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English
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This book introduces young readers to American Sign Language words for family members. Each page features one family sign within an everyday situation a child might be part of. The opposite page has a bright, fun image as well as an illustration of the sign created by an in-house designer and simple, step-by-step directions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 5 percent of the world's population has disabling hearing loss. Some people's hearing loss is mild. They can communicate through spoken language and may use a hearing aid. Some people have profound hearing loss, which most people refer to as being deaf. In this book, readers will learn the causes of deafness and the different ways in which deaf people communicate. Full-color photographs...
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F. Watts
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
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Examines the fundamental differences between written and spoken English and American Sign Language, the first language for more than 250,000 deaf people in North America. Includes instructions for using sign language in playing games, reading poetry, and singing songs.
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Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Alexander Graham Bell invented not only the telephone, but also early versions of the phonograph, the metal detector, airplanes, and hydrofoil boats. This Scottish immigrant was also a pioneering speech teacher and a champion of educating those with hearing impairments, work he felt was his most important contribution to society. Bell worked with famous Americans such as Helen Keller and aviators Glenn Curtiss and Samuel P. Langley, and his inventions...