[{"Value":"","Discard":false,"Expires":9999999999}] Courses – TrueBiz CEUs https://lms.truebizceus.com Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:41:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Fingerspelling the ASL Alphabet https://lms.truebizceus.com/courses/asl-fingerspelling-alphabet/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:34:22 +0000 https://lms.truebizceus.com/?post_type=courses&p=15 Learn to fingerspell the American Sign Language alphabet — the 26 one-handed handshapes that let you spell a name, a place, or any word that has no dedicated sign of its own.

What you will learn

  • The ASL manual alphabet, A through Z
  • Correct hand position, palm orientation, and posture — the things that make spelling readable rather than merely correct
  • How to tell apart the handshapes beginners most often confuse: A / S / T, D / F, K / V, M / N
  • How to read fingerspelling back when someone spells to you, which is harder than producing it

Who this is for

Complete beginners. No prior signing experience is assumed, and you need nothing but your hands and somewhere to practice.

What this course is not

Fingerspelling is one small part of American Sign Language, not the language itself. ASL is a full natural language with its own grammar, syntax, and regional variation — it is not English rendered on the hands. Learning the alphabet gives you a useful tool and an entry point; it does not make you a signer. If this course leaves you wanting more, the next step is ASL instruction from Deaf teachers.

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