language

An illustrated guide to teaching American sign language to babies and toddlers, with 350 basic signs, favorite songs and rhymes in sign, and activities to help develop speech and language skills.

Presents a practical guide for the preschool classroom that helps to develop oral language skills, and contains assessment tools, a glossary of key terms, and planning suggestions.

Identifies and defines slang words and phrases used by Americans at war, covering conflicts from the Civil War through the Iraq War.

Defines more than one thousand words high school students should know to improve test scores, broaden their vocabulary, and write effective papers.

A collection of essays in which Geneva Smitherman, a native speaker of African American Language, presents her opinions about Ebonics and related issues.

Presents three easy-to-read stories with instructions for teaching fifty words in sign language.