| Title |
Author |
Description |
| A Basic Course in American Sign Language |
Terrence J. O'Rourke |
English/Spanish edition. Communicative Skills Program. Illustrations and practice exercises |
| American Sign Language |
Dennis Cokely & Charlotte Baker-Shenk |
Student Text Lessons 1-27; Video tape available; This text is intended to help students acquire a certain level of skill in some of the major grammatical features of ASL. The original Green Books |
| American Sign Language Computer Dictionary |
Elaine Costello, Ph.D. |
Over 1,200 entries - from computer basics to the newest technology. |
| American Sign Language Dictionary CD |
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CD Version 1.0 for Macintosh |
| American Sign Language Dictionary |
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Random House Webster |
| American Sign Language Dictionary |
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Martin L.A. Sternberg 3rd Edition |
| American Sign Language Dictionary Computer Dictionary |
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| American Sign Language The Easy Way |
David A. Stewart |
Barron's Educational Series |
| The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary |
Richard A. Tennant and Marianne Gluszak Brown |
ASL more than 1,600 signs |
| ASL Grammatical Aspects: Comparative Translations |
Jenna Cassel & Eileen McCaffrey |
Offers 20 hours of linguistic and skill development activities Companion video ASL/PSE Grammar and Sentence Structures Basic Signing Vocabulary Cards Set A &B |
| ASL A Look at Its History, Structure and Community |
Charlotte Baker and Carol Padden |
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| American Sign Language Medical Dictionary |
Elaine Costello, Ph.D. |
Over 1,000 essential signs for clear communication between health professionals and users of ASL. |
| American Sign Language Phrase Book |
Lou Fant |
A handy reference guide of everyday expressions. |
| American Sign Language Syntax |
Scott Lidel |
Provides book-length examination of structure in ASL |
| Best Practices in Educational Interpreting |
Brenda Chafin Seal |
Includes true case studies that reveal the complexity of issues that often surround a deaf or hard of hearing 2 copies student whose education includes interpreting services. |
| The Book of Name Signs |
Samuel J. Supalla |
Naming in ASL, a list of over 500 name signs to help people select appropriate name signs. |
| Can I Help? |
Beginning Sign Language Series |
The Can I Help? book presents signs, sentences, and information to help a beginning signer communicate with a hearing impaired person. |
| Caring For Young Children |
Beginning Sign Language Series |
This book is for those who work with young children in day care or babysitting situations. Learn signs for feelings, directions, activities, and foods, as well as signs associated with bedtime, discipline, comfort-giving. |
| Communicating In Sign |
Diane P. Chambers |
Offers a beginning vocabulary based on grammar and syntax of native signers and illustrating the eye contact, facial expression, and body language that accompany hand and mouth movements. |
| Communication In Sign Language |
Yvonne L. Clark & Thomas C. Clark |
A series of lessons for beginning signers. |
| The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Sign Language |
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In this book you get: simple instructions on signing letters and numbers, valuable tips on understanding signs from another person, essential signs for handling emergencies and more than 450 clear , easy-to-understand drawings. |
| Comprehensive Reference Manual for Signers and Interpreters |
Cheryl M. Hoffman |
This newly revised and updated Fourth Edition offers more than 65,000 entries - both vocabulary and idioms - with extensive cross referencing and sign descriptions. It is intended primarily for interpreters but may also be used effectively by signers who have a working knowledge of sign language. |
| Curso Basico en Communicacion Manual |
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Spanish sign language |
| Deaf Tend Your |
Byron Bridges and Melanie Metzger |
Non manual signals in ASL. Includes a discussion of facial expressions that represent emotions, constructed action, and conversation regulators. |
| Decisions? Decisions! |
Janice H. Humphrey |
This text provides a set of broad principles to guide the critical thinking and ethical decision making of sign language professionals. More than 100 case studies sample codes of ethical behavior, and other guidelines provide practice for developing the skills professionals need to build trust with their clients, students and colleagues. |
| Discovering Sign Language |
Laura Greene & Eva Barash Dicker |
Did you ever wonder about how sign language developed? Or who uses it? Or why? This book answers all those questions and many more. it is filled with information about deaf people and games using sign language. It even has a story told with sign. |
| Educational Interpreters: An Introductory Resource Guide (1) |
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The contents of this booklet include a profile on educational interpreters and a resource section. |
| Educational Interpreting: A Collection Of Articles from VIEWS |
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The articles published in this book are reprinted from the VIEWS newsletter. (1996-2000) |
| Encounters With Reality |
Brenda E. Cartwright |
This text contains 1,001 real life scenarios &endash; sad, funny, perplexing, and sometimes downright scary. It includes a section with suggested best practices from the perspective of Deaf consumers and experienced hearing interpreters, as well as hundreds of scenarios fro discussion in the classroom or amount colleagues. |
| Facilitating Manual Communication for Interpreters, Students and Teachers |
Leo Dicker |
This manual has been prepared to assist in the training of interpreters for hearing impaired persons. The exercises provided in this manual can be utilized to provide practice in mastering the usage of English words. Video tape available - study guide |
| First Start in Sign Language |
Amy Strommer |
Pictures, stories, and games to teach sign language. Includes basic sign language vocabulary for children 5 to 12 years of age |
| From Mime to Sign |
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More than 1000 photographs illustrate how gestures, mime and facial expressions used everyday can become the basis for learning sign language. 3 video tape accompany |
| Fundamentals of Evaluating Sign Language |
Mike Kemp |
This book is designed to be a guide in evaluating sign language programs. While the book's main focus is on ASL programs, its basic principles of evaluation can be applied to any sign language program. Part 1 offers a brief background of the evaluation process. Part 2 provides explanation of program evaluation questions. 8 areas are examined: personnel selection, curriculum, placement interviews, media utilization, teachers' performance, environmental aspects, supervisory effectiveness, and budget. Part 3 contains appendices which offer sample evaluation forms for program directors to use while assessing their ASL programs. |
| Gallaudet Survival Guide to Signing |
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A book for beginners to learn basic ASL. |
| Games and Activities for Sign Language Classes |
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| Getting Started in Signing Dr. Elaine Costello |
Dr. Elaine Costello |
This learner's guide and dictionary provides the basic building blocks of ASL. Each new word or concept comes with a clear illustration that shows how it's formed. |
| How to Use a Sign Language Interpreter |
Tamara Moxham |
This booklet outlines the basic issues surrounding interpreting in the business world. it also offers tip and suggestions to make the process as easy as possible. |
| Interpretation Skills: ASL to English |
Marty M. Taylor, Ph.D. |
For practitioners, educators, students: analysis of 41 interpretation skills, comprehensive subject index, a logical path of skill development. |
| Interpretation Skills: English to ASL |
Marty M. Taylor, Ph.D. |
This book outlines and describes the necessary criteria in a readable fashion. Identifies over 50 skills required to render competent interpretations from English to ASL. |
| Interpreting: An Introduction |
Nancy Frishberg |
This book is about interpreting between people who do not share the same language. The primary audiences are expected to be students of interpreting, and working interpreters both novice and experienced. It is best to use this book as a reference manual. This book is designed to begin to provide a base of knowledge about interpreting. |
| The Joy of Signing Puzzles |
Linda Lascelle Hillebrand |
This book was created with enjoyment and learning in mind. Designed as a way to review signs,these signing puzzles can be worked alone or in a group. |
| Learn to Sign the Fun Way |
Penny Warner |
This book goes beyond the manual alphabet and teaches the language of sign in a simple, interactive format. It has games and activities to make learning ASL fun for children. |
| Learning American Sign Language |
Tom Humphries & Carol Padden |
This book is designed to help learners successfully interact with Deaf ASL users. Video accompanies this book. |
| Learning to See |
Sherman Wilcox & Phyllis Perrin Wilcox |
Teach ASL as a second language. The deaf perspective is included to help students grasp this unique language more easily. This book also presents the steps necessary for designing a program on teaching ASL, allowing it to meet most schools' foreign language requirements. |
| Linguistics of ASL |
Clayton Valli & Cecil Lucas |
The Linguistics of ASL first goal is to teach the basic concepts of linguistics as they pertain to ASL structure. It introduces fundamental of linguistic inquiry - phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and the use of language. The second goal is to teach students to think critically about the structure of ASL and about claims researchers make about the structure. This text is designed for undergraduate students who already know how to sign ASL and who have skills in using the language. A video tape accompanies the text. |
| Medical Sign Language |
W. Joseph Garcia |
In this unique glossary, a multitude of medical and dental terms are accurately defined and precisely translated through description and illustration, into ASL. |
| Meeting Halfway in American Sign |
Bernard Bragg & Jack Olson |
This text has been developed with the intermediate level signer in mind. The activities are designed to bring the student out of the structured classroom environment and into more natural communication situation. Students are provided with opportunities to explore a variety of registers and linguistic devices as they move toward communication competence in signed language. This book may be seen as a happy medium between pure ASL and the various Manually Coded English. |
| Our Stories - The Soul of Sign Language Interpreting |
Marianne Decher |
Our Stories is the first book to look at interpreting from the human rather than technical side. It seeks to answer: who are interpreters and what experiences do they have in common? The stories range from the light - hearted to ones involving life and death to those recounting great words of wisdom on the challenges and rewards, of this profession. |
| The Picture Plus Dictionary |
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This book presents a basic functional vocabulary essential for the development of reading skills and face - to - face signed and/or spoken language. The 4500 + entries replace the traditional word/picture and word/sign format found in most picture dictionaries and sign language dictionaries with meaningful contextual settings that cover a wide range of subjects relating to life in the United States. Each frame presents a the entry word used in a sentence, a sign language drawing, and a picture to help convey the word meaning as used in that sentence. |
| Picture Plus Vocabulary |
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CD-ROM |
| Pre-Sign Language Motor Skills |
Marsha Dunn Klein |
Workbook for instructors stressing the physical aspects of learning sign language. |
| The Professional Sign Language Interpreter's Handbook |
Linda Humphreys, M.A.,CSC,SC:L |
This handbook addresses the necessary preparation new and seasoned interpreters must follow to have success. This approach assumes a practitioner has the Sign and English ability to interpret and just needs assistance with all the nuts and bolts that make this such a great task. |
| Reading Between the Signs |
Anna Mindess |
This book addresses the implications of cultural differences at the intersection of the Deaf and hearing worlds. |
| Say It By Signing |
Dr. Elaiine Costello |
Conversing in ASL |
| Sign Language Classroom Resource |
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This book was developed for use as a classroom resource for teaching basic signs to children. Appropriate for regular classroom,hearing impaired programs and non-verbal programs. |
| Sign Language Conversations |
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A fun easy way to learn to sign. Easy to follow instructions for any new signer. |
| Sign Language for the Family/SPANISH |
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This handbook can be used by 2 Copies Spanish speaking parents to teach their children sign language. This book can be used with the Ski Hi Total Communication Video tape set (#201) or it can be used alone to teach family members signs. This booklet is organized into the same 60 lessons that are on the Ski Hi Total Communication videotapes. The signs are presented followed by a list of practice sentences. Home activities and games are included which emphasize the signs taught in each lesson. Pictures and descriptions of the signs are also given. These picture references enable the family members to look up signs they have forgotten and help parent advisors review signs before making home visits. 2 copies |
| Sign Language Interpreting: A Basic Resource Book |
Sharon Neumann Solow |
This book will facilitate learning the art of sign language interpreting. For the student it presents the important issues and expertise which must be mastered. For the teacher it presents an excellently arranged guide. |
| Sign Link 1.0 |
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This CD is an interactive learning tool for students of ASL. Video, text, and graphics combine to introduce the basics of this fascinating visual language. |
| Sign Language Made Simple |
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Over 1,500 signs in graphic art; 4,500 clear illustrations in 600 sentences |
| Sign Me Fine |
Laura Green & Eva Barash Dicker |
It's one thing to know how to sign different words-it's another thing entirely to know the way ASL really works. This book shows the interesting differences between ASL and English. |
| Signsation! |
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This book includes reproducible picture cards, game boards, and worksheets for teaching basic ASL . They are beneficial for children 5-11. |
| Sign and Say |
Meredith Layton,M.A., CCC-SLP |
An interactive sign language kit for ages 0-30 months. |
| Sign the Speech |
Julie Gebron |
An introduction to theatrical interpreting. This book is a beginning. It is written to provide basic information on the art of interpreting for theater. It is one person's view of the requirements and processes of interpreting for the stage. |
| The Signed English School Book |
Harry Bornstein, Karen L. Saulnier |
This book may be considered a second course in learning Signed English and is intended to follow the Signed English Starter. |
| The Signed English Starter |
Harry Bornstein and Karen L. Saulnier |
This book is a beginning book for learning Signed English, the system that uses American Sign Language signs in English word order. This book includes easy to follow directions and clear line drawings on how to sign 940 basic signs used in everyday conversation. 2 part series videotape |
| Signing English Exact or Not |
Modern Signs Press |
Collection of articles that focuses on providing an overall view of Total Communication and its various forms, Manually Coded English in general and the use of Signing Exact English in particular. |
| Signing For Kids |
Mickey Flodin |
Easy to follow large format book wich includes games, photos and topics relating to children. ASL |
| Signing Is Fun |
Mickey Flodin |
A child's introduction to the basics of sign language. Starting with the alphabet and working up to everyday phrases, this volume uses simple, clear illustrations on how to begin using ASL in English sentence format. |
| Signing Naturally 1 |
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Includes Video, student workbook and teacher's curriculum guide. |
| Signing Naturally 2 |
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Includes Video, student workbook and teacher's curriculum guide. |
| Signing Naturally 3 |
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Includes Video, student workbook and teacher's curriculum guide. |
| Signing for Reading Success |
Jan Hafer and Robert M. Wilson |
Prepared for teachers of hearing children to help them use signing in reading and language art instruction. |
| Signs Across America |
Edgar Shroyer & Susan Shroyer |
The primary purpose of this book is to record and share with others the different signs for selected words from people in 25 different states. This book is designed either for beginning students or sign interpreters trying to improve their vocabulary skills. |
| Signs of Drug Use |
James Woodward |
An introduction to drug and alcohol vocabulary in ASL. |
| Signs of Sexual Behavior |
James Woodward |
An introduction to some sex related vocabulary in ASL |
| Signs for Legal and Social Work Terminology |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
The vocabulary in this book is used in legal (courtrooms, etc.) and social work situations in which accuracy of communication is critical. |
| Signs for Science and Mathematics |
Frank Caccamise and Harry Lang |
A resource book for teachers and students from the Rochester Institute of Technology. |
| Signs of the Times |
Edgar H. Shroyer |
The purpose of this book is to fill the void that exists between sign language dictionaries and American Sign Language text. |
| Sign With Kids |
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A sign language curriculum just for kids. Each lesson comes complete with a cover page, vocabulary words and sentences for beginning and intermediate/advanced level classes, and activities for practicing new vocabulary and reviewing previous lessons. 2 copies |
| So You Want to Be an Interpreter |
Jan Humphrey & Bob Alcorn |
The authors have written the book so that newcomers to the field of Sign Language interpretation and longtime practitioners can easily understand the history,trends and issues in the field. This book contains vital information beneficial to people who are Deaf, students of ASL and Deaf culture, as well as sign language interpreters. |
| Stomach This |
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The digestive system in ASL and English CD-Rom |
| Technical Signs 1&2 |
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This manual provides a description of videotape and print materiels for sign language vocabulary in academic and career environments. Project overview and reading technical signs diagrams. |
| Technical Signs 4 Communication: Audiology and Speech Pathology |
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Communication: Audiology and speech pathology |
| Technical Signs 5 Career Education |
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Career Education |
| Technical Signs 6 Signs for English Terminology |
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Signs for english terminology |
| Technical Signs 7 Religion/Catholic |
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Religion /Catholic |
| Technical Signs 8 Theater |
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Theater |
| Transliterating: Show Me The English |
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the task of transliterating, and its primary goal is to serve as a standardized curriculum for students currently enrolled in IPP's who have taken at least one semester of interpreting skills. |
| Trix's Workshop |
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Handouts to Trix Bruce Workshop includes: Lexicalized Fingerspelling ; English Idioms: ?"PSST ... How Do You Interpret That?; Handshape Common Misuses; Visualize This: Drawing Space with ASL Classifiers; Dialogue of Idioms; English Equivalents; Workbook in ASL; Face-Painting with Non-Manual Signals.All in ASL |
| You Can Learn Sign Language |
Jackie Krammer & Tali Ovadia |
More than 300 words in pictures - for children. |
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