DVD500 ASL for Beginners; Food, Cooking, Days of the Week, Months and Time is an easy-to-learn, step-by-step approach to learning basic sign language, complete with drills and practice exercises to increase signing ability and understanding. The storytelling builds narrative skills appropriate for all new learners. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. Students will learn conversational strategies to help maintain a conversation along with interaction activities allowing students to rehearse what they've learned in each lesson. Host Clarissa demonstrates the importance of facial expressions while signing. As she talks, onscreen captions and emoji's appear. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of each lesson. This DVD is user friendly, but fast paced. Clarissa uses Voice, while the Deaf guest uses ASL with Subtitles. (copyright 2019. Running time; 24 minutes )