You Can Learn Sign Language!

by Jackie Kramer, Tali Ovadia

Provides basic information about American Sign Language, and illustrates hand motions for the alphabet and various terms and phrases organized by topic.

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens, Reference

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Gina]

Great instructional book, though of course it'll take more practice than this quick read through - it's a good starting point.

[Steph]

This is a fantastic book for anyone wanting to learn the basics of American Sign Language, but is it especially geared to elementary age children. Each two-page spread focuses on a concept and shows photographs of real children signing a specific word related to the concept. The five children pictured throughout the book are introduced with full names at the beginning and represent varying cultural backgrounds. The book also shows how to create a few common phrases based on the words on those pages. Some of the main topics covered are family, clothes, money, calendar, colors, animals, food, and weather. In addition to the photographs, each page contains comical cartoon illustrations with thick bold lines and vibrant colors that correspond to the main topic. Children will also enjoy the side comments and advice given by the authors.

[Kathy MacMillan]

A great source of ASL vocabulary, with over three hundred signs arranged by theme in a high-interest graphic style incorporating color photos of real kids and snappy comic illustrations.

[Kathryn]

My second grader has enjoyed going through this with me. The signs are easy to understand.

[Angela]

This book is loaded with interesting facts about sign language along with several signs. 1st-6th