Family Resources

Are you a parent, grandparent, a family member, or a caregiver of a Deaf child? You’re in the right place. On this page, you will find articles and resources on communicating with and raising a Deaf or hard of hearing child, a list of in person ASL classes, language and literacy resources, classic children’s stories in ASL, list of summer camps, and organizations which provide information resources for parents and caregivers.

For a list of ASL classes, click here.

Featured Resources

Sign Language Children’s Books

ASL Storytelling Library

American Sign Language Songs/Stories

ASL Stories Collection

ASL storytelling of “Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee”

“The Little Snowplow” : ASL Storytelling

Baby ASL with CoComelon: Holiday Songs and MORE!

For Parents

ASL Nook – Christmas in ASL

The Maryland Hearing Aid and Language and Communication Loan Bank

ASDC Snapshots: I Just Found Out My Child is Deaf

Early Intervention

EHDI Annual Meeting

A Family Guide to Early Intervention Services in Maryland

Early Intervention Services for Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: a Technical Bulletin

Literacy

Read with ASL

Tell Me About Your Day: Sharing Stories in ASL at Home

DCMP: Sign Language Storytelling Videos

Schools

Maryland State Department of Education School Systems Links

Maryland School for the Deaf

Summer Camps

Bridging Hands Camp

Deaf Camps, Inc.

KODA West

Organizations

American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)

Bridging Hands Camp

Connections Beyond Sight and Sound

Additional Resources

National Institutes of Health

Sesame Street: Hello, Halloween Song in American Sign Language (ASL)

ASL Music Video: “THIS IS HALLOWEEN” from THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS