books about: gallaudet

books about: gallaudet

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Gallaudet

American Sign Language Green Books, A Teacher's Resource Text on Grammar and Culture (American Sign Language ...

Charlotte Baker-Shenk

Gallaudet University Press, 1991

Excellent Resource for Teachers & Serious Students
This book is designed for a teacher as part of the "Green Books" American Sign Language series; however, it is a very useful guide to ASL Grammar and Culture for anyone studying American Sign Language seriously (I, myself, am not a teacher, but have a copy of the ...

A Place of Their Own: Creating the Deaf Community in America

John Vickrey Van Cleve, Barry A. Crouch

Gallaudet University Press, 1989

Excellent book on the cultural/social history of the deaf
For a long time I have been searching for such book like this! It is excellent resources for the people, who are interested to learn American Sign Language, to become aware of richly deaf cultural/social history. The authors know where to find such wealthy of ...

The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary

Richard A. Tennant, Marianne Gluszak Brown

Gallaudet University Press, 1998

Definitely Recommended For Intermediate ASL Students
I highly recommend this book for intermediate students of sign language. If you're a hearing parent of a deaf child, you don't need to read this book first - buy it after you've taken a basic sign language class, because the concepts will make more sense after you've ...

Deaf Like Me

Thomas S. Spradley, James P. Spradley

Gallaudet University Press, 1985

A universal story told in particulars--strongly recommended
"Deaf Like Me" is one of my favorite books of all time in any genre, and I heartily recommend it to anyone who comes across this page. The book is a richly detailed autobiography of one family's struggles to grow up with deafness in mid-1960s America. As such, it ...

Linguistics of American Sign Language: An Introduction, 4th Ed.

Clayton Valli, Ceil Lucas, ...

Gallaudet University Press, 2005

Definitive linguistic compendium
Written by the team of Clayton Valli, Ceil Lucas (Professor of Linguistics in the department of Linguistics as Gallaudet University), and Kristin J. Mulroney (Assistant Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics as Gallaudet University), Linguistics of ...

The American Sign Language Handshape Flash Cards Set I

Richard A. Tennant, Marianne Gluszak Brown

Gallaudet University Press, 2002

The Best ASL Flashcards
I highly recommend these flashcards because they coincide with what's in the book with the same title. They are in large print with very easy to follow instructions and the actual cards are large in themselves for easy handling. A definate must buy and worth the ...

Seeing Voices

Oliver Sacks

Vintage, 2000

"...the deaf have something to teach us."
In this extraordinary study, Dr. Sacks gives the general reader a penetrating insight into the world of the deaf. In his acclaimed "The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat", as a practicing neurologist, he brought his readers into the bizarre world of terrible brain ...

The Comprehensive Signed English Dictionary (The Signed English Series)

Gallaudet University Press, 1983

I am hearing and I love this book !
I own several different books on sign language. This is worth the money. I am learning sign because I like it, my friend has 2 deaf children, I am a sub- teacher for a Para for a boy who is non-verbal, I am teaching my children for homeschool, and I want to be able to ...

Teach Your Tot to Sign: The Parents' Guide to American Sign Language

Stacy A. Thompson

Gallaudet University Press, 2005

Wonderful Signing Starter Book
We have been doing sign language with both of our babies since around 6 mos of age, and this book has been priceless. Very easy to use, very informative.

The American Sign Language Phrase Book

Barbara Bernstein Fant, Betty Miller, ...

McGraw-Hill, 2008

Excellent Buy
I am very happy with my order, I e-mailed them and got a respond back in less than an hour. My book was bought used and looks brand new.

1,000 Signs of Life: Basic ASL for Everyday Conversation

Editors of Gallaudet University Press

Gallaudet University Press, 2004

Simple handbook intended for the general reader and student
Expertly compiled and organized by the Gallaudet University Press editorial staff, 1,000 Signs Of Life: Basic ASL For Everyday Conversation is a simple handbook intended for the general reader and student. Simple black-and-white illustrations clearly show 1,000 signs ...

Intermediate Conversational Sign Language

Willard Madsen

Gallaudet University Press, 1982

If you want to learn sign, buy this book
This book is the best. If you have a basic knowledge of ASL and want to learn more than just the vocabulary, this is the best one I have seen

Signs and Voices: Deaf Culture, Identity, Language, and Arts

Gallaudet University Press, 2008

Cochlear implants, mainstreaming, genetic engineering, and other ethical dilemmas confronting deaf people mandated a new, wide-ranging examination of these issues, fulfilled by Signs and Voices: Deaf Culture, Identity, Language, and Arts . This collection, carefully chosen from the 2004 Signs and Voices Conference, the Presidential Forum on ...

The Signed English Starter (The Signed English Series)

Harry Bornstein, Karen L. Saulnier

Gallaudet University Press, 1984

very easy to follow instructions
I have had several classes using this text

The Gallaudet Survival Guide to Signing

Leonard Lane

Gallaudet University Press, 1990

Excellent and easy to understand......
especially when you need to find a specific word(s) in a hurry. you won't have to fuss over understanding how to do the signs. I love it. Excellent learning tool.