Families

For a Deaf Son. Videocassette. Dallas, TX: KARA, 1994 60 mins. Signed/Voiced/Captioned. 4th floor HV2391 .F67 1994
A hearing family faces many challenges when deciding how to communicate and educate their deaf son Thomas.

Reading

Reading to Deaf Children : Learning from Deaf Adults. Videocassette.Washington, DC : Gallaudet University, 1997. 59 mins. Signed/Voiced/Color/Captioned. (4th floor, HV2469.R4 R4 1997).
Booklet written by David R. Schleper. Fifteen principles are outlined as a guide for parents and teachers who want to share the pleasure of reading with deaf children.

Read it Again and Again. Videocassette. Gallaudet University, 1998. 40 mins. Color/Signed/Voiced/Captioned. (4th floor, HV2469.R4 R38 1998). Also available at ETC.
Booklet written by David R. Schleper. Six easy steps for teachers and librarians to use when conducting classroom shared reading sessions.

Read With Me. Videocassettes. Boys Town Press, 1996-2000. Color/Signed/Voiced/Captioned. Vols. 1, 4, 5, 9, 10. (4th floor, HV2391 .R43 1996).
v. 1. Baby clothes / N. Ricklin ; I can / H. Oxenbury ; My busy day / M. Kemplin ; Sleepy time / M. Morgan ; My first look at sizes 4. King Bidgood's in the bathtub / Audrey Wood ; The mitten / Jan Brett -- v. 5. The rainbow fish / Marcus Pfister ; Small green snake / Libba Moore Gray -- v. 9. If you give a mouse a cookie / Laura Joffe Numeroff -- v. 10. The mixed-up chameleon / Eric Carle.


Sign Language and Infants/Children

The Beginning American Sign Language Videocourse. 15 Videocassettes. Salem, Or. : Sign Enhancers, 1992. Color/Signed/Captioned/Voiced. (4th floor, HV2474 .B459 1992).
Learn sign language by watching the interactions in a deaf family. Instructor also demonstrates signs. Each tape includes introduction to new vocabulary, visit with the family, cultural and grammatical notes, and a practice session.
Lesson 1. Meet the Bravo family, morning routine signs (40 min.) -- Lesson 2. Breakfast with the Bravos, breakfast & dining signs (40 min.) -- Lesson 3. Where's the TV remote? Household signs (30 min.) -- Lesson 4. Let's go food shopping! Food signs (40 min.) -- Lesson 5. Review & practice session, lessons 1-4 (60 min.) -- Lesson 6. Read any good fingers lately? (35 min.) -- Lesson 7. A school daze (40 min.) -- Lesson 8. A school daze-- the sequel (45 min.) -- Lesson 9. Dollar signs (50 min.) -- Lesson 10. Review & practice session, lessons 6-9 (60 min.) -- Lesson 11. Playing in the park (45 min.) -- Lesson 12. The doctor is in! (45 min.) -- Lesson 13. Business as unusual (45 min.) -- Lesson 14. Let's go clothes shopping (40 min.) -- Lesson 15. Review & practice session, lessons 11-14 (65 min.).

Family Sign Language and Informational Video Series. 3 DVDs. Bakersfield, Calif. : Color of Language, 2004. Color/Signed/Voiced. (4th floor, HV2391 .F36 2004).
Disc 1. (70 min.) Lesson 1: Family; Lesson 2: Statements, Questions and Facial Expressions; Lesson 3: Baby, Illness; Lesson 4: Numbers & Time (Part 1) ASL Number Story: "Sad Story" -- Disc 2. (65 min.) Lesson 5: Numbers & Time (Part 2); Lesson 6: Fingerspelling; Lesson 7: Adjectives and Social Words, ASL ABC Story: "Showdown" -- Disc 3. (65 min.) Lesson 8: Verbs; Lesson 9: Manners, Colors, And Clothes; Lesson 10: Classifiers, ASL ABC Story: "The Race" and "Golf."

Little Hands. Videocassette. Katrine Talks, 2002. 16 mins. Color/Signed/Captioned. In Danish Sign Language and spoken English. (4th floor, HV2793 .T35 2002).
Little Hands offers a glimpse into the lives of a group of deaf children at a Danish 'fritidshjem,' a recreation centre where they meet after school. We follow their games and controversies in a place where they can communicate without barriers in their own language - Sign Language. Here, deafness ceases to be a disability and becomes part of the lively and vibrant world they belong to.

More Signing for Sense: Guidelines for Making Visual Sense when Communicating with Your Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child. Videocassette. H & H Publishing, 2005. Color/Signed/Voiced. (4th floor, HV2474 .S526 2005). 

Parent Sign Series. Videocassettes. Silver Spring, Md. : Sign Media, Inc. & : T.J. Publishers, 1988. Signed/Color.(ETC, VH 1036).
[1] Waking up and getting dressed -- [2] Visiting the dentist -- [3] Planning a fire escape route -- [4] The grocery store -- [5] The birthday party -- [6] The fast food lunch -- [7] An afternoon at the park -- [8] Afternoon activities at home -- [9] Dinner at home -- [10] Evening activities at home



Signing for Sense: Guidelines for Making Visual Sense when Communicating with Your Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child.Videocassette. Family Network for Deaf Children, 2002. (4th floor, HV2474 .S525 2002 ).

Sign With Your Baby.Videocassette. Northlight Communications, 1999. 60 mins. Color/Signed/Voiced/Captioned. (3rd floor, P118.5.G36 1999).
This video offers demonstrations and tips on how to teach your infant to sign. Footage of signing babies illustrates the possibilities and benefits of communicating with infants before they are capable of speech. Comes with a companion text.