“Love Story” by Taylor Swift, expressed in American Sign Language. [I do not own anything. All content belongs to Big Machine Records & Taylor Swift. No copyright infringement intended] ALSO! Add yourself as a FAN on my Facebook Fan Page! www.facebook.com (or search Ally ASL!) Requested By: beagleluver97 rachaelleanna Ilovemygoldfish19 boredasheck1991 mellroyjane racingurl43 sillypizzza josieexx angelinheaven060339 borngeek88 miakaisereneralmoro newstarttn sunshingril18 Lyrics: We were both young when I first saw you I closed my eyes and the flashback starts I’m standing there On a balcony in summer air See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns I see you make your way through the crowd And say hello Little did I know That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles And my daddy said, “stay away from Juliet” And I was crying on the staircase Begging you, please don’t go And I said Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone I’ll be waiting, all there’s left to do is run You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess It’s a love story Baby, just say yes So, I sneak out to the garden to see you We keep quiet cause we’re dead if they knew So close your eyes Escape this town for a little while Oh oh Cause you were Romeo, I was the scarlet letter And my daddy said, “stay away from Juliet” But you were my everything to me I was begging you, please don’t go And I said Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone I’ll be waiting, all there’s left to do is run You’ll be the prince and I ….
Is sign language considered to be a second language?
I am teaching myself sign language and I think I am going to end up going to Rock Valley Community College and then I am going to go to a college for a criminal justice and human services masters degree. But.. I don’t know if sign language is considered as a second language to community colleges or colleges like Columbia or Upper Iowa Unniversity. Can any one help me out here??
I already planned on taking courses once I get into my community college if they have it there.
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What site can i visit to learn sign language for free?
I wish to learn sign language but i haven’t got time for schooling, please help me find a site.
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Baby Sign Language, a Fun and Rewarding Home Business
Does the idea of working with parents and babies interest you? What if you could start a home business offering a very rewarding service to families?
Parents are jumping at the chance to teach their hearing babies how to communicate using Sign Language. Babies as young as 6 months old are telling their parents they hurt and need medicine. Think about how much less frustrating a parent’s life would be if their baby could tell them what is wrong rather than just cry.
Due to recent media coverage, parents, and daycare providers want to teach their babies and toddlers baby sign-language. This has created a demand for baby sign language instructors.
There is no experience or educational background necessary to teach baby sign language. All you need is a love of babies and the desire to teach parents how to better communicate with their baby.
Baby Sign Language Increases Trust and Decreases Frustration
Babies have a lot to say, but it takes many months before they develop the skills needed to form words. When a hearing baby learns sign language, he gains the ability to communicate before he can speak. One mom of a signing baby confirms that baby’s first sign can be just as exciting as a first word.
Researchers tell us that the early years are a prime time for acquiring language skills. It has been proven that baby sign language does not delay speech. In fact, hearing children who learn sign language have been shown to have a larger vocabulary when they do begin to speak and they have scored as much as 12 points higher on IQ tests in later years.
Most importantly, baby sign language increases trust between parent and child and decreases frustration for young children who cannot yet communicate with speech. Even older children love the “secret” communication that they can have with their parents in even the quietest of places.
It has also been reported that older siblings who sign with their baby brother or sister benefit from the early communication through reduced sibling rivalry.
Teaching Baby Sign Language
When babies wave bye-bye, they are ready to begin baby sign language. Be sure to speak each word as you sign it. Then show the baby how to do the hand sign. You can also use BABY SIGN LANGUAGE cards to teach new signs. These cards are bright, colorful, and durable. They are sure to capture a baby’s attention!
There is no doubt that baby sign language helps cement the parent-child bond with early communication skills that will last a lifetime. What a fulfilling way for a mom or anyone who loves babies to earn money at home!
Kindersigns.com is the most complete American Sign Language for Babies program available to day. Not only will you learn how to communicate with your child, but you will also have everything you need to turn your new sign language skills into a thriving Business Opportunity!
Miley Cyrus – Party in the USA – ASL Song
Miley Cyrus’ single “Party in the USA” performed in American Sign Language by Stephen Torrence. Lyrics below as always. Enjoy! (and BIG thanks to Bill Creswell for the subtitle track!) I hopped off the plane at LAX PLANE EXIT [LAX] With a dream and my cardigan HAVE DREAM AND COAT Welcome to the land of fame excess, THIS PLACE FAMOUS, EXCESSIVE Am I gonna fit in? PEOPLE ACCEPT ME? Jumped in the cab, [CAB] RIDE Here I am for the first time {RIDE AROUND} Look to the right and I see the Hollywood sign [Look right] SIGN-[HOLLYWOOD] This is all so crazy WOW, OVERWHELMED Everybody seems so famous ALL PEOPLE FAMOUS My tummys turnin and I’m feelin kinda home sick STOMACH SICK, HOME I MISS Too much pressure and I’m nervous, STRESSED, NERVOUS That’s when the taxi man turned on the radio DRIVER RADIO, TURN-UP and a Jay Z song was on AHA! [JAY Z] MUSIC and the Jay Z song was on [JAY Z] MUSIC x2 [chorus] So I put my hands up {HANDS OVERHEAD} Theyre playing my song, MY SONG HEAR-IT And the butterflies fly away BUTTERFLIES {FLYING} Noddin my head like yea {NODDING} YES Movin my hips like yea {HIPS SWING} YES I got my hands up, {HANDS OVERHEAD} Theyre playin my song MY SONG HEAR-IT I know im gonna be ok I KNOW MY FUTURE FINE Yea, It’s a party in the USA YES, PARTY IN [USA] x2 Get to the club in my taxicab [CAB] RIDE-TO [CLUB] Everybody’s lookin at me now {ALL EYES ON ME} Like whos that chick, thats rockin kicks? SEE GIRL, WHO? She gotta be from out of town NOT FROM-HERE So hard with my ….
New Uses for Sign Language?
Almost forty years ago, when my daughter was less than nine-months-old, I watched her wave her hands about in intricate patterns, turning them this way and that, and wriggling her fingers back and forth. Her vocal activity then consisted of crying, laughing, and mono-syllables; la-la, ma-ma, She had not figured out how to make most of the sounds, but she could definitely move her hands.
I wondered then whether infants wouldn’t learn sign language more easily than speech. Part of that was because I was alone all day with my baby, and didn’t have anyone else to talk with most of the time. So, the notion that an infant might be able to communicate ideas with her hands was exciting. It is only within the last few months that I have seen articles in the leading parenting magazines, which state that you can teach a nine-month-old infant to express her needs with her hands; such as “I’m hungry,” and “I’m poopy,” instead of merely crying. Teaching a child these things could also contribute to their emotional maturity, as the child would learn early on that she does not always need to scream and cry to get her needs met.
Unfortunately, I did not know anyone at that time who could have helped me learn sign language so that I could teach some to my daughter. Nor could I find any studies that might prove it could be easier for infants to learn sign language than speech. Do the children of deaf people learn how to communicate with their hands earlier than most children learn how to talk? No one I knew at the time could say. And what about those Indian tribes that primarily use sign language to communicate; do their children learn to do this earlier than children from conventional society learn to speak?
Vocal speech depends on the development of three centers within the brain; Broca’s area for producing speech, Wernicke’s area for understanding what we hear, and the angular gyrus where we organize our thoughts. We have seen the unfortunate results, when any these areas are damaged through accident or stroke and the victim needs to relearn how to talk. But, does sign language go through these same speech centers? Perhaps someone who has studied brain function could say. We know that chimpanzees can learn to express a wide range of ideas with American Sign Language. These animals do not have the first two speech areas in their brains. This would indicate that sign language may bi-pass the Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas in the human brain, making it a marvelous tool for injury to those areas. This would make a great area for further study.
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Teaching Children A Second Language – Add American Sign Language To The Mix?
by: Christina Schabow, owner, Portland Early Learning Project – Baby Sign Language & Spanish classes for kids in Portland, OR.
An increasing number of families are realizing the benefits of introducing their children to second (or more) languages from an early age. In this day in age it is becoming more and more possible to raise children bilingually. What an incredible gift!
Choosing and sticking with a plan for what is best for your family in regards to how to go about creating a bilingual home life can be quite challenging. When I bring up signing with a baby/child, a concern I often hear from parents who speak more than one language at home is “Will adding yet another language to the mix (American Sign Language) be too much? Won’t this be confusing for my child?!”
While this is a very natural way to feel, the answer is NO! In fact, using ASL signs with a child of any age who is learning more than one spoken language actually aids in the acquisition of the second language. This happens for a couple of reasons:
Signs serve as a visual cue of the new word’s meaning – Signs are often visually representative of the concept they represent. For example, when you sign BALL and say “pelota”, the sign is a great cue as to the meaning of the word because the sign for BALL actually looks like a ball! This is true for many signs.
Signs serve as bridges helping children to find commonalities between language – In other words, a child may learn very early on that when you put your hands together (like the sign fore MORE) that means MORE! When you ask your child in the second language “Quieres Mas?” the first several times you might get a look from your child like “huh?!” But if you say “Quieres Mas?” while signing that familiar sign MORE, a lightbulb will go on!! Instead of “huh?” your child will likely be thinking “I’m really not sure what mom just said, but I know that sign means MORE and yes, I want MORE!” Over time as he hears “Quieres Mas?” and simultaneously sees the sign MORE, he will connect meaning to the phrase, increasing understanding and thus use of the new language.
Adding signs to the mix will not confuse your child! It facilitates the process of understanding and using a new language. The is not only true for babies but for older children as well! This is just one of the many benefits of signing with a child!
Christina Schabow has her Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology and is a baby sign language instructor in Portland Oregon..
ASL?s plug and play harnesses can be a real time saver and save you money in the process
Assembly Solutions Ltd. happens to be one of the most predominant contract manufacturing companies in the UK. ASL provides an assortment of electrical cables, as well as wiring solutions to numerous industries, including the automotive industry, general engineers, utility services and much more. Their products range from simple wiring and cables, to more intricate cable harnesses to help with the needs of the automotive industry and complete equipment manufacturing.
Plug and play wiring harnesses are one of ASL’s areas of expertise and offer a wide range of answers for all of your needs. These PNP wiring harnesses are simple to use and install. All one has to do is simply plug one end of an assembly, for example a car stereo system, into the wiring harness and “play” whatever music or other electrical device that you want to install, saving time and without the problems of splicing or soldering.
Plug and play wiring harness have many advantages to them. Due to the easy installation, PNP harnesses are a very cost effective choice to fulfill your needs. The easy installation of the PNP will more than make up the difference of the harness itself. Car manufacturers have found that the simplicity of them have made a world of difference on the assembly line, in sales, as well as afterwards in customer satisfaction.
As opposed to the expensive alternative of retooling and building wiring harnesses and looms in-house, more and more automobile manufacturers are turning to ASL for all of their needs. This company has the ability to produce the quantity at the right price to make turning to them a highly cost effective alternative. ASL’s expertise guarantees that the automobile manufacturers will get a product with superior quality from a well established company.
At their Bolton factory, ASL produces a wide range of products. Orders with a longer lead time are manufactured at the facility in Poland and the Far East. Regardless of where they are produced, the quality is the same. All of the company’s employees are properly trained and strict quality control guidelines are maintained throughout the entire company.
ASL makes industrial wiring harnesses for an extensive variety of industrial products, such as digital photo booths, mobile phone transmitters, Naval Radar systems, and printing machines. Practically anything that requires an intricate wiring system can benefit from PNP harnesses and ASL has gained a solid reputation for manufacturing practically perfect harnesses for all of their clients. Look to Assembly Solutions Ltd. if you want solutions that work.
To know more about wiring harnesses and ASL?s plug and play harnesses can be a real time saver and save you money in the process visit http://www.assemblysolutions.com/wiring_harness.html
Some of the Advantages of Printable Sign Language Alphabet
The people who are hearing-impaired generally use sign language. However, these days the children are also taught the sign languages for communicating with them. In addition to these, in some special cases too, the sign language is useful.
The sign language alphabets are the alphabets in the English language shown with the signs of the hands. Using them the users can communicate with other. However, they too should understand this language.
This sign language can be learned from trainers. However, it is so simple that the people can learn it themselves too. For this, they can make use of some printable sign language alphabet.
The printable sign language alphabet is a guide in the form of a book, which consist of the complete description of these alphabets. In the sign alphabets language the parts of the hand as the fingers and the palm are used. Using the different combinations of these, the different alphabets are shown. These combinations are very simple and the user can do them without any strain on the hands.
The printable sign language alphabet is the guide, which contains the pictures of the signs depicting all the different alphabets. The user can easily understand these alphabet signs by just looking at them. In most of the printable sign language alphabet, the signs and the alphabets are given side by side. Therefore, there is no need to read any description. However, they also contain the whole description covering all the related things with the sign language.
These things include the right method by which, the users can make these signs with the hands.
This is important as, if wrong methods are used, after some time, the hands will face the problems as pain, etc. Moreover, the wrong methods may also lead to wrong signs, because of which the other person may not be able to understand what the user is conveying.
Each printable sign language alphabet also has some short cuts, so that the users may convey the small and common words using the sign alphabets. These too, are easy and therefore the people can learn them with ease. In addition to this, they also contain some tips, so that these signs can be done very fast.
The printable sign language alphabet is available very commonly in the different of the world. They are accordingly available in the different languages as the US English, British English, French, Spanish, etc. There are different publications, which publish the printable sign language alphabet. However, when wish to buy them you should consider what all extra things that they contain.
They are also available according to the different users. For example for the children, there is special type of printable sign language alphabet. This is very simple and it is presented in a very simple and attractive style. It also contains the information that would be useful to them.
The advantages of the printable sign language alphabet are that, those who need to learn the sign alphabets can learn them independently without the need of any teacher. Moreover, common person can also learn them and they would be useful for him too, in cases as communicating with others silently. Alternatively, where there is a lot of distance between him and the other person.
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What is the best way to learn sign language?
Ok so i really want to learn sign language but i really don’t know where to begin. please help.
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