Guest guest Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 We use Signed Exact English, and the book that we use is Signing Exact English, which has an extensive vocabulary. If you're looking for a specific type of vocabulary, there are books specifically designed for medical terms, religious signing, and classroom words. I've even seen one which had signs to differentiate between different foods/spices, etc, for those who use the kitchen alot, although we've never used that one. Try going onto Amazon.com and searching for the sign, and any qualifiers that you want. Hope this helps... -----Original Message-----From: Stacey Fleming Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 10:44 AMTo: Mito Subject: Sign language source?Sheldon seems to be very interested in learning more signs lately and we are looking for a good source of signs. We have the ASL Dictionary by Sternberg, The Joy of Signing by Lottie Riekehof, and a few other books. They just don't have all the signs we're looking for though. What are the good web sites? Is there a good sign language dictionary? Is there a type of therapist who would teach signs? We're looking for a new speech therapist right now but have never had a teacher who signed as much with him as we would like given that sign is his only mode of communication.I know this has been discussed on here before. That brings up another idea I've had - I've been thinking of creating an FAQ for this list. It seems like new members come online and ask many of the same questions and it would be nice if there was a list of the frequent questions with answers, I'm planning to create one - when I get a chance :)Thanks.Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Signing Times ( google it) I think they have their own website. There is a package of 3 dvds that are child based signs- very helpful. My two year old took to them very quickly, the songs are fun and great and the whole family enjoys watching!!! The music cd in the package is great for the car… the kids sign along to the music!! I also have heard of early intervention or your state services paying for it, It is about a $79 package but well worth it. The story of the creator ( on the website) is pretty inspiring. I can’t recommend this enough. It really changed our lives. When I started researching this I realized that sign is a great baseline language. When are kids are sick or if they experience stroke or seizure based setbacks, its something that they may reach for before the verbal language. My daughter now almost three has many more word approximations ( one or two syllables of a word). The words she has started saying for the first time are all the words she signed first. I sincerely believe the sign stimulated her language. Regarding therapists, after a lot of research, I discovered it was best to handle the sign separately. I found an ASL teacher willing to come to the house for a reduced fee. Later on I got state services to reimburse me. Most speech therapists don’t agree with heavy ASL training while working with speech. They prefer verbal cueing instead- signs that cue for sounds in words and not words. I just went heavy for speech and pursued the sign on my own. The signing times videos & dvds give you the signs for a kids life. However, I found by reading the books you learn the basics like the right hand is the action hand and other things about location and space that help you expand your knowledge base and imitate signs better. Most people don’t realize that even kids with severe cp and limited fine motor control can sign because kids adapt their movement ability to a sign. And signing is 25 percent expression, 25 percent location of the movement, etc etc… The textbook I found that colleges use is A Basic Course In American Sign Language, Second Edition, by Tom Humphries and Carol Padden. I found it on ebay cheap. The other thing to consider when you buy books is make sure it is ASL based, as more teachers and professionals can read ASL and there are other forms. I found good child oriented ASL books in Teacher Supply stores. Hope that helps, it has been a lifesaver for me. Even though my daughter has some words now, in the middle of the nights the basics are still signed.. milk, hurt, cold, scared etc.etc.. and when we are in the hospital she seems to use them more… Good Luck. Suzanne in Az From: Stacey Fleming Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 8:44 AM To: Mito Subject: Sign language source? Sheldon seems to be very interested in learning more signs lately and we are looking for a good source of signs. We have the ASL Dictionary by Sternberg, The Joy of Signing by Lottie Riekehof, and a few other books. They just don't have all the signs we're looking for though. What are the good web sites? Is there a good sign language dictionary? Is there a type of therapist who would teach signs? We're looking for a new speech therapist right now but have never had a teacher who signed as much with him as we would like given that sign is his only mode of communication. I know this has been discussed on here before. That brings up another idea I've had - I've been thinking of creating an FAQ for this list. It seems like new members come online and ask many of the same questions and it would be nice if there was a list of the frequent questions with answers, I'm planning to create one - when I get a chance Thanks. Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Thanks so much for all of the info, we'll look for Signing Times and the book you mentioned. We have always tried to use ASL whenever we can fine and ASL sign for a word, I think it's important for him to be able to communicate with as many people as possible. Signing Times ( google it) I think they have their own website. There is a package of 3 dvds that are child based signs- very helpful. My two year old took to them very quickly, the songs are fun and great and the whole family enjoys watching!!! The music cd in the package is great for the carŠ the kids sign along to the music!! I also have heard of early intervention or your state services paying for it, It is about a $79 package but well worth it. The story of the creator ( on the website) is pretty inspiring. I can't recommend this enough. It really changed our lives. When I started researching this I realized that sign is a great baseline language. When are kids are sick or if they experience stroke or seizure based setbacks, its something that they may reach for before the verbal language. My daughter now almost three has many more word approximations ( one or two syllables of a word). The words she has started saying for the first time are all the words she signed first. I sincerely believe the sign stimulated her language. Regarding therapists, after a lot of research, I discovered it was best to handle the sign separately. I found an ASL teacher willing to come to the house for a reduced fee. Later on I got state services to reimburse me. Most speech therapists don't agree with heavy ASL training while working with speech. They prefer verbal cueing instead- signs that cue for sounds in words and not words. I just went heavy for speech and pursued the sign on my own. The signing times videos & dvds give you the signs for a kids life. However, I found by reading the books you learn the basics like the right hand is the action hand and other things about location and space that help you expand your knowledge base and imitate signs better. Most people don't realize that even kids with severe cp and limited fine motor control can sign because kids adapt their movement ability to a sign. And signing is 25 percent expression, 25 percent location of the movement, etc etcŠ The textbook I found that colleges use is A Basic Course In American Sign Language, Second Edition, by Tom Humphries and Carol Padden. I found it on ebay cheap. The other thing to consider when you buy books is make sure it is ASL based, as more teachers and professionals can read ASL and there are other forms. I found good child oriented ASL books in Teacher Supply stores. Hope that helps, it has been a lifesaver for me. Even though my daughter has some words now, in the middle of the nights the basics are still signed.. milk, hurt, cold, scared etc.etc.. and when we are in the hospital she seems to use them moreŠ Good Luck. Suzanne in Az From: Stacey Fleming Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 8:44 AM To: Mito Subject: Sign language source? Sheldon seems to be very interested in learning more signs lately and we are looking for a good source of signs. We have the ASL Dictionary by Sternberg, The Joy of Signing by Lottie Riekehof, and a few other books. They just don't have all the signs we're looking for though. What are the good web sites? Is there a good sign language dictionary? Is there a type of therapist who would teach signs? We're looking for a new speech therapist right now but have never had a teacher who signed as much with him as we would like given that sign is his only mode of communication. I know this has been discussed on here before. That brings up another idea I've had - I've been thinking of creating an FAQ for this list. It seems like new members come online and ask many of the same questions and it would be nice if there was a list of the frequent questions with answers, I'm planning to create one - when I get a chance Thanks. Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions. Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Thanks. I didn't realize that there were books for specific topics, I'll have to look for them. We use Signed Exact English, and the book that we use is Signing Exact English, which has an extensive vocabulary. If you're looking for a specific type of vocabulary, there are books specifically designed for medical terms, religious signing, and classroom words. I've even seen one which had signs to differentiate between different foods/spices, etc, for those who use the kitchen alot, although we've never used that one. Try going onto Amazon.com and searching for the sign, and any qualifiers that you want. Hope this helps... Sign language source? Sheldon seems to be very interested in learning more signs lately and we are looking for a good source of signs. We have the ASL Dictionary by Sternberg, The Joy of Signing by Lottie Riekehof, and a few other books. They just don't have all the signs we're looking for though. What are the good web sites? Is there a good sign language dictionary? Is there a type of therapist who would teach signs? We're looking for a new speech therapist right now but have never had a teacher who signed as much with him as we would like given that sign is his only mode of communication. I know this has been discussed on here before. That brings up another idea I've had - I've been thinking of creating an FAQ for this list. It seems like new members come online and ask many of the same questions and it would be nice if there was a list of the frequent questions with answers, I'm planning to create one - when I get a chance Thanks. Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions. Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Thanks, we'll check out those sites. We have already taught him almost all of the signs he knows and are trying to sign with him as much as possible. He even started signing along with some books this week, that was a big step forward for him. Please keep in mind that the best teachers are the parents when it comes to ASL so you will benefit by learning to sign for Sheldon. Here is an online opportunity for you to learn. http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/ Additionally for Sheldon there are online opportunities. I don't know Sheldon's age but here are a few to look at. Keep in mind that all of us take " baby steps " as this is learning to communicate in a different form and we have to learn as babies do. http://www.mybabycantalk.com/welcome_to_baby_signing.htm http://www.signingbaby.com/ http://www.sign2me.com/ http://www.handspeak.com/baby/ http://www.deaflinx.com/sign.html Good luck and have some fun with this. Alice Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 , Thanks for the input. It's good to know that you like them so much. I'll definitely look for Signing Time. Sheldon loves music so he should enjoy them. Just as an aside, my older daughters (healthy) were in a sign language ensemble that a local group for the hearing impaired ran. It was great, they signed to the music instead of singing, it made me cry every time I saw them. First of all, now I have that song stuck in my head (thanks, Suzanne) Secondly I highly reccomend Signing Time as well. My daughters speech therapist introduced them to us. Grace was never really interested in sign too much until she started watching the tapes. She is really into music, and they are very upbeat and made for kids. All my other kids really like watching them as well, they think it is cool to be able to go to school and teach there other friends sign. commercial over Find files on your PC instantly with the new MSN Toolbar Suite beta – FREE! Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Hi, Im not sure what all has been suggested but coming from a deaf person... myself... I would suggest a catalog/on line store for the deaf called communications. They have all kinds of movies, videos, posters, equiptment needs and good prices. They have a web site too just do a search for the co name and it should come up. Kimberley --- Stacey Fleming wrote: > Sheldon seems to be very interested in learning more > signs lately and > we are looking for a good source of signs. We have > the ASL Dictionary > by Sternberg, The Joy of Signing by Lottie > Riekehof, and a few > other books. They just don't have all the signs > we're looking for > though. What are the good web sites? Is there a good > sign language > dictionary? Is there a type of therapist who would > teach signs? We're > looking for a new speech therapist right now but > have never had a > teacher who signed as much with him as we would like > given that sign > is his only mode of communication. > > I know this has been discussed on here before. That > brings up another > idea I've had - I've been thinking of creating an > FAQ for this list. > It seems like new members come online and ask many > of the same > questions and it would be nice if there was a list > of the frequent > questions with answers, I'm planning to create one - > when I get a > chance > > Thanks. > __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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