An ASL-English Dictionary Available in Two Formats: Hardcover and Online Video

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Features

  • More than 1,000 ASL sign drawings
  • All signs paired with charming color illustrations
  • Introduction explains how to sign ASL and fingerspell
  • Complete index of English terms for each sign, including synonyms
  • Sample sentences using specific words to match every sign’s meaning
  • Purchase of the hardcover dictionary provides access to the online video dictionary, which features children who are native ASL signers demonstrating all the signs from the book

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The Gallaudet Children's Dictionary of American Sign Language presents more than 1,000 ASL sign drawings arranged alphabetically by English terms, plus delightful color illustrations for each sign. Also featuring English sentences for each sign, the Gallaudet Children’s Dictionary stands alone as the best, most entertaining ASL reference volume for deaf and hearing children alike.

The Gallaudet Children’s Dictionary is a bilingual dictionary that will teach American Sign Language and increase and improve English vocabulary skills.

This dictionary will help children make the connections between the signs they already know and the written English words that express the same concept.

The Gallaudet Children’s Dictionary of American Sign Language is the standard ASL reference for children, their parents, and their teachers.

For more information about American Sign Language and related books, visit Gallaudet University Press.

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