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- Path: sparky!uunet!walter!att-out!cbnewsd!nance
- From: nance@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (nancy.l.colucci)
- Subject: Re: Learning Sign Language
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:20:22 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.152022.22367@cbnewsd.cb.att.com>
- References: <1993Jan25.182541.21825@voodoo.ca.boeing.com>
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- In article <1993Jan25.182541.21825@voodoo.ca.boeing.com> howie@yo.ca.boeing.com (howie) writes:
- >Our two girls have memorized the sign language alphabet from a library book
- >and are interested in learning more.
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- Wonderful! The more people who know sign language, in my opinion the
- better. Many word signs are made using the sign for the first letter of
- the word with another gesture, so learning the manual alphabet is a
- great place to start! Learning the numbers from 1-10 would be a good
- second step. Then they can learn signs for days of the week, months,
- and simple noun words like boy, girl, man, woman; then how to vary
- them to make sister, cousin, grandfather, etc.
- >
- >Is there a standard vocabulary of signs for words?
-
- American Sign Language is most commonly used in the USA. A good bookstore
- or library should have a section, and there are a few very good books
- geared toward hearing children who want to sign. There are also some
- rather comprehensive books available for adults.
- >
- >Anybody know of good sources for teaching kids (ages 8 and 10) this sort
- >of thing?
-
- It's best to learn signs from another person so you can see the
- movements instead of a flat drawing. Some colleges and YMCAs offer evening
- or summer courses for all ages.
-
- Good luck! I got interested in signing when my own hearing started to
- deteriorate but it won't be completely gone for awhile yet.
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