How to sign “Student” in ASL
BSL and ASL are different languages — this is the American sign. See the BSL sign for “Student” instead
Step by step
- Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up, and keep it low.
- Pinch your dominant fingertips together over the palm and lift them toward your head.
- Open both hands into flat palms facing inward.
- Move both flat hands straight down past your torso to finish the PERSON ending.
- Keep the non-dominant hand down — lifting it toward the head would read as TEACHER.
Practice tip
STUDENT is LEARN plus the PERSON ending; the casual version can look like tossing a paper aside.
Fingerspell “Student”
Letter by letter — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.
Text-based guide researched from established ASL references (Lifeprint, university and public-health materials) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.