Sign to Learn

Sign to Learn
Author: Kirsten Dennis
Publisher: Redleaf Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2005-09-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1605543519

Everyone is talking about signing with young children. As a form of early communication for infants and toddlers, or as a transitioning tool for children just beginning to speak, the benefits of signing with hearing children are endless. Sign to Learn is the first complete introduction to sign language curriculum for hearing preschoolers. In this unique resource, you will learn how to integrate American Sign Language (ASL) into your classroom to enhance the academic, social, and emotional development of children, and how to respectfully introduce children to Deaf culture. This comprehensive, fully illustrated curriculum contains captivating activities and lesson plans grouped by themes, including feelings, food, seasons, animals, songs, and families. Sign to Learn also contains strategies for using sign language with children with special needs and in multilingual classrooms, and it describes how ASL can assist you in developing a literacy program and in managing your classroom. Information-rich appendices include a thorough ASL illustration index, sample letters to families, and resources for further reading.

Reading to Deaf Children

Reading to Deaf Children
Author: David R. Schleper
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780880952125

Fifteen principles outlined as a guide for parents and teachers who want to share the pleasure of reading with deaf children.