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Ellen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she and her fiancé receive an unexpected visit from Alexander Graham Bell. Ellen is deaf and for a time she was Bell's student learning visible speech. During their lessons, Bell also confided in her about his dream of producing a device that would transmit the human voice along a wire: the telephone. Now, on the cusp of wealth and renown, Bell wants Ellen to speak up in support of his claim to the patent...
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The "A.S.L., Yes!" Level 1 Lessons and Workbook is designed to align with ACTFL and ASLTA standards. This scalable and adaptable holistic curriculum is suitable for middle and high school students and college-level learners.
It can be used by both instructors and students in group or independent study formats. The curriculum comprises 30 themed topic lessons covering vocabulary, grammar features, critical reading and Q&A about the culture and...
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This book focuses on how sign language ideologies influence, manifest in, and are challenged by communicative practices. Sign languages are minority languages using the visual-gestural and tactile modalities, whose affordances are very different from those of spoken languages using the auditory-oral modality.
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Your baby has many wants and needs. Some you can figure out. Others need a little more patience. While your baby learns to make their requests verbally, you can teach them gestures and signs that will help bridge the gap of understanding. Baby Sign Language offers the tools and techniques you need to teach sign language to your baby.