretty well done with expressions in alphabetical order and references where to find other similar or oppositional expressions in the book. The descriptions are very good as well, along with a picture for each expression. Personally, I think I'd get more out of watching a video, though. I'd like to see exactly how it's done or I'd feel unsure if I'm doing it right, but maybe that's just because I'm absolutely inexperienced.