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	Teaching Sign Language
		Sign language builds on the natural gestures we all use such as "bye," "hi," and "come here" to create a visual message that accompanies the spoken word.
		Research has shown that children who have learned sign language decrease their use of gestures and signs spontaneously as they develop the ability to speak clearly and are understood by others.
		For sign language to have meaning and be powerful to your child, it is essential everyone who is important in your child's life knows the signs that your child is using and understands.
	www.altonweb.com /cs/downsyndrome/teachsign.html (2053 words)

	The Use of Signs by Children with Down Syndrome
		Signs may be useful for children with Down syndrome for a variety of reasons.
		Manual signs may provide a way of communicating a message at a time when the child does not yet have the oral motor coordination necessary to say a word.
		Signing can provide a means of taking part in these conversational exchanges, and can move the child into the arena of learning language and participating in the goings on of others.
	www.he.net /~altonweb/cs/downsyndrome/useofsigns.html (1300 words)

	Gesture and Sign Language and Human Evolution
		But when a sign language word is analysed as what it is and not as a homologue of a spoken word, two components appear: what is active (a hand or hands or other body part) and what it does (the motion or action of that part).
		The third is that for children who progressed in speech as well as sign, the progress in sign language appeared crucial as a foundation for the changes in speech skills: The sign progress predated and appeared to guide or support the spoken language advances.
		In contrast, the major articulators for sign (the hands) move relatively slowly such that the duration of an isolated sign is about 1,000 milliseconds; the duration of an average spoken word is more like 500 milliseconds.
	www.humanevolution.net /a/signlanguage.html (7055 words)

	About JSL
		The national sign languages in Taiwan and Korea apparently have incorporated some JSL signs and forms from the colonial occupation of these countries by Japan prior to World War II.
		Signs from the northern island (Hokkaido) are different from Tokyo signs; which are different from some southern signs.
		For example, the sign for "INTERPRETER (TSUUYAKU)" is the thumb of the closed fist of the dominant hand moving left-right in front of the mouth.
	www.deaflibrary.org /jsl.html (1000 words)

	Sign2Me.com \| Classes
		Sign language classes for new parents and their children.
		Linda feels sign language works so well to promote speech and language development because it builds on a natural gesture imitation stage and is multi sensory.
		Sign language classes for parents with young children are held days or evenings, classes run for 1 hour for 5 weeks.
	www.sign2me.com /profile.php?ID=123 (421 words)

	EDUDEAF: Correspondence Course on Sign Languge and Bilingualism
		The correspondance course on 'Orientation of Sign Language and Bilingualism in Deaf Education' is sponsered by 'Deaf Foundation' which is an autonomous non profit making educational and research instituation.It has committed towards it's objective to improve the life of the deaf and to restore their human dignity.
		The opposition to sign language is because of misunderstandings, misconceptions, prejudices & ignorance.
		The Bilingualism in deaf education is based on a fundamental revolution of the deaf experience where sign language is used as a medium of instruction.
	www.deafed.net /publisheddocs/sub/97b31.htm (1534 words)

	Secure Beginnings: Signing Together Classes
		Signing takes advantage of that level of comprehension, and babies' natural curiosity and wish to grow, and gives them tools to leverage that comprehension into something useful.
		The SIGN with your BABY program suggests that beginning at around 6-7 months is optimal; your baby's memory is ready to learn signs at around 6 months, and the motor skills necessary come along at about 7 months.
		Also, ASL signs can give a common language to grandparents who don't share a spoken language, making it easier to connect with their grandchild.
	www.securebegin.com /faq.html (678 words)

	Total Communication Options for Children with Down Syndrome in the Context of Hanen Programs for Parents
		Reasons for introducing signs are well summarised in this study - "to improve oral language, provide some form of communication and alleviate a child's frustration." When parents stopped using signs it was because their child started talking or became more intelligible, reaffirming the notion of signs as a "bridge" to speech.
		Perhaps some of the caution around introducing signs comes from studies that were not as conclusive in their support for the "bridge" hypothesis (Jago et al, 1984; Romski and Ruder, 1984; Weller and Mahoney, 1983).
		While the majority of research seems to favour the use of signs, all the research in the world may not be enough to sway the parent whose philosophical stance is that children do best with an oral-only approach.
	www.altonweb.com /cs/downsyndrome/watson.html (3514 words)

	Baby Talk - Learn 2 Sign - How to Get Started!
		Teaching sign language to babies has become not just "the thing to do" but rather has come to the forefront of the beginning of us as parents taking the lead in educating our children from their earliest days.
		Sign language will help in the development of your child's vocabulary and can be a huge benefit to them in the future allowing them to communicate with both hearing and non hearing individuals.
		I can tell you from experience the joys of learning sign language and sharing that with your child will surely be worth the time and effort you put into it along with the rewards you will see as your child's vocabulary grows both in signing and verbally.
	www.babytalk-learn2sign.com /how-to-get-started!.html (547 words)

	Amazon.com: American Sign Language For Kids: Software (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The most sign languge it teaches is the help button in some of the games (the sign for "help") and the page number for the stories.
		Well, some games teach a little sign languge but when they do it is a boring game.
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	www.amazon.com /American-Sign-Language-For-Kids/dp/B00004U8KH (1111 words)

	Hearing, Vision, Disabilities: Novelties - Games
		Compiled by Sign Language instructors through actual experience, this guide is a support system for teaching Sign Language classes elementary to college level.
		Enclosed are teacher's notes, an introduction to sign language, instructions on various games and activities, and an index of over 800 words corresponding to the handshapes.
		All communicaiton is both signed in ASL and spoken in English by Paws the Pilot.
	www.barrproductions.com /novelties-games.html (2226 words)

	Lesson Tutor: ASL and Signed English signs for the same meanings
		As was discussed in the first series of sign lessons, two methods of signing exist: American Sign Language and Signed English.
		For example, the Signed English sentence "Are you hungry?" might just as easily be conveyed by the American Sign Language phrase "Hungry, you?" In this lesson, you will be introduced to some common ASL phrases.
		Note: The sign symbolizes that the church is set on the rock.
	www.lessontutor.com /eesASL34.html (392 words)

	From Affect to Grammar: Grammaticization in Sign Languages
		I suggest that raised eyebrows in signed languages evolved from a signal, which was frequently used with a specific communicative behavior, that later lead to ritualization.
		Somewhere along the way, either during the evolution of languages in general or during the natural development of signed languages, raised eyebrows, a tilted forward head and widening of the eyes was emancipated from its primary motivation.
		Coerts, Jane (1990) "The analysis of interrogatives and negations in Sign Language of the Netherlands." In Sigmund Prillwitz (ed.) Current trends in European sign languge research: Proceedings of the 3rd European Congress on Sign Language.
	www.unm.edu /~jmacfarl/eyebrow.html (4497 words)

	Sign Language - Software
		Sign language equivalents of over 600 English and Spanish words can be identified in both ASL and MSL.
		Contains 2,600 video simulations of signs, more than 200 animations explaining origins of selected signs, and has the ability to print out signs and fingerspelling characters.
		The meaning of signs that have no single English word equivalent can be discerned (e.g., What's happening?), and multiple English words that share the same sign (e.g., all, total, whole) can be found by describing the sign.
	www.adcohearing.com /page58.html (516 words)

	American Sign Language (ASL)
		Beginning Course in American Sign Language I and II (3:3:1 each).
		Introduction and development of receptive and expressive language skills in American Sign Language.
		Independent study in American Sign Language under the guidance of a faculty member.
	www.depts.ttu.edu /officialpublications/courses/ASL.html (119 words)

	CRTL NEWSLETTER
		Because the authors of Language in Motion attempt to cover so many issues pertaining to the nature and use of sign languge, minimal detail is devoted to many of the topics.
		A videotape to inform ASL teachers regarding the American Sign Language Teachers Association's Evaluation and Certification System is being produced by Bill Newell and Keith Cagle, former NTID instructor of ASL and currently Director of the Mid-Western Regional Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Morgantown, NC.
		The videotape is being produced by Dawn Sign Press, and is projected for release to coincide with the NAD biennial convention and meeting of ASLTA in July, 1996.
	www.rit.edu /~490www/Newslet/1-96news.html (3626 words)

	Nueces County Record Star (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tiny Fingers is a six-week baby sign language program that will be offered by the Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department beginning Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Lindale Recreation Center, 3133 Swantner.
		Classes are most appropriate for children between six months to three years of age and are not able to articulate everything they want to say.
		Teaching a child sign languge helps to reduce frustration with communication, strengthen your parent-infant bond, jumpstart language development with signs, stimulate intellectual development and enhance infant self-esteem.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15829081&BRD=1157&PAG=461&dept_id=172073&rfi=6 (131 words)

	Sign language :: Albuquerque Homeschool Co-op (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Furthermore there is a woman in Albuquerque who teaches sign to babies and toddlers and perhaps other children, (she is hearing and i believe her name is Amy too) I will try to find her info.
		The Amy who teaches signing (if it's the same Amy I've met) doesn't teach standard signing, but a special set of signs designed to be easy for babies to sign.
		I had a mom whose girl (about five) was very interested in sign languge, so she attended and learned TONS of signs.
	www.abqhomeschool.com /cgi-bin/blah/Blah.pl?b=HR,m=1123859104 (1296 words)

	sign in - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Messengers are required to sign in at the front desk.
		The old man looked into Fledgeby's little eyes for any sign of leave to be easy with Mr Twemlow; but there was no sign in them.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	idioms.thefreedictionary.com.cob-web.org:8888 /sign+in (189 words)

	Sign Language - Software
		This is a great way for deaf people to learn a foreign sign language and the nuances between British and American English.
		The Russian Sign Language/American Sign Language Translator allows the user to translate 650 words instantly between four languages - Russian Sign Language (video), American Sign Language (video), Russian (text), and English (text).
		It also is a wonderful tool for hearing Russina-speaking parents whose deaf children are learning ASL to communicate and share their culture.
	www.adcohearing.com /sl_software.html (755 words)

	www.myspace.com/shinael
		She also signs milk, eat, more, fish, cat, dog, phone, time to pee, hot, soft touch, and hi/bye.
		I teach parents how to communicate with their infants and toddlers; and before they are able to clearly speak words.
		Parents benefit from teaching their baby sign language in ways such as: giving their baby a head start in language development, experiencing a "Not-So-Terrible-Two's," hearing less crying around the house, and plenty more.
	www.myspace.com /shinael (1657 words)

	SignWriting Email List 22 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		That's true, most of the tribes of south america (tupi-guarani, ona, mapuche, colla, aymara) had (and are now trying to preserve) their own languge.
		After colonization, their language was written by the spaniards using latin alphabet, transposing the sound of the languge in kind of fonological transcription of the native's language.
		More about it is that writting gestured languages allows or makes easier to study the grammar of a guven signed language.
	www.signwriting.org /forums/swlist/archive1/email022.html (151 words)

	Boxer-Dog.org View topic - Whats So Special About A white boxer?
		And I too wouldn't change Kyla for the world,but if they gave the oppertunity to choose between a fawn or brindle boxer and a white deaf boxer I would go with the white since many of them are sacrified and underestimated just for being white.
		Since you have a boxer, yes they are smart however sign language would have to be the most persistant "trick" to teach them.
		I have to agree that teaching a dog sign language is not difficult- I use hand signals w/my verbal cues and Aaron taught Xena "up" with a hand signal only.
	www.boxer-dog.org /chat/viewtopic.php?p=37669 (1668 words)

	Camp Willard
		The primary language at Camp Willard is American Sign Languge, and all Deaf and Hard of Hearing children are welcome to attend-regardless of signing ability.
		Camp Willard is staffed with trained Indiana School for the Deaf employees who bring experience in education, American Sign Language, Deaf culture and leadership skills to their roles as camp counselors.
		We strive to provide each camper with oppotunities for socialization with peers and adults, leadership development and personal growth.
	www.deafhoosiers.com /CW/WhatIsCampWillard.asp (300 words)

	TCD Sign - About Us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		TCD Sign - About Us The TCD Sign Language Society was set up in September 1999, to provide interested students with the facilities to learn Irish Sign Language (ISL).
		We also arrange interesting and relevant speakers (usually interpreted) and arrange the occasional pub quiz, video screening, trip to the deaf club, and other social occasions.
		It's fun to watch people trying to sign with a pint in one hand, and maybe even a cigarette in the other!
	societies.csc.tcd.ie /~sign/about.htm (96 words)

	Handspeak: American Sign Language Online Dictionary, Baby Sign Language, International Sign, more (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A Sign Language, in its richly multi-sensory, simultaneous, spatial-visual-temporal nature is a fascinating world of languages to learn and explore.
		A sign language has been highly developed by fluent Deaf/Signers over the past centuries; ASL is the 3rd most used language in the U.S. Baby Sign
		A sign language in its simultaneous, cinematic nature adds a dynamic spice to the visual-spatial arts, daycare + bedtime storytelling, and performing arts.
	www.handspeak.com.cob-web.org:8888 (263 words)

	Hearing Loss Web Forum
		American sign languge is only used by 250,000 deaf people in about 2 million total.
		Sign users objected to ANY oral user coming in, and when this was overuled by Local Authorities here, they used their numerical muscle to ensure non-signers would be unable to hold any position in those clubs.
		I recall a year ago when, in exasperation at getting nowhere with the deaf, I advertised in a local paper for interested people who would like to form a HI club, and, was immediately attacked by members of the signing community for wanting to open a club in 'competition' to them.
	hearinglossweb.com /discus/messages/11/342.html?... (3024 words)

	Anne Baker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Using a longitudinal database (0-8 years) of six children (3 deaf, 3 hearing) learning Sign Language of the Netherlands (NGT) in their deaf families we study the language choice made over time, the development of syntax and morphology, lexical development and turn-taking behaviour.
		We are interested in the combinations of signs and spoken forms in children learning a sign language and in the status of these forms in adults.
		We hope to show which constraints exist on such forms and the processes involved in their acquisition by studying spontaneous language in interaction between deaf adults and their deaf and hearing children.
	home.medewerker.uva.nl /a.e.baker (1096 words)

	MEJ - Sign language Interpreting Services, Video Remote Interpreting, Translation Service, Telephone Interpreting , ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		M E J provides certified professional sign language interpreters, foreign language interpreters and translators The most common environments in which we provide language services include hospitals, legal offices, educational facilities, meetings, seminars, auctions, training sessions, rehabilitation settings, interviews and conferences.
		For your convenience, M E J provides highly trained on-site sign language and foreign language interpreters to help you effectively communicate with your LEP clients.
		M E J also provides Sign languge Interpreting services for Deaf and blind cients.
	www.mejpbs.com (817 words)

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