Library Thursdays: Signing resources

Signing helps people with Down syndome communicate. It can be used initially to help children learn how to communicate with others which leads to speech. And it can also enhance speech throughout a person's life. There are many resources in our library to help with the use of signing. Recent additions are:
Sign with Me - Learning Strategies for Key Word Sign, a short DVD produced by Makaton WA which explains why we do key word signing and how to do it. It is good for schools and services to understand how to use signing.
and

Let's play with sign, a book by Makaton Australia. It shows how to use scripting with Makaton. It only shows about 120 signs, but it helps people understand how to sign and which words to sign.

Other resources in the library for signing:

The Makaton Vocabulary - Auslan edition and Key Signs- a supplement to the Makaton Vocabulary.

Sing and Sign with Me by Aileen Ryan

Makaton Nursery Rhymes DVD - Variety Tasmania

Tiny Hands: Australian Sign Language for Babies to Toddlers by Aileen Ryan

Small Talk Reference Chart by Aileen Ryan

See and Sign picture books: Emotions/Feelings, Animals, Objects, Opposites, Food, Directions

To borrow any of these resources, email the library.

Or to see video of each Auslan sign demonstrated, go to Auslan Australia - online Auslan sign reference.