The appeal of American Sign Language (ASL) has extended beyond the Deaf community into the mainstream?it?s even popular as a class in high school and college. You are guided through the basics of ASL with clear instruction and more than 300 illustrations. With a minimum of time and effort, you will learn to sign: the ASL alphabet; questions and common expressions; numbers, money, and time. With info on signing etiquette, communicating with people in the Deaf community, and using ASL to aid child development, this book makes signing fun for the entire family.
Using this book and instructional DVD, baby and parent will be well on their way to using their hands to speak! Please note: DVD is not included with the e-book version of this title
The American Sign Language Phrase Book functions as both an instant reference tool and a long-term study guide for those interested in understanding and utilizing ASL.
Current with the latest additions to ASL and filled with thousands of brand new photographs by Deaf actors, Learn American Sign Language is the most comprehensive guide of its kind.
... rock, si, set, sock, sour, seek, tie, two, true, time, tick, tune, un, uni, unit, udon, ugly, vet, van, vair, vine, vail, we, wet, word, when, woot, xi, xit, xen, xeme, xemo, yes, yet, your, year, yack, zed, zags, zany, zeal, zati.
Explains how to use American Sign Language to make introductions, tell time, order food, tell a joke, communicate with children, express emotion, and ask for directions
Introduces young people to the sign language alphabet.
For example , in ( 24 ) , the repetition of the trees falling down ' could mean either that ' the trees ( meaning ' all ' ) fell down ' or that ' some trees fell down ' , depending on the context in which the sentence occurs .
Want to learn Sign Language? With this fun and easy guide, you'll learn over 300 useful words, all organized by topic Book jacket.
A Little History N 1815 , A young pastor named Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet met a 9 - yearold deaf girl named Alice Cogswell . Alice's father asked Gallaudet to become her teacher but he first needed to learn how to teach a deaf child .
Now, her mother cries in the shower, her father is exhausted, and nothing is normal anymore. Amy Ackley's impressive debut is wrenching, heartbreaking, and utterly true.