recently i’ve been working with kids with physical and mental disabilities. most of them know sign language and sometimes it’s easier to communicate with them that way. i barely know any (just “good job” so far), and would like to know about some helpful & easy-to learn sign language books. i mainly want to learn the basics, and if there are more elaborate books to follow-up with that would be great. any recommendations?
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You could start off with books like A Basic Course in American Sign Language by Carol Radden, Tom Humphries, and Terrence J. O’Rourke or Sign Language Made Simple: A Complete Introduction to American Sign Language by Karen Lewis, Roxanne Henderson, Michael Brown, and Cassio Lynn and then progress onto more advanced learning with things like Advanced Sign Language Vocabulary Raising Expectations: A Resources Text for Educators, Interpreters, Parents, and Sign Language Instructors by Janet Renee Coleman and Elizabeth England Wolf or Conversational Sign Language II: An Intermediate Advanced Manual by Willard Madsen. They are all available from amazon. Hope this helps.