discussion title:
The nightmare continues.......
message #:
3283.5 in response to 3283.4
Unless it has been revised in the past few years, The Joy of Signing has outdated signs. It also tends to use "English" signs as opposed to American Sign Language (ASL) signs. There are differences and, as they grow older, most kids will recognize many permutations of the same sign. In fact, one of my students (deaf-blind) had a grandparent who signed "hamburger" when she meant "school" and she would tell him "Time to go to hamburger." Of course, he understood "school" because he was a smart little cookie AND when he would sign "school" to her, he would sign "hamburger," but with everyone else, he used the appropriate sign for "school." Amazing how flexible kids are!
When I had to learn Signed English for a student, I used "Signing: Signed English -- A Basic Guide." If you want to check it out, go to http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0517561328/sr=1-1/qid=1153796730/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-5630394-0511804?ie=UTF8&s=books. For my kiddos and their parents, the pictures of the signs were clear and easy to understand (I had to enlarge them, of course).
