Colorful illustrations and rhyming text describe the things students might do at school and help children learn how to identify school activities in sign language.
The actress Linda Bove introduces letters of the alphabet and useful words in sign language while the residents of Sesame Street cavort with depictions of the words signed.
Examines the fundamental differences between written and spoken English and American Sign Language, the first language for more than 250,000 deaf people in North America. Includes instructions for using sign language in playing games, reading poetry, and singing songs.
Contains captioned illustrations that demonstrate the American Sign Language signs for everyday words and phrases, covering greetings and introductions, shopping, sports, food and restaurants, directions, emergencies, and other topics.
In the late 1940s, twelve-year-old Gussie, a minister's daughter, learns the definition of integrity while helping with a celebration at the Alabama School for the Deaf--her punishment for misdeeds against her deaf parents and their boarders.
Always overshadowed by his competitive older brother, especially in their work as mule drivers on the Erie Canal, fourteen-year-old Howard finally finds the courage to pursue his dreams of becoming an educator after he learns about sign language and teaches it to his deaf friend in nineteenth-century New York State.
An introduction to the expressive language of the deaf, organized by subject areas, including Pets, People, Numbers, Sports, Travel, Science, Thoughts and Feelings, and Places.
basic sign vocabulary for children, parents & teachers
Bahan, Benjamin J
1990
An introduction to American Sign Language, illustrating the handshapes for more than 250 vocabulary words, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, numbers, and letters, each with a picture and the English word.
