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post #1 of 12
2/5/11 at 4:05am
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We did baby signing with DD but stopped once she started talking.  Anyways, she was dinking around the starfall.com website the other night and there's a part where there's some sign language and she flipped out and just wanted to watch  signing videos all night.  She's especially interested in the alphabet.  I think part of it is that now her fine motor skills are such that she can actually sign a lot of letters that she couldn't before.   Anyways since then she keeps asking me about signing and since we're planning on doing baby signing anyways with the baby, I figured it might be worthwhile to actually pick it up again with DD. 

 

The problem is, is that before I prettty much maxed out my signing skills.  She learned probably about 300 words?  But since I've never had any formal training it was just stuff I found on the internet.  We actually live in a non-English speaking country so it's not like I could even take classes locally or anything.  I also work outside of the home so I don't have a ton of time  either to learn it (and I know DH won't take the time but to pick up a few things from me) so I'm basically looking for online resources or books that I could get ahold of to actually learn the grammar so I can speak with DD (and eventually the baby).  I'd really like to actually learn the grammar and everything since it got to the point with DD that she wanted to sign in sentences before but I wasn't sure about the exact structure.   Any resources that you could recommend would be a great help, thanks!

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post #2 of 12
2/6/11 at 8:28am

no help, but i am looking for the same thing...

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post #3 of 12
2/6/11 at 8:48am

http://www.masterstech-home.com/asldict.html this has viedos of signs

 

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/index/welcome.htm this is an on-line program

 

i have a long list of things on my amazon.conm list -- i'd be glad to share them -- ASL is our 2nd language here -- the boys are youg so ve're not too far into it

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post #4 of 12
2/6/11 at 1:32pm
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Yes, please share your amazon list too!  I'd love as many resources as possible! orngbiggrin.gif

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post #5 of 12
2/6/11 at 2:21pm

Signing Time DVDs? They're at our library here so you could check out a big variety. There's a ton of episodes and it could be expensive to buy them all. There's an "ABC signs" episode!

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post #6 of 12
2/6/11 at 2:22pm

i will do -- and share what you find too -- i am learning along with my 2 -- (3 adn 5) -- so far only Voc butttt we do vant ASL to be our 2nd language here

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post #7 of 12
2/6/11 at 2:24pm

also DO check the local Lib -- ours is tiny but has several sets of flash cards we've checked out several times to pratice.

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post #8 of 12
2/6/11 at 2:31pm
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Thanks! As for signing time, we did get them a lot when she was younger.  She loves them but I'm looking for something with actual conversations more (or how the grammar works etc) since she knows pretty much all the signs from the signing time DVD's already (at the height of her signing she'd sign about 4-5 word sentences and had some of the signing time songs memorized).  Our local library won't be any help since we're not in an English speaking country. winky.gif

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post #9 of 12
2/7/11 at 8:07pm

I really think to *truly* learn a language in a authentically fluent way, kids need to learn from a teacher who is a fluent-speaking teacher, a real person right there with whom they can interact (there is actually a lot of research on this).  Its especially tricky if you want to learn real ASL word order, as opposed to signed English word order.

 

I just managed to find a woman in town who is an ASL translator.  I found her through the local preschools and school district, they call on her when they have a deaf child enrolled.  Anyway, she teaches a class in my home to my (hearing) children (3 and 7), one other family with 2 hearing girls, and a little 4 y.o. girl who is deaf.  We moms are learning along with our kids.  The girls all work and play and sign together, it is really adorable.  They are learning so much from each other.  Its awesome. 

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post #10 of 12
2/8/11 at 12:45pm

duhhh i should have thought of that -- red faced!!

 



 

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Originally Posted by physmom View Post

Thanks! As for signing time, we did get them a lot when she was younger.  She loves them but I'm looking for something with actual conversations more (or how the grammar works etc) since she knows pretty much all the signs from the signing time DVD's already (at the height of her signing she'd sign about 4-5 word sentences and had some of the signing time songs memorized).  Our local library won't be any help since we're not in an English speaking country. winky.gif

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post #11 of 12
2/8/11 at 12:46pm



 

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Originally Posted by Googy View Post

I really think to *truly* learn a language in a authentically fluent way, kids need to learn from a teacher who is a fluent-speaking teacher, a real person right there with whom they can interact (there is actually a lot of research on this).  Its especially tricky if you want to learn real ASL word order, as opposed to signed English word order.

 

I just managed to find a woman in town who is an ASL translator.  I found her through the local preschools and school district, they call on her when they have a deaf child enrolled.  Anyway, she teaches a class in my home to my (hearing) children (3 and 7), one other family with 2 hearing girls, and a little 4 y.o. girl who is deaf.  We moms are learning along with our kids.  The girls all work and play and sign together, it is really adorable.  They are learning so much from each other.  Its awesome. 


tghat :) makes me totally JEALOUS!!!!  I hate being so rural and can't wait to move -- i so would LOVE to do something like that -- that is GREAT!!!

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post #12 of 12
2/8/11 at 1:30pm

ok here is the stuff off my alazon list -- and some i already got

 

a lot of this is only voc, i do plan for us to go whole hog and learn ASL as a 2nd language -- but we've been frying other fish -- by end of 2011 ve hope and peray to get move orders to "home" which shall mean a bigger town -- then i will get at least me and the older boy into an interavtive class.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Signing-Kids-Perigee-Mickey-Flodin/dp/0399516727/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3FFTP2T3WD89N&colid=20OK1AJ20EB40

 

http://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Words-Signing-Childrens-Literacy/dp/0897897927/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3BGJ36P0ESZ0U&colid=20OK1AJ20EB40

 

http://www.amazon.com/American-Sign-Language-Puzzle-Book/dp/0071413545/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3KAX9Z76MV120&colid=20OK1AJ20EB40

 

http://www.amazon.com/American-Sign-Language-Phrase-Book/dp/0071497137/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I27T1521Q9LPKG&colid=20OK1AJ20EB40

 

http://www.amazon.com/Learn-Sign-Fun-Way-Activities/dp/0761532633/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I12UOMJ95WX3GD&colid=20OK1AJ20EB40

 

http://www.amazon.com/Sign-Learn-American-Childhood-Classroom/dp/1929610696/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=IYF38YO0P5WMQ&colid=20OK1AJ20EB40

 

http://www.amazon.com/Religious-Signing-Comprehensive-Guide-Faiths/dp/0553342444/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1R3L5DWWK937O&colid=20OK1AJ20EB40

 

http://www.amazon.com/Communicating-Sign-Creative-American-Language/dp/0684835207/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2BLCEWKPXYG77&colid=20OK1AJ20EB40

 

http://www.amazon.com/Signs-Me-Vocabulary-Children-Teachers/dp/0915035278/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3T9DRXOD623L7&colid=20OK1AJ20EB40  (this one she may be past)

 

http://www.amazon.com/Communicating-Sign-Creative-American-Language/dp/0684835207/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2BLCEWKPXYG77&colid=20OK1AJ20EB40 this at the top of my buy list --

 

http://www.amazon.com/Joy-Signing-Illustrated-Mastering-Language/dp/0882435205/ref=wl_mb_recs_28_dp -- i have this -- got for 1$ at a thrift store

 

http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Course-American-Sign-Language/dp/0932666426/ref=wl_mb_recs_30_dp

 

http://www.amazon.com/American-Sign-Language-Puzzle-Book/dp/0071475958/ref=wl_mb_recs_26_dp

 

i really desire this one http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Language-Exercises-Increased-Comprehension/dp/0399514902/ref=wl_mb_recs_26_dp_15  !!!!!!!!!

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 have these and do not find them really useful -- at least not at the age my kdis are -- maybe for me alone, but that time is limited http://www.amazon.com/American-Language-Handshape-Flash-Cards/dp/1563681250/ref=wl_mb_recs_26_dp_24

 

http://www.amazon.com/Number-Letter-Beginning-Language-English/dp/0931993725/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp_T2 -- for mastery and pratice

 

http://www.amazon.com/Signing-Sunday-School-Beginning-Language/dp/0931993997/ref=wl_mb_recs_26_dp_59

 

http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Phrases-American-Language-Beginners/dp/0071598774/ref=wl_mb_recs_26_dp_91

 

sorry the level is all over the place -- it is a list of books to use vith the boys and also things for ME personally to try to get advanced.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Sign-Say-Bible-Verses-Children/dp/0687074428/ref=wl_it_dp_o_30

 

http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Signing-Young-Children-Preschool/dp/0876590334/ref=wl_it_dp_o_13

 

http://www.amazon.com/American-Language-Quickstudy-Reference-Guides/dp/1572225580/ref=wl_it_dp_o_34

 

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-ASL-Simple-American-Language/dp/0062734288/ref=wl_it_dp_o_15

 

http://www.amazon.com/Phrase-Book-American-Sign-Language/dp/0809299003/ref=wl_mb_hu_m_T2_20_dp

 

http://www.amazon.com/Sign-Language-Made-Simple-Introduction/dp/0385488572/ref=wl_mb_hu_m_T2_11_dp -- this is another at the very TOP of my list -- top top --

 

http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Hands-Voices-Language-Worship/dp/0687089921/ref=wl_mb_hu_m_T2_2_dp

 

 

 

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