How do you sign “Read” in ASL?
READ: READ in American Sign Language (ASL) means to take in written words. Watch the video and animation below to see it signed.


When do you use the sign READ?
READ runs through bedtime stories, homework, and book recommendations. Literacy holds a central place in Deaf education, and conversations about reading carry real weight there. It pairs with WRITE as the literacy verbs of Lesson 7.
Lesson 7 of the challenge teaches it with the classroom vocabulary.
📖 READ is taught in Lesson 7 of ASL 101: Starting Out — Book 1 of the 216-Day Challenge →

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