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A great learning tool for kids to have fun with sign language. I read this with my niece and she still loves to refresh her memory with it.
Good graphics for helping a child to learn. The book is divided up into concise categories that make sense, as well as an explanation of how to help a child learn the different block of words. Each word is assigned a memory tip, a list of similar signs it can be confused with and a teaching tip. Excellent reference book for children (and honestly great for adults who want to start learning as well).
American Sign Language for Kids: 101 Easy Signs for Nonverbal Communication is a well made tutorial for caregivers, teachers, and other resource people for learning and using simple ASL especially with children. Released 8th Oct 2019 by Rockridge Press, it's 176 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats.
This is a appealing and well illustrated book for learning and teaching young people some basic ASL. The introduction gives some background info as well as a 'how to use this book' walk-through. The following chapters introduce some of the history of ASL (as well as SEE and PSL) some of the benefits of learning and using ASL in the family, as well as how to efficiently make a habit of using ASL as well as finding (or forming) a support network.
The book introduces signs gradually starting with 10 basic and important signs: drink, food, mom, dad, me, bathroom, home, yes, no, and I love you. Later chapters cover family and feelings, mealtimes, at home (clothes, household items and situations), playtime, conversation, alphabets and numbers. The book also includes a nice bibliography, resources (with active hyperlinks), and some cool learning activities.
For Kindle Unlimited subscribers; this title is available in the KU subscription to borrow and download for free. It's also worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This is a very resource rich, accessible, and fun book for learning ASL together with youngsters. It would also make a superlative library book (school, classroom, public) or extracurricular activity (scouting, etc).
Five stars.
A must read for anyone living or working with the hearing impaired. I learned basic ASL but needed a refresher for the shortcuts and symbols. This book is for more than just kids!
This book should be titled "for Parents" as it teaches caregivers how to teach signs to their children. Despite this misleading title the book does an excellent job of explaining ASL grammar and hand shapes, as well as using both pictures, descriptions, and examples to demonstrate how to make the signs,
A great book for anyone wanting to learn beginner sign language signs despite being geared towards children. The illustrations on how to sign basic everyday words are easy to follow and mimic. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to learn some of the basics in sign language or those wanting to learn and teach the signs to their children. Great book!
This is a great book for someone looking to learn some basic sign language, though some of the photos were a bit unclear with the Kindle edition. I think I'd prefer a hard copy of the book.
Categories include family, home life, playtime, alphabet, numbers, and everyday conversation. Signs accompany each entry. There's also a memory tip and a teaching tip for adults to use when teaching children. There's a helpful resource list at the end with websites, apps, books, DVDs, and info on the deaf community.
The book is designed for teaching young children, but it could be helpful for anyone wanting to learn some basic sign language. Suitable for people of any age.
Great book with lots of visuals on 101 common ASL signs for kids. Chapters cover the first 10 signs to learn and then the categories of family and feelings, mealtime, at home, playtime, everyday conversation. Last chapter is alphabet and numbers, with drawings of hands doing the signs. Each sign has a visual of a person making the sign, a memory tip, similar signs, and a teaching tip for the adults teaching these signs to children. There is a nice section on Deaf Community Etiquette, and suggestions for how to start teaching the signs. Resources at the end of the book have websites, apps, deaf community, ASL books and DVDs, and a list of kids books.
The book states that its "aim... is to help children diagnosed with hearing loss learn and practice communication toolsand to teach their families how to communicate with them." It is for parents, teachers, and other caregivers of kids ages 3 to 6 who have communication difficulties including nonverbal and autism. I can also see this book being a great resource for parents wanting to teach kids younger than 3 some sign language as a way to communicate.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
A big thank you to NetGalley and Callisto Media and Rockridge Press for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. I found this to be a great refresher for me personally. Wow I have been doing some simple signs in correctly for years! this is a great tool with a lot of useful information. Very well done 5 stars. I think adults, children basically everyone could benefit for knowing some basic signs. Suitable for anyone.