Bibliograph

The signing family, what every parent should know about sign communication, David A. Stewart, Barbara Luetke-Stahlman

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The signing family, what every parent should know about sign communication, David A. Stewart, Barbara Luetke-Stahlman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The signing family

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

38281382

Responsibility statement

David A. Stewart, Barbara Luetke-Stahlman

Sub title

what every parent should know about sign communication

Summary

The Signing Family shows parents how to create a set of goals for signing centered around the needs of their deaf child, then describes in even-handed terms the major signing options available: American Sign Language, Signed English, Signing Exact English, and Contact Sign. Parents will learn how each of these signing methods originated and, in the case of English signing systems, why they were created and what they are meant to impart to deaf children. Parents will also learn their legal rights in the education of their child and how to work with schools to provide their sign preference in the child's classroom. Armed with all of this thorough information, parents can determine how each type of signing maps onto their goals for themselves and their child, both within the family and in the educational system

Table Of Contents

1. Making the Decision to Sign -- 2. Signing in the Education of Deaf Children -- 3. A Word about Language -- 4. American Sign Language -- 5. English Signing -- 6. Signing Exact English -- 7. Signed English -- 8. Contact Signing -- 9. The Law and Signing -- 10. Forming Partnerships with Schools

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Contributor