ASL Resources



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DVDs
My children’s favorite DVDs are by Signing Time and Sign-a-Lot.
You can look them up at:
http://www.signingtime.com/
http://www.signingtimekids.org/
http://www.signalot.com/
The Signing Time series are sometimes played on PBS. Much fun to watch :-)
The Sign-A-Lot DVDs can also be purchased in our online store!
Online References
http://www.lifeprint.com/ (this is my Favorite Dictionary)
http://www.commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
All of these sites are free of charge.
Informational Websites (Research, Activities, Products)
Research Articles and Books
  • “Learn to Sign the Fun Way” (Paperback) by Penny Warner
  • “Signing Fun” (Paperback) by Penny Warner
  • “You can Learn Sign Language!” (Paperback) by Jackie Kramer and Tali Ovadia
  • Hafer, J. (1986). Signing For Reading Success. Washington D.C.: Clerc Books, Gallaudet University Press.
  • Wilson, R., Teague, J., and Teague, M. (1985). The Use of Signing and Fingerspelling to Improve Spelling Performance with Hearing Children. Reading Psychology, 4, 267-273.
Easy to Sign Books
SeeMeTalking List of Easy to Sign Books (PDF Version)

Toddlers

1. Elmo’s World: Love! – Kara Mcmahon, Mary B. Nelson (Family)
2. Good Night, Gorilla – Peggy Rathmann (Animals)
3. Goodnight Moon – Margaret Wise Brown (Bedtime)
4. Moo Baa La La La – Sandra Boynton (Animals)
5. Blue Hat, Green Hat – Sandra Boynton (Colors, Clothe)
6. What Makes a Rainbow? - Betty A. Schwartz, Dona Turner (Colors)

Preschoolers *

1. A Dragon in a Wagon – Jane Belk Moncure (Transportation)
2. Bears on Wheels – Stan Berenstain (Numbers)
3. Brown Bear, Brown Bear… – Eric Carle, Bill Martin Jr. (Animals, Colors)
4. Duck on a Bike – David Shannon (Animals)
5. Hello Hello – Dan Zanes (Greeting, Diversity)
6. If You Take a Mouse to School – Laura J. Numeroff (School)
7. My Many Colored Days – Dr Seuss (Colors, Animals, Feelings)
8. Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs! – Sandra Boynton (Opposites)
9. One, Two, Three – Sandra Boynton (Numbers)
10. Sheep Take a Hike – Nancy E. Shaw, Margot Apple (Outdoors)
11. The Going-To-Bed Book – Sandra Boynton (Bed Time)
12. The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! – Mo Willems (Feelings)
13. The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle (Food)
14. What Will the Weather Be Like Today? – Paul Rogers (Weather)

Elementary School *

1. How are you peeling? – Saxton Freymann (Feelings)
2. King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub – Audrey and Don Wood (Royalty)
3. Little Pea – Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Days of the Week, Food)
4. Lunch – Denise Fleming (Food, Colors)
5. May I Bring A Friend? – Beatrice de Regniers (Royalty, Days of the Week)
6. Moses Goes to a Concert – Isaac Millman (Music, Deaf Culture)
7. Moses Goes to School – Isaac Millman (School, Deaf Culture)
8. The Way I Feel – Janan Cain (Feelings)
9. Today I feel Silly: And Other Moods…– Jamie Lee Curtis (Feelings)
10. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – Michael Rosen, Helen Oxenbury (Outdoors)

*) The categorizing of books by age group is just a suggestion by SeeMeTalking.
Of course, older children may read younger children’s books and vice versa.