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A much needed multi-media budget taster pack for those interested in learning more about British Sign Language (BSL). This pack consists of 2 books - "Let's Sign: BSL Building Blocks Tutor" (0953506932) and "Let's Sign: BSL Building Blocks Student Primer" (0953506940) and a CD-Rom. The A4 Tutor has a succinct background, copyable worksheets, games and activities. The Student Primer contains the sign illustrations for individual class and home work. This is a colourful introduction to the subject that is accessible to all beginners. The child-friendly illustrations and CD-Rom of a Deaf family demonstrating the signs, make it particularly attractive to children and families. Schools and Youth Groups will also find this an ideal resource.

Table of Contents:
Contents Tutor book; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction - Why Learn British Sign Language?; Who Can Use 'Let's Sign'?; Frequently Asked Questions; A Brief History of BSL - A Story of Oppression; Changing Attitudes; Deaf Children and Communication Needs; Deaf Children and Mental Health; Some Important Points to Remember; Some Facts and Figures; The Building Blocks of BSL; Introducing the Building Blocks; Introducing Amy and Ben; How We Feel - What Our Faces Show; It's Not What You Sign - It's the Way that You Sign it!; BSL Handshapes; Location and Movement: The Head - The Mind Area; Location and Movement: The Body - Feelings and Emotions; Handshape Group One - Closed Hand: Tutor's Notes; Handshape Group Two - Good Hand: Tutor's Notes; Handshape Group Three - Pointing Hand: Tutor's Notes; Handshape Group Four - Clawed Hand: Tutor's Notes; Handshape Group Five - Flat Hand: Tutor's Notes; Handshape Group Six - Chat Signs: Tutor's Notes; Variations Fingerspelling and Its Role in BSL; British Two-Handed Fingerspelling Alphabet - Left Handed Version; British Two-Handed Fingerspelling Alphabet - Right Handed Version; Starting to Fingerspell - Some Suggestions; Cut Out and Match the Fingerspelt Letters; Introducing the Signs - The Materials and Suggestions for Use; The Signs - Flash Cards; Sign/Word Cards to Match; Link the Handshapes to the Signs; Circle the Right Word; Link the Words and Signs; Picture Lotto; Picture Dominoes; Fill in the Missing Letters; Appendices; Sources and Recommended Reading; Useful Web Sites, Useful Contacts; Fingerspelling Alphabet - Grayscale Version; Index - Glossary of Sign Entries with Descriptions

About the Author :
Cath Smith originally trained as a Social Worker with Deaf People, developing services for deaf people in Cleveland where she still lives and works. She is a Registered Qualified Sign Language Interpreter who has also worked for many years in deaf education, teaching Communication Skills to students and families in addition to working on BSL teaching resources. The author has written and published 6 other highly successful titles on British Sign Language and deafness.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780953506965
  • Publisher: Co-Sign Communications
  • Publisher Imprint: Co-Sign Communications
  • Height: 295 mm
  • Width: 210 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0953506967
  • Publisher Date: 24 Mar 2001
  • Binding: SA
  • Spine Width: 15 mm


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