Decode ASL with guidance from a Gallaudet University professor and a helpful DVD. Great as a supplement to a high-school or college. course or for self-study, American Sign Language. Demystified walks you step-by-step through the fundamentals. of this visual language. At your own pace, you will learn basic grammar structures, discover the nuances of body language in ASL, master how to convey time versus verb tense in other languages, and build a useful ASL vocabulary of signs and phrases.. Throughout the book you can monitor your progress through self-tests, and a comprehensive final exam at the end of the book gives instant feedback on new language skills. The book also features 150 photos of signing in progress as well as a 90-minute DVD of phrases and conversations in ASL.
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9780071601375
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Paperback
The American Sign Language Phrase Book
By Fant, Barbara Bernstein
Open up a whole new world of communication through ASL You can easily learn ASL with help from The American Sign Language Phrase Book. With more than 500 phrases, this is the reference guide to everyday expressions in American Sign Language, providing a quick way for you to converse with deaf people. Clearly illustrated with hundreds of line drawings, this book focuses on areas such as health, family, school, sports, travel, religion, time, money, food and drink, and small talk. This edition's new chapter on technology boasts 50 phrases to help you communicate about the Internet, computing, video relay, and more. There is even a chapter that gives you phrases for communicating about signing: asking people to sign slower, indicating your fingerspelling ability, and requesting help with your fledgling skills.
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71497137
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Paperback
Hands of My Father
By Uhlberg, Myron
By turns heart-tugging and hilarious, Myron Uhlberg’s memoir tells the story of growing up as the hearing son of deaf parents—and his life in a world that he found unaccountably beautiful, even as he longed to escape it.“Does sound have rhythm?” my father asked. “Does it rise and fall like the ocean? Does it come and go like the wind?”Such were the kinds of questions that Myron Uhlberg’s deaf father asked him from earliest childhood, in his eternal quest to decipher, and to understand, the elusive nature of sound. Quite a challenge for a young boy, and one of many he would face. Uhlberg’s first language was American Sign Language, the first sign he learned: “I love you.” But his second language was spoken English—and no sooner did he learn it than he was called upon to act as his father’s ears and mouth in the stores and streets of the neighborhood beyond their silent apartment in Brooklyn.
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9780553906271
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Hardcover
Signing Fun
By Warner, Penny
Here’s a great book for every young adult age 11 up, Signing Fun: American Sign Language Vocabulary, Phrases, Games, and Activities. Signing is visual, easy to learn, and fun to use. Author Penny Warner offers 441 useful signs on a variety of favorite topics: activities, animals, fashion, food, holidays, home, outdoors, parties, people, places, play, emotions, school, shopping, travel, plus extra fun signs for especially popular words. Each chapter includes practice sentences using everyday phrases to help new signers learn in a fun way.Signing Fun provides dozens of entertaining games and activities, too, such as Alphabet Sign, Finger Fun Gesture Guess, Match Signs, Mime and Sign, Oppo-Sign, Picture Hand, Secret Sign, Sign-A-Gories, Signo Bingo, Snap and Sign, and Truth or Sign.
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9781563682926
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Paperback
What Is Visible
By Elkins, Kimberly
New York TimesBook Review Editors' Choice Bookpage Best Books of 2014 Woman's Day "Most Inspirational Book of 2014" Women's National Book Association Great Group Reads Pick for 2014
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9781455528967
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Hardcover
American Sign Language the Easy Way
By Stewart, Ed. D. David A.
Current estimates have more than one million people using American Sign Language (ASL) in the United States, including approximately 450,000 deaf people. As growing numbers of deaf students are integrated into standard schools, the need for ASL interpreters continues to increase. Today, many public education systems offer an ASL course as a language elective in their curriculum, and this book--which can be used to teach both interpreters and the deaf--is an ideal text for such courses. Following a general introduction to American Sign Language and Deaf Culture, the author explains the use of "facial grammar" as a preliminary step to learning and understanding manual signing. Two succeeding chapters present the first eleven key grammatical rules of ASL.
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9780764102998
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Paperback
The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language
By Hills, Robert W.
More than 3,000 ASL Sign Illustrations Fully Searchable Full-Color DVD Featuring Every Sign Special ASL Classifier Section Complete Index of English Synonyms for Every Sign Created by an unparalleled board of experts led by renowned ASL linguist and poet Clayton Valli, The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language represents the culmination of more than five years of meticulous assessment and labor. More than 3,000 illustrations arrayed in this volume display the most useful selection of signs to be found in any single ASL reference resource. Each sign illustration, including depictions of fingerspelling when appropriate, incorporates a complete list of English synonyms. A full, alphabetized English index enables users to cross-reference words and signs throughout the entire volume.
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9781563682827
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Hardcover
A Quiet Place
By
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32429308825
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American Sign Language for Babies & Toddlers
By Posner, Gilda Ganezer & Avery
A great way to start communicating with your child before they can talk and even increasing your child's reading and language abilities by teaching them Sign Language early with this DVD! This amazing DVD will make communication easy for babies and youngsters trying to express feelings, thoughts and needs. Learning sign language before speech development will reduce frustration tremendously!This DVD, families will learn over 200 everyday vocabulary in American Sign Language (ASL) - all about everyday life. Youngsters will also learn how to read these great words in complete English along with helpful audio.All words and short phrases are easily categorized as follows:Action & VerbsAnimalsClothesColorsFeelingsFoodFunHealthHomeNumbersPeoplePhrasesPlacesTransportationUseful WordsWeatherThere are bonus features showing interaction with animals in Sign Language and interactive games to keep learning experience in check.
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883629197210
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DVD
Through Deaf Eyes
By Baynton, Douglas
In 2001, the Smithsonian Institution presented the landmark photographic exhibition History Through Deaf Eyes, representing nearly 200 years of United States deaf history. Drawing heavily on the extensive archives at Gallaudet University, the curators created an exhibition that drew more than 400,000 people viewed at the Smithsonian and in 12 cities during a five-year national tour. Its popularity prompted the production of a documentary film for national broadcast on the Public Broadcasting System. Now, the photographs, quotes, and stories from this remarkable exhibit and documentary have been assembled in a book of stunning beauty and poignant images, Through Deaf Eyes: A Photographic History of an American Community. Featuring more than 200 full-color photographs, Through Deaf Eyes depicts the story of Deaf America and also affords readers the opportunity to learn about the nation’s broader history.
American Sign Language Demystified
By Mulrooney, Kristin
Decode ASL with guidance from a Gallaudet University professor and a helpful DVD. Great as a supplement to a high-school or college. course or for self-study, American Sign Language. Demystified walks you step-by-step through the fundamentals. of this visual language. At your own pace, you will learn basic grammar structures, discover the nuances of body language in ASL, master how to convey time versus verb tense in other languages, and build a useful ASL vocabulary of signs and phrases.. Throughout the book you can monitor your progress through self-tests, and a comprehensive final exam at the end of the book gives instant feedback on new language skills. The book also features 150 photos of signing in progress as well as a 90-minute DVD of phrases and conversations in ASL.
The American Sign Language Phrase Book
By Fant, Barbara Bernstein
Open up a whole new world of communication through ASL You can easily learn ASL with help from The American Sign Language Phrase Book. With more than 500 phrases, this is the reference guide to everyday expressions in American Sign Language, providing a quick way for you to converse with deaf people. Clearly illustrated with hundreds of line drawings, this book focuses on areas such as health, family, school, sports, travel, religion, time, money, food and drink, and small talk. This edition's new chapter on technology boasts 50 phrases to help you communicate about the Internet, computing, video relay, and more. There is even a chapter that gives you phrases for communicating about signing: asking people to sign slower, indicating your fingerspelling ability, and requesting help with your fledgling skills.
Hands of My Father
By Uhlberg, Myron
By turns heart-tugging and hilarious, Myron Uhlberg’s memoir tells the story of growing up as the hearing son of deaf parents—and his life in a world that he found unaccountably beautiful, even as he longed to escape it.“Does sound have rhythm?” my father asked. “Does it rise and fall like the ocean? Does it come and go like the wind?”Such were the kinds of questions that Myron Uhlberg’s deaf father asked him from earliest childhood, in his eternal quest to decipher, and to understand, the elusive nature of sound. Quite a challenge for a young boy, and one of many he would face. Uhlberg’s first language was American Sign Language, the first sign he learned: “I love you.” But his second language was spoken English—and no sooner did he learn it than he was called upon to act as his father’s ears and mouth in the stores and streets of the neighborhood beyond their silent apartment in Brooklyn.
Signing Fun
By Warner, Penny
Here’s a great book for every young adult age 11 up, Signing Fun: American Sign Language Vocabulary, Phrases, Games, and Activities. Signing is visual, easy to learn, and fun to use. Author Penny Warner offers 441 useful signs on a variety of favorite topics: activities, animals, fashion, food, holidays, home, outdoors, parties, people, places, play, emotions, school, shopping, travel, plus extra fun signs for especially popular words. Each chapter includes practice sentences using everyday phrases to help new signers learn in a fun way.Signing Fun provides dozens of entertaining games and activities, too, such as Alphabet Sign, Finger Fun Gesture Guess, Match Signs, Mime and Sign, Oppo-Sign, Picture Hand, Secret Sign, Sign-A-Gories, Signo Bingo, Snap and Sign, and Truth or Sign.
What Is Visible
By Elkins, Kimberly
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Bookpage Best Books of 2014 Woman's Day "Most Inspirational Book of 2014" Women's National Book Association Great Group Reads Pick for 2014
American Sign Language the Easy Way
By Stewart, Ed. D. David A.
Current estimates have more than one million people using American Sign Language (ASL) in the United States, including approximately 450,000 deaf people. As growing numbers of deaf students are integrated into standard schools, the need for ASL interpreters continues to increase. Today, many public education systems offer an ASL course as a language elective in their curriculum, and this book--which can be used to teach both interpreters and the deaf--is an ideal text for such courses. Following a general introduction to American Sign Language and Deaf Culture, the author explains the use of "facial grammar" as a preliminary step to learning and understanding manual signing. Two succeeding chapters present the first eleven key grammatical rules of ASL.
The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language
By Hills, Robert W.
More than 3,000 ASL Sign Illustrations Fully Searchable Full-Color DVD Featuring Every Sign Special ASL Classifier Section Complete Index of English Synonyms for Every Sign Created by an unparalleled board of experts led by renowned ASL linguist and poet Clayton Valli, The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language represents the culmination of more than five years of meticulous assessment and labor. More than 3,000 illustrations arrayed in this volume display the most useful selection of signs to be found in any single ASL reference resource. Each sign illustration, including depictions of fingerspelling when appropriate, incorporates a complete list of English synonyms. A full, alphabetized English index enables users to cross-reference words and signs throughout the entire volume.
A Quiet Place
By
American Sign Language for Babies & Toddlers
By Posner, Gilda Ganezer & Avery
A great way to start communicating with your child before they can talk and even increasing your child's reading and language abilities by teaching them Sign Language early with this DVD! This amazing DVD will make communication easy for babies and youngsters trying to express feelings, thoughts and needs. Learning sign language before speech development will reduce frustration tremendously!This DVD, families will learn over 200 everyday vocabulary in American Sign Language (ASL) - all about everyday life. Youngsters will also learn how to read these great words in complete English along with helpful audio.All words and short phrases are easily categorized as follows:Action & VerbsAnimalsClothesColorsFeelingsFoodFunHealthHomeNumbersPeoplePhrasesPlacesTransportationUseful WordsWeatherThere are bonus features showing interaction with animals in Sign Language and interactive games to keep learning experience in check.
Through Deaf Eyes
By Baynton, Douglas
In 2001, the Smithsonian Institution presented the landmark photographic exhibition History Through Deaf Eyes, representing nearly 200 years of United States deaf history. Drawing heavily on the extensive archives at Gallaudet University, the curators created an exhibition that drew more than 400,000 people viewed at the Smithsonian and in 12 cities during a five-year national tour. Its popularity prompted the production of a documentary film for national broadcast on the Public Broadcasting System. Now, the photographs, quotes, and stories from this remarkable exhibit and documentary have been assembled in a book of stunning beauty and poignant images, Through Deaf Eyes: A Photographic History of an American Community. Featuring more than 200 full-color photographs, Through Deaf Eyes depicts the story of Deaf America and also affords readers the opportunity to learn about the nation’s broader history.