sign language

When Columbus landed in the New World in 1492, more than 300 Native American languages were spoken in what is now the United States. Only 175 of those languages survive today.

"Sam is fascinated by her new neighbors and their ability to talk with their hands, and when she meets Mai, she starts to learn Filipino sign language so they can communicate. Includes dictionary of Philippine signs"--BTCat.

"Jacki's mama has a rare condition. She is slowly losing her hearing. Together, they are learning Sign Language so that they'll always be able to tell each other everything. But as Mama's world becomes quieter, Jacki's remains full of sound, especially on Music Appreciation Fridays. How can Jacki enjoy listening to music when her mama can no longer hear it?"--Provided by publisher.

Seventeen-year-old Lilah, who wears hearing aids, returns to a summer camp for the Deaf and Blind as a counselor, eager to improve her ASL and find her place in the community, but she did not expect to also find romance along the way.

With a family who refuses to learn sign language, twelve-year-old Effie is mostly cut off from human communication at home, unable to speak of her abusive stepfather or violent father--only her interpreter understands, and Miss Kathy is willing to take Effie's case to court to provide her with a safe home. Told in verse.

As Stevie tours with her sign-language group during the summer of 1985, she writes to famous radio jockey Casy Kasem to reveal her feelings towards her crush live over the air.

Seventeen-year-old Lilah, who wears hearing aids, returns to a summer camp for the Deaf and Blind as a counselor, eager to improve her ASL and find her place in the community, but she did not expect to also find romance along the way.

Letters are the building blocks of the words that beginning readers are just learning to spell. This book introduces beginning readers to letters, and how to sign them using American Sign Language (ASL), the language commonly used by the deaf community. With a foundation in letters, kids can sign any word they can spell. Each letter is accompanied by a photograph to aid in word recognition and illustrations and pictures of the correct hand placement and movement for the ASL translation. Kids will feel empowered learning not only their letters, but also how to communicate them using sign language.

Learning about food can be fun-and delicious! This book introduces beginning readers to reading food words, and signing them using American Sign Language (ASL), the language commonly used by the deaf community. Each food word is accompanied by a matching photograph to aid in word recognition. Illustrations and pictures of the correct hand placement and movement for the ASL translation is also available, giving readers another way to communicate the foods they want. Readers will love learning the signs for familiar foods they eat every day!.