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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sign Language Terms | |
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| History of American Sign Language | |
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| What Is Deafness? | |
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| How Did American Sign Language Develop? | |
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| Why Was American Sign Language Controversial? | |
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| How Was American Sign Language Finally Accepted? | |
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| How Did This Change Deaf Education? | |
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| Research on Teaching Sign Language to Hearing Children | |
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| Deaf and Hearing Students Together | |
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| Children with Special Needs | |
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| Second-Language Learners | |
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| Babies and Toddlers | |
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| Early Literacy | |
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| Guiding Principles of the American Sign Language Curriculum | |
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| Start Early | |
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| Start Simple | |
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| Make It Fun | |
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| Make It Meaningful | |
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| Include Information about People Who Are Deaf | |
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| Use American Sign Language | |
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| Use Existing Classroom Materials | |
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| Include All Teachers and Staff Members | |
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| Share with Families | |
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| Relax! | |
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| Signs for "It's Raining, It's Pouring" | |
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| Teaching and Learning about American Sign Language and Deaf Culture | |
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| Why Teach about Deafness and Deaf Culture? | |
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| Learning about Deaf Culture | |
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| Teaching about Deaf Culture | |
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| Learning American Sign Language | |
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| Lesson Plan-"Sign Time" | |
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| American Sign Language in an Early Childhood Literacy Program | |
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| Why It Works | |
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| How to Include ASL in an Early Childhood Literacy Program | |
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| Literacy Signs | |
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| American Sign Language for Classroom Management | |
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| Engage Your Students | |
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| Effectively Redirect Behavior | |
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| Establish Routines | |
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| Ease Transitions | |
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| Address Different Learning Styles | |
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| Increase Communication with Children with Special Needs | |
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| Create a Common Language in a Multilingual Classroom | |
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| Help Children Understand and Express Feelings | |
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| Clam the Classroom | |
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| Build Community | |
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| Classroom Management Signs | |
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| Thematic Lesson Plans | |
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| The ASL Illustrations | |
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| Unit Order | |
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| Introducing ASL Vocabulary | |
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| Using Children's Books | |
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| Songs | |
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| A Final Word | |
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| Feelings | |
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| Family | |
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| School | |
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| Food | |
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| Colors | |
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| Seasons | |
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| Community Helpers | |
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| Animals | |
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| American Sign Language Illustration Index | |
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| Sample Letter to Families | |
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| References | |
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| Resources | |