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Signing Made Easy

A Complete Program for Learning and Using Sign Language in Everyday Life

Author Rod R. Butterworth, Mickey Flodin
Paperback
$20.00 US
Penguin Adult HC/TR | Tarcher
8.05"W x 10.77"H x 0.42"D  
On sale Feb 20, 1989 | 224 Pages | 9780399514906
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A comprehensive guide to learning and using SEE (Signing Exact English) in everyday life

In Signing Made Easy, the authors of the acclaimed Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing and The Pocket Dictionary of Signing have created a text and workbook in one. This volume will teach you how to use signing in English sentence format. Signing Made Easy offers the most thorough, step-by-step approach to learning sign language, complete with drills and practice exercises to increase signing ability and understanding.

Presented in a large-format, easy-to-follow design, this book includes:

• More than 3,500 different signs, with clear illustrations and descriptions
• Instructions on how to sign in complete sentences
• Exercises for learning how to give and receive signs
• Drills to reinforce vocabulary retention
• Chapters organized by subject—from careers to family to food—that build progressively on previous lessons
• The complete manual alphabet
• Spelling exercises throughout
• Instructions for forming numbers and inflections
• A complete index for easy reference
Rod R. Butterworth View titles by Rod R. Butterworth
Mickey Flodin is the author of Signing Everyday Phrases, Signing for Kids, Signing is Fun, Signing Illustrated, and co-author, with Rod R. Butterworth, of The Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing, The Pocket Dictionary of Signing, and Signing Made Easy. View titles by Mickey Flodin
Signing Made EasyForeword

Introduction

History

How to Use This Book

Suggestions and Tips for Easier Signing

Hand Shapes

Inflections

Numbers

The Manual Alphabet

Chapter 1
Family and Social Life

Chapter 2
Work and Careers

Chapter 3
Food

Chapter 4
Travel and Holidays

Chapter 5
Sports and Recreation

Chapter 6
Seasons, Time, and Weather

Chapter 7
Emotions

Chapter 8
Money and Shopping

Chapter 9
Education

Chapter 10
Health and Emergencies

Chapter 11
Religion

Chapter 12
Animals and Nature

Answers

Additional Descriptions

Index

About

A comprehensive guide to learning and using SEE (Signing Exact English) in everyday life

In Signing Made Easy, the authors of the acclaimed Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing and The Pocket Dictionary of Signing have created a text and workbook in one. This volume will teach you how to use signing in English sentence format. Signing Made Easy offers the most thorough, step-by-step approach to learning sign language, complete with drills and practice exercises to increase signing ability and understanding.

Presented in a large-format, easy-to-follow design, this book includes:

• More than 3,500 different signs, with clear illustrations and descriptions
• Instructions on how to sign in complete sentences
• Exercises for learning how to give and receive signs
• Drills to reinforce vocabulary retention
• Chapters organized by subject—from careers to family to food—that build progressively on previous lessons
• The complete manual alphabet
• Spelling exercises throughout
• Instructions for forming numbers and inflections
• A complete index for easy reference

Author

Rod R. Butterworth View titles by Rod R. Butterworth
Mickey Flodin is the author of Signing Everyday Phrases, Signing for Kids, Signing is Fun, Signing Illustrated, and co-author, with Rod R. Butterworth, of The Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing, The Pocket Dictionary of Signing, and Signing Made Easy. View titles by Mickey Flodin

Table of Contents

Signing Made EasyForeword

Introduction

History

How to Use This Book

Suggestions and Tips for Easier Signing

Hand Shapes

Inflections

Numbers

The Manual Alphabet

Chapter 1
Family and Social Life

Chapter 2
Work and Careers

Chapter 3
Food

Chapter 4
Travel and Holidays

Chapter 5
Sports and Recreation

Chapter 6
Seasons, Time, and Weather

Chapter 7
Emotions

Chapter 8
Money and Shopping

Chapter 9
Education

Chapter 10
Health and Emergencies

Chapter 11
Religion

Chapter 12
Animals and Nature

Answers

Additional Descriptions

Index

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