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 enlarge | Author: Mickey Flodin
Publisher: Perigee Trade
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 4764
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Exp
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8 x 1
ISBN: 039953041X
Dewey Decimal Number: 419
EAN: 9780399530418
ASIN: 039953041X
Publication Date: November 2, 2004
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Signing Illustrated The Complete Learning Guide February 25, 2008
Very good book. being new to ASL it helps that the signs have a description on how to make them.
Signing Illustrated is without a doubt one of the best books written for learning ASL. February 14, 2008
I have purchased several, of the Signing Illustrated books written by Mickey Flodin, for myself and my friends. Its fun to study together and to use our skills in ASL. This book is without a doubt one of the best books written for learning ASL.
Signing Illustrated (Revised Edition): The Complete Learning Guide
Great for homeschoolers or anyone to learn ASL on your own February 8, 2008
I am a hearing person who wanted to learn ASL as a second language after learning some basic signs to use with my baby. "Signing Illustrated" was the textbook for the class I took in beginning American Sign Language. Since then, I have also recommended it to homeschoolers and adults who want to learn to sign on their own. It starts out with an interesting, concise history of the language with some information about Deaf culture, then gently introduces the basics of ASL including the hand shapes and the manual alphabet. It has 16 chapters of ASL vocabulary organized around logical topics such as "Family, People and Pronouns" in Chapter 1 to "Opposites and Questions" in Chapter 15. Once the reader understands how to make the hand shapes and some other basics covered in seven pages toward the beginning of the book, she or he is ready to choose any chapter and learn the signs. Each sign is illustrated with a line drawing of a person making the sign. There is also a written description of how to do it, plus memory aids (these really help me). A student could go through the book chronologically and learn all 1,400 signs, or skip to what interests them. If signing in church, they could go right to Chapter 9 "God and Religion," or if they want to be able to help people with first aid they could skip to Chapter 13 "Health, Medical and the Body." The chapters each end with practice pages so the student can test her or his knowledge immediately. I found these to be fun! The answers are in the back. I think the chapters are just the right length to learn many signs, yet still remember them by the end. I appreciate the comprehensive index at the end, making the book work a little like an ASL dictionary, as well.
 Great Resource January 15, 2008
The book is a great reference for signing. My son is 2 and has oral apraxia and uses signing to convey his needs and wants. I have not not found a word I needed to work with my son. But I'm surprised the alphabet is not in the book. Alot of signing is based on basic letter signs; however, it is easy to figure.
Awesome Book December 3, 2007
I am really enjoying this book. It has helped me alot to master the language of signing.
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