Learn American Sign Language: Everything You Need to Start Signing * Complete Beginner's Guide * 800+ Signs (Special) (Spiral Bound)

Brief Description:
"Complete beginner's guide, 800+ signs."

Biographical Note:

James W. Guido returns for the updated version of Learn American Sign Language. James is an American Sign Language instructor and the artistic director of the New York Deaf Theatre (NYDT). Since joining as the Artistic Director in 2012, JW has focused on creating opportunities for Deaf artists. Originally from Buffalo, New York, he's currently an instructor of ASL at the College of Staten Island, and he hopes to some day be
a Broadway actor while continuing to teach ASL through the use of theatre. With his Ed.D in theater education at NYU, he's developing innovative ways to teach ASL.

• Learn more than 800 signs, including signs for school, the workplace, around the house, out and about, food and drink, nature, emotions, small talk, and more.
• Unlock the storytelling possibilities of ASL with classifiers, easy ways to modify signs that can turn "fishing" into "catching a big fish" and "walking" into "walking with a group."
• Find out how to make sentences with signs, use the proper facial expressions with your signs, and other vital tips.