Let's Sign Pocket Dictionary

Author: Cath Smith
Publisher: Co-Sign Communications (DEAFSIGN)
ISBN: 095423846X
Category : British Sign Language
Languages : en
Pages : 407

Book Description
Over 1000 newly developed sign graphics from the large format 'Let's Sign Dictionary' are included in this compact volume. Illustrations are accompanied by written descriptions of handshapes, movements, context and variations. Face and body language are also illustrated and explained.

Let's Sign Dictionary

Author: Cath Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781905913107
Category : Sign language
Languages : en
Pages : 316

Book Description

British Sign Language For Dummies

Author: City Lit
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119992168
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 569

Book Description
Learn British Sign Language quickly and easily with this essential guide and CD-Rom This lively guide introduces the key hand shapes and gestures you need to communicate in British Sign Language. The illustrations depict both the actions and facial expressions used to sign accurately, while the companion CD-Rom features real-life BSL conversations in action to further your understanding. With these practical tools, you’ll become an expert signer in no time! British Sign Language For Dummies includes: Starting to sign – learn about Deaf communication and practise simple signs to get you going Learning everyday BSL – develop the grammar and vocabulary skills that are the building blocks to using British Sign Language Getting out and about – sign with confidence in a wide range of real-life situations, from travelling to dating Looking into Deaf life – learn about the history of the Deaf Community and how they’ve adapted their technology and lifestyles to suit their needs For corrections to this book, please click here: http://www.wiley.com/legacy/wileyblackwell/BSLcorrectionslip.pdf Note: CD files are available to download when buying the eBook version

Random House Webster's American Sign Language Medical Dictionary

Author: Elaine Costello
Publisher: Random House Reference
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
New to Random House Webster's successful American Sign Language reference line: the important medical terms a patient or doctor needs to communicate in ASL, clearly described and illustrated. Whether in a medical emergency or a routine doctor's visit, it is crucial for medical professionals to communicate effectively with deaf patients. Here at last is an affordable and thorough dictionary of medical terms in American Sign Language, which is needed by the deaf and the medical community alike. Over 1,000 important signs for medical terms, including signs for illnesses, treatments, drugs, and anatomy, are defined in English (to avoid dangerous mix-ups), described with step-by-step instructions for making the sign, and fully illustrated with full-torso drawings in this easy-to-use reference book, the first in a series dedicated to special-interest American Sign Language. The only affordable medical reference in American Sign Language Every entry includes full-torso illustrations and clear descriptions of how to make the sign Includes important medical terms, from anatomy to treatments

Let's Sign BSL Flashcards

Author: Cath Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780954238452
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description

Signing

Author: Elaine Costello, Ph.D.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0307423719
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
American Sign Language is a wonderful silent language of hands, face, and body that is rich with nuance, emotion, and grace. Bantam is proud to present the newly revised Signing : How To Speak With Your Hands, a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide that has long been the invaluable and definitive guide for families, friends, and professionals who need to communicate effectively with deaf children and adults. Now this expanded edition, with redesigned interiors and updated material, includes even more signs; large, upper-torso illustrations clearly show formation and movement of the hands, and their relation to the face and body. All the beautifully illustrated signs are accompanied by precise, easy-to-follow instructions on how to form them. This complete guide includes chapters on common phrases, the alphabet, foods and eating, health, recreation, and the newest chapter covering technology, politics. education, and music.

Let's Sign Early Years

Author: Cath Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781905913220
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description
Second edition fully revised and in colour. British Sign Language (BSL) Building Blocks Child and Carer Guide.

The Pocket Dictionary of Signing

Author: Rod R. Butterworth
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780399517433
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description
The simplest, most convenient alphabetized pocket guide to American Sign Language (ASL). Arranged in an easy-to-use dictionary format, this edition contains more than 600 signing entries with accompanying directions and illustrations. Inside you’ll find many special highlights, including: · Over 600 signs –a selection of the most commonly used phrases · Detailed illustrations -- showing exact hand positions and movements · Fingerspelling -- to aid in communicating words for which there are no signs · Memory aids -- to assist in recalling how to form signs · Special sections -- on forming numbers, letters, and constructing word endings · Comprehensive Index -- of entries and their synonyms for easy cross-referencing The Pocket Dictionary of Signing is the most complete pocket guide to basic sign language -- and it’s portable enough to be carried anywhere in a pocket or purse.

Communication Link

Author: Cath Smith
Publisher: Beverley School for the Deaf
ISBN: 9781871832013
Category : British Sign Language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Signs of Health

Author: Cath Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953506910
Category : British Sign Language
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Deaf people can be at grave risk in health care settings because their communication needs are not being met. This work seeks to overcome these barriers, with clear communication advice, an illustrated sign vocabulary, and a DIY section which explains how classifying handshapes can be used to describe medical procedures/equipment, along with a 1000 word index, the fingerspelling alphabet, and useful addresses. It provides a source of information for deaf awareness and BSL classes for students, tutors, families, communicators, social workers and teachers.