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Language in Child Development and Adults

Language in Child Development and Adults


AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE: GREETINGS, THE ALPHABET, AND MORE

This program shows viewers how to sign each letter of the alphabet, then demonstrates the signs for introductions and greetings, family members, rooms in the house, animals, and question forms. Segments of the video are displayed first without and then with text so that viewers can test their understanding, and a story section allows for assessment of comprehension of longer conversations.

Note: Not available in Australia/New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta or in Asia, except Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Japan.

Item no.: ZE02455130
Format: DVD
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Duration: 54 minutes
Copyright: 2011
StdBkNo.: 9781621026570
Price: USD 170.00

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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE: NUMBERS, MONEY, AND MORE

In this program viewers learn the signs for numbers, money, time, months, weather, transportation, directions, hobbies, and food. There are demonstrations throughout the video of how to formulate the signs, along with vocabulary sections, receptive skills practice, and question and answer sections that allow viewers to recap and assess their newly acquired knowledge.

Note: Not available in Australia/New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta or in Asia, except Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Japan.

Item no.: LU02305129
Format: DVD
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Duration: 61 minutes
Copyright: 2011
StdBkNo.: 9781621026587
Price: USD 170.00

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EDUCATING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: ESTABLISHING A NEW VISION PROGRAM 1

Establishing a New Vision to explain why the inclusion or "push-in" model with coteaching is becoming the preferred approach in classrooms. See how schools use this model to

  • Provide ELL students the opportunity to build their vocabulary through academic content.
  • Set high quality curriculum expectations while focusing on the capacities students bring to the classroom.
  • Encourage students to embrace their differences and create an atmosphere of shared experience and culture.
  • Integrate your program for ELLs with your RTI effort.

    Item no.: TR01250056
    Format: DVD
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    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 2010
    StdBkNo.: 9781416610458
    Price: USD 209.00

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    EDUCATING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: BUILDING ACADEMIC LITERACIES PROGRAM 2

    Building Academic Literacies shows the many ways that subject area and ESL teachers help language learners work toward language acquisition and academic achievement simultaneously, including

  • Pre-teaching English language learners in small groups to keep them from falling behind.
  • Getting language learners engaged in conversations using the academic language of the classroom.
  • Grouping students from a lower English proficiency level with students on a higher proficiency level.
  • Teaching the academic vocabulary from content standards by using scaffolds such as flashcards, repetition, movement, gestures, and songs.
  • Setting up networks between the school, students, and parents.

    Item no.: PA01250055
    Format: DVD
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    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 2010
    StdBkNo.: 9781416610465
    Price: USD 209.00

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    EDUCATING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: EVIDENCE BASED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM 3

    Evidence-Based Assessment takes you to classrooms where teachers demonstrate examples of evidence based assessments that allow students to show what they know, such as

  • Rich and complex tasks, which are problem-based, integrated, open-ended, and authentic.
  • Hands-on activities that require demonstration of learning and understanding.
  • Formative and summative tasks that require spoken, written, and visual communication.
  • Task-based rubrics that use qualitative language rather than letter grades or scores to clarify student performance.

    Item no.: CE01250057
    Format: DVD
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    Duration: 30 minutes
    Copyright: 2010
    StdBkNo.: 9781416610472
    Price: USD 209.00

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    APHASIA: STRUGGLING FOR UNDERSTANDING

    What if your ability to speak or understand speech was taken away with no warning and you struggled to find words that just won't come? This is what happens to people with aphasia, which occurs when the language centres of the brain are damaged by stroke or brain injury. While it affects more than 100,000 Canadians, many people have never heard of it. But there are ways to help aphasics express themselves.

    Item no.: NK04120817
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 9-12, Post Secondary, Adult Education
    Duration: Approx. 14 minutes
    Copyright: 2008
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    Price: USD 180.00

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    LANGUAGE ARTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

    Interacting with meaningful print builds a foundation for future literacy skills. Watch as teachers use interactive reading, writing centers, interactive reading charts, and environmental print as they incorporate language arts throughout the classroom. You will not only see these activities implemented in the classroom, but also how teachers plan and connect activities to language arts standards.

    Chapter One: Quality Literature is the Foundation for Interactive Reading
    Chapter Two: Knowledge of Print Awareness & Emergent Writing Guides Planning
    Chapter Three: Planning for Intentional Teaching Opportunities Throughout the Classroom

    Item no.: WM11640002
    Format: DVD
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    Duration: 90 minutes
    Copyright: 2008
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    Price: USD 90.00

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    READING THE WORLD: CONTENT COMPREHENSION WITH LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE LEARNERS

    By Anne Goudvis and Stephanie Harvey

    Kids love to explore the real world-as young scientists they observe and relish nature, and through social studies they investigate other times, places, and cultures. In this series of three videos, authors and staff developers Anne Goudvis and Stephanie Harvey welcome you to the child-centered classrooms at Columbine Elementary in Boulder, Colorado, where the majority of the children are English language learners. In these culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms, kids read, write, talk, listen, and investigate their way through the curriculum, developing a common language for reading, writing, and speaking English.

    Join Anne and Steph in these classrooms where effective comprehension strategy instruction is integrated with content knowledge acquisition in science and social studies. The instruction students experience is responsive to the learning and language needs of English language learners in the primary and intermediate grades, giving them tools to understand and actively use information and ideas, and learn English along the way. Purposeful talk is central to instruction, as kids discuss and try out their ideas with each other, developing the confidence to become independent learners.

    1: Content Comprehension: Across the Day and Throughout the Year
    The first video provides the big picture-the school's vision as described by ELL consultant Nancy Commins, who shares practices that result in thoughtful, effective teaching and learning for all students. Observe classroom teachers, the librarian, and ELL teachers as they plan ways to engage kids, teach responsively, and differentiate instruction all day long. Peek into classrooms where kids are engaged in investigations with insects and tackling big ideas about immigration in social studies. For English language learners, reading and writing across the curriculum is a powerful tool for acquiring new information and then synthesizing it to share new learning with others.

    2: Learning and Wondering About Science
    We join first-grade teacher Brad Buhrow, whose kids are up to their ears in insects-observing them, reading and writing about them, and illustrating their own learning on large posters. As they read engaging information, the kids use comprehension strategies to enhance their understanding of insects. Brad and librarian Nell Box confer with these young readers and writers as they tackle their own research questions.

    3: Exploring Immigration in Social Studies
    Anne Goudvis, fifth-grade teacher Steve Ollanik, and several classroom and ELL teachers, collaborate with the librarian to integrate comprehension instruction with content as they engage the kids in an immigration topic study. Students read picture books to bring big concepts and themes to the surface, gather information from historical texts and photographs, and write their own immigration stories. Zeroing in on kids' conversations in small-and-large groups demonstrates the importance of talk and discussion as a cornerstone of learning, especially in classrooms with English language learners and native speakers.

    All kids respond to high expectations and thoughtful instruction. They become a community of learners when we challenge them to think more fully and deeply about topics of consequence-those that matter in their own lives and in the larger world.

    Item no.: TM07290025
    Format: 2 DVDs (With Viewing Guide)
    Audience: Grades K-6
    Duration: 90 minutes
    Copyright: 2005
    StdBkNo.: 9781571104267
    Price: USD 295.00

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    DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

    By: Jo Gusman

    Best Practices to Use With Your Students (K-12)

    Nationally renowned expert on English Language Learners (ELL), Jo Gusman, presents a powerful and compelling model to differentiate instruction in our nation's culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. Jo outlines her FOUNDATION-FRAMEWORK-TOOLS model to help educators create effective language acquisition programs that meet the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements.

    The viewer will be able to:
  • Make informed decisions for program planning, curriculum development, and instruction using the FOUNDATION-FRAMEWORK-TOOLS model
  • Understand the impact that demographic shifts, policy, and compliance regulations have on educating the English Language Learner
  • Implement practical techniques to better understand and address the unique needs of English Language Learners and their families
  • Lower the Affective Filter which helps create inclusive school/classroom environments
  • Increase active participation through research-based process, strategies, and skill development techniques
  • Access and apply important information from videos, books, web sites, and other valuable resources

    Item no.: VC01560066
    Format: DVD
    Audience:
    Duration: 40 minutes
    Copyright: 2004
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    Price: USD 139.00

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    SIGN LANGUAGE MADE EASY: SIGN LANGUAGE 1-4

    Lesson 1: Intro to Sign Language, ,Lesson2: Signs You Already Know, Lesson 3: More Signs You Know, Lesson 4: Basic Conversation

    Introduction to Sign Language
    Featuring Sharon and Larry Solow, Viewers are provided with an insight into sign language. The Solows cover several commonly used signs, such as "stop," "come here," "yes" and "no."

    Signs You Already Know
    Commons signs and gestures that people use every day are demonstrated. New fingerspelling letters are introduced, including "O" and "K" and signs for "thank you," "sick," "tired" and "please" are shown.

    More Signs You Already Know
    The visual beauty of sign language is discussed. A vocabulary of words relating to parenthood is covered. The alphabet from "A" to "D" is taught, along with such family-oriented signs as "love," "money" and "sleep."

    Basic Conversation
    The Solows explain how children adapt to using sign language. Larry signs " The signs for "yesterday," "tomorrow," "morning" and "wonderful" are introduced, along with fingerspelling of the letter "E."

    Item no.: RW00940451
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 9 -12
    Duration: 120 minutes
    Copyright: 2004
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    Price: USD 99.00

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    SIGN LANGUAGE MADE EASY: SIGN LANGUAGE 5-8

    Lesson 5: Review of last 4 lessons, Lesson 6:Weather-Part I, Lesson 7:Weather Part II., Lesson 8 :Family Part I

    Review of Lessons: Introduction, Signs, Basic Conversation
    Reviewing the first four lessons, the Solows re-cap over 50 signs that were taught and the alphabet through the letter "E." They also relate some of their experiences with foreign travel and sign-sing "Say It with Sign."

    Weather - Part 1
    You learn the necessity for facial expression to accompany sign language, as a part of total communication. Larry Solow covers signs about the weather. A dialogue between Sharon and Larry without voice demonstrates that "talking about the weather" in sign language can actually get someone to do something about it.

    Weather - Part II
    How to describe weather changes in sign is explained, from the "sun," to "lightning," "floods" and "rainbows." The Solows also bring the viewer into a conversation about weather. The new finger spelling of the letters "G" and "I" are introduced.

    Family - Part I
    The Solows discuss their families: she, the hearing daughter of deaf parents; he, the son of a psychiatrist. Family signs such as "mother," "father," "husband" and "wife" are demonstrated. New finger spelt letters include "H" and "L."

    Item no.: LP06040458
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 9 -12
    Duration: 120 minutes
    Copyright: 2004
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    Price: USD 99.00

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    SIGN LANGUAGE MADE EASY: SIGN LANGUAGE 9-12

    Lesson 9: Wonderful Baby, Lesson 10: Review of Lessons 5,6.7,8, Lesson 11:Time-Part I, Lesson 12: T ime Part 2

    Wonderful Baby
    Megan Solow, the daughter of hosts Larry and Sharon Solow joins her parents for a demonstration of how easily children can learn sign language. Signs demonstrated include "man," "woman," "birth" and "love."

    Review of Lessons: Weather I & II, Family, Wonderful Baby
    The problem of keeping secrets in sign language is explained. A review of the previous four lessons covers many conversational signs and the finger pelled alphabet from the letters "A" to "O."

    Time - Part I
    The signs for "day," "week," "month" and "tomorrow" are demonstrated and discussed. And, getting into a sports mood, the Solows teach the signs for "football:" finger spelling includes the letters "H," "O," "M" and "E."

    Time - Part II
    Signs relating to the seasons are demonstrated and discussed. How pets obey sign language: the Solows demonstrate how signs can come in handy for communicating across a crowded room or through a window. Finger spelling lesson covering "N," "O," "P" and "E."

    Item no.: DN06110459
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 9 -12
    Duration: 120 minutes
    Copyright: 2004
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    SIGN LANGUAGE MADE EASY: SIGN LANGUAGE 13-16

    Lesson 13:Time Part 3, Lesson 14: Numbers, Lesson 15: Review of Last 4 Lessons, Lesson 16: Sports

    Time - Part III
    More signs for times and seasons are demonstrated and discussed. The Solows explain the difficulty of speaking simultaneously

    Numbers
    Big families become the topic of conversation as the Solows compare relatives. Numbers from "1" through "15" are demonstrated. Finger spelling lesson covering "R," "O," "S," "T" and "E."

    Review of Lessons: Time and Numbers
    A recap of the previous four programs provides viewers with a review of many signs, numbers and the fingerspelled alphabet from "A" through "U." Larry and Sharon discuss the fun of sign language and Sharon sign-sings "Say It with Sign."

    Sports
    Sports expert Steve Rankell joins Larry and Sharon for an explanation of sign language used in sports signals. Various games like "football," "baseball," "tennis" and "golf" are described in sign language. Finger spelling lesson covering "W," "O," "L," "V" and "E." Sharon sign-sings "You've got a Friend."

    Item no.: CS06110450
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 9 -12
    Duration: 120 minutes
    Copyright: 2004
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    SIGN LANGUAGE MADE EASY: SIGN LANGUAGE 17-20

    Lesson 17: Colors,Lesson 18: Family-Part 2, Lesson 19: Family Part3, Lesson 20: Review of Last 4 Lessons

    Colors
    Colors in a rainbow and colors in clothing are described in sign language. The Solows also provide a fascinating insight into devices used in deaf households as warnings and alerts, such as lights for doorbells, telephones and baby cry signals. Larry serenades Sharon by sign-singing "True Love."

    Family - Part II
    Larry and Sharon introduce Sharon's family, including her deaf parents, hearing sister and hearing nephews. Everyone speaks sign language in a conversation about hearing children growing up in a deaf household. Finger spelling lesson covering "Y," "A," "E" and "R."

    Family - Part III
    More insight on how deaf people function in families and in a hearing world is discussed. Viewers learn about hearing-ear dogs - and alarm clocks that flash rather than ring. Sharon sign-sings "People" and the Letter "Z" covers the end of the fingerspelled alphabet.

    Review of Lessons: Sports, Colors, Family
    In this review program, Larry and Sharon review many of the signs previously taught, including the entire fingerspelled alphabet. Information is also provided on where people can go to continue sign language instruction.

    Item no.: PL06040452
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 9 -12
    Duration: 120 minutes
    Copyright: 2004
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    SIGN LANGUAGE MADE EASY: SIGN LANGUAGE 21-24

    Lesson 21: Golf, Lesson:22: Fruits &Colors, Lesson 23: Emergency Signs, Lesson 24: Furniture

    Golf
    Larry and Sharon Solow launch into the second twenty episodes of sign language instruction. This program deals with the game of golf. Sharon and Larry discuss Larry's golf game with his father (which he lost). We learn signs for "win," "lose," "practice," "play" and "improve." Finger spelling lesson covering "C," "K," "L" and "O." Sharon sign-sings the song "I Hear Your Hand," written especially to be sign-sung.

    Fruits & Colors
    In keeping with their sense of fun, hosts Larry and Sharon tease us with signs for fruits of many colors. We learn "red apples," "yellow bananas," "orange oranges," and "green & purple grapes." Finger spelling lesson covering "O," "K," "A" and "B." Larry completes this fruit cocktail by sign-singing a very unusual version of "Yes, We Have No Bananas."

    Emergency Signs
    Turning to the serious side of signing, Larry and Sharon provide us with the basic signs that might be needed in an emergency situation. The conversation provides a method of helping a deaf person who might be in trouble. We learn the signs for "fire," "police," "hospital," "doctor" and "ambulance." Finger spelling lesson covering "B," "U," "S," "O" and "K." In the true spirit of the show.

    Furniture
    In the tradition of family living, Sharon opens the show by instructing husband Larry to re-arrange the furniture on the set. Later, they discuss what new furniture they should buy, including a "sofa," "chairs," "TV" and "table. Finger spelling lesson covering "T," "V," "R," "O" and "E."

    Item no.: AU06110453
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 9 -12
    Duration: 120 minutes
    Copyright: 2004
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    SIGN LANGUAGE MADE EASY: SIGN LANGUAGE 25-28

    Lesson 25: Review of last 4 lessons, Lesson 26:Television Decoder, Lesson 27: TTY/Telephone, Lesson 28 Vehicles

    Review of Lessons: Golf, Fruits, Colors, Signs, Furniture
    The Solows discuss their experiences (both good and bad) as sign language interpreters. They review the last four programs by discussing the fact that Larry's "mother" "wasn't" "home" when Sharon "telephoned" today because she "works" at the "hospital." Finger spelling lesson review of "C," "K," "L," "O," "B," "A," "S," "T," "V," "R" and "E."

    Decoder
    This program is devoted to the development of the television decoder as a means of giving deaf people access to some television programs. Larry and Sharon teach the signs for "decoder," "box," "caption" and "show." Finger spelling lesson covering "T," "V," "O" and "K." Sharon tells how much the decoder has meant to her deaf parents.

    TTY/Telephone
    This episode opens with the TTY welcoming us to "Say It With Sign." Larry and Sharon demonstrate how the "TTY" works as a means of communicating with "deaf" people, using the telephone. Finger spelling lesson covering "T," "Y," "D" and "O." The Solows discuss the different places deaf people can call using a "TTY."

    Vehicles
    Larry tells Sharon about a friend of this that has a "sail boat," a "car," a "motorcycle," a "bicycle" and also rides the "train." We also learn the signs for "airplane," "ride in" and "water." Finger spelling lesson covering "B," "U," "S," "F" and "E."

    Item no.: MC00940454
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 9 -12
    Duration: 120 minutes
    Copyright: 2004
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    SIGN LANGUAGE MADE EASY: SIGN LANGUAGE 29-32

    Lesson 29: Beauty Parlor/Occupations, Lesson 30: Review of Last 4 Lessons, Lesson 31:Family Vacation, Lesson 32:Vacationing

    Beauty Parlor/Occupations
    The Solows have both been on diets and Sharon has been to the beauty parlor for a new hairstyle, which prompts her to sign-sing 'I Enjoy Being a Child.' Also covered are the signs for many occupations. Finger spelling lesson covering "J," "O," "B," "S" and "E." There is also a discussion about the types of jobs that have been traditionally held by deaf persons because of their stereotyping.

    Review of Lessons: Decoder, Telephone, Vehicles, Occupations
    In reviewing the past four programs' signs, Larry and Sharon discuss deaf peddlers and sign language paraphernalia, including alphabet cards. Review includes many signs from the past four episodes. Finger spelling lesson covering "T," "V," "O," "K," "Y," "D," "B," "U," "S," "F," "E" and "J."

    Family Vacation
    After having spent two weeks on vacation in Arizona, the Solows have returned with Sharon's sister (Sheila Hall) and her two sons (Rich and Kirk) - as well as Sharon's mother and father (Don and Hertha Neuman). They all guest in this episode to talk about the family vacation. We learn the signs for various relations within the family unit. Finger spelling lesson covering "D," "O," "G," "E" and "I."

    Vacationing
    Preoccupied with their vacation, Larry and Sharon dig out the traditional fish stories. They discuss how signs differ across the country and also from country to country. The signs taught in this episode involve camping out and travel. Finger spelling lesson covering "W," "O," "N," "E" and "H."

    Item no.: FS06040455
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 9 -12
    Duration: 120 minutes
    Copyright: 2004
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    SIGN LANGUAGE MADE EASY: SIGN LANGUAGE 33-36

    Lesson 33: Megan's 2nd. Birthday, Lesson 34: Food &Diets, Lesson 35: Review of Last 4 Lessons, Lesson 36: House Cleaning

    Megan's 2nd Birthday
    Today is Megan's birthday party (Larry and Sharon's daughter). Larry's parents (Robert and Marilyn Solow) join them to give Megan her birthday cake and to sign and sing 'Happy Birthday.' Megan's proud parents help her to show off her ability to sign. We learn signs related to the birthday party. Finger spelling lesson covering "M," "E," "N," "S" and "A."

    Food
    Both being on diets, Larry and Sharon have a great preoccupation with food. This episode is devoted entirely to the sign for foods that are definitely not on their diets.

    Review of Lessons: Vacation, Birthday, Food
    The Solows stress the need to practice sign language in order to become fluent. They suggest several ways to practice when alone and with other people. Many signs from the past four programs are reviewed, including finger spelling of "D," "O," "G," "E," "I," "M," "N," "S," "A," "E" and "O," along with words that use these letters.

    House Cleaning
    The Solows are ready to begin a major cleaning project and it looks like Larry is going to get the short end of the stick They discuss the problems that deaf people have around the house without even knowing it. We also learn the signs for many items that are found in the house. Finger spelling lesson covering "X," "M," "A," "E" and "O," along with words that use these letters.

    Item no.: FH06110456
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 9 -12
    Duration: 120 minutes
    Copyright: 2004
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    SIGN LANGUAGE MADE EASY: SIGN LANGUAGE 37-40

    Lesson 37: Holidays &Seasons, Lesson 38: General Health, Lesson 39:Emotions, Lesson 40: Review of Lessons 36-39

    Holidays and Seasons
    In addition to signing Santa Claus at Christmas, deaf people have made many adjustments to the various holiday seasons. Sharon and Larry teach signs for "summer," "fall," "winter" and "spring," plus all the holidays to go along with them. Finger spelling lesson covering "H," "O," "G," "E" and "M."

    General Health
    Larry has lost his voice and Sharon suggests that he use sign language instead. The Solows use this episode to teach signs that express general health. They also discuss the various causes of deafness. Finger spelling lesson covering "P," "I," "Z," "O" and "A."

    Emotions
    Deaf people have emotions that can be expressed through sign language. Larry and Sharon teach the signs for the basic emotions and how they can be expressed in varying degrees. Finger spelling lesson covering "Q," "U," "E," "T" and "I."

    Final Review of material
    Being the final episode in the series, in addition to their good-byes, the Solows review many of the sign taught during the series. They fingers pell "E," "X," "A," "M," "O," "H," "G," "P," "Z," "Q," "U," "I" and "T," and incorporate many of them into words.

    Item no.: NZ00940457
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 9 -12
    Duration: 120 minutes
    Copyright: 2004
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    SIGNING AND LANGUAGE

    Scientists have only recently begun to show interest in signing as language; the common assumption was simply that sign language was a kind of substitute for the spoken word, using the hands to form letters and words. But now linguists have come to realize the range of sign language, both structurally and grammatically, and to understand that sign language offers all the possibilities of spoken language: rich vocabulary, rhetorical expression, metaphor, word -play, puns, and poetry are all within the grasp of the Deaf and hard -of -hearing who use sign language for everyday communication.

    Item no.: ZJ00271738
    Format: DVD
    Audience:
    Duration: 14 minutes
    Copyright: 1994
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    BABY SIGN LANGUAGE

    Canadian parents are discovering a new way to talk to their babies - with their hands. Witness how toddlers are being taught to "speak" with their hands and discover the wondrous communication between parent and child that unfolds before the camera. This feature is full of parent testimonials, expert advice and new information about the minds of babies.

    Item no.: WR03920868
    Format: DVD
    Audience: Grades 10-12, Adult Education, Post Secondary, Teacher Resource
    Duration: Approx. 8 minutes
    Copyright: 2003
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    ORIENTATION TO FLUENCY DISORDERS

    Twenty million Americans -- or one in every ten -- have some language or hearing impairment. This program details stuttering, one of the most common fluency disorders, by offering definitions of stuttering, identifying its various forms, and differentiating between stuttering and normal disfluencies. Interviews with stutterers, communication disorder experts, and viewer interactive segments help explore the mysteries, medical controversies, and perceptions of this fluency disability. Designed for those studying communication disorders.

    Item no.: GB07860011
    Format: DVD
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    Duration: 90 minutes
    Copyright: 1991
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    Price: USD 75.00

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    EXPLORING LANGUAGE: THINKING, WRITING, COMMUNICATING - MEN, WOMEN, AND LANGUAGE

    Social psychologist Jean Berko Gleason and neurologist Richard Restak comment on the biological or cultural origins of the differences in the ways men and women use language.

    Item no.: PE07860012
    Format: DVD
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    Duration: 29 minutes
    Copyright: 1981
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    Price: USD 185.00

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    OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES: THE ACQUISITION OF LANGUAGE

    Here is a rare opportunity to see and hear the chronology of language acquisition during the first six years of life. We see active youngsters talk and are able to note the gradual progression that occurs from random babbling, to jargon and one-word sentences, to the use of complicated structures and linguistic concepts.

    The film emphasizes how children seem to learn language on their own, as part of their biological maturation, extracting the rules of grammar from the language they hear around them.

    Peter and Jill de Villiers of Harvard University, researchers in language acquisition, provide a clear and informative description of linguistic development. Equally interesting are the carefully structured games and tests they devised for their research.

    Reviews
  • "An absorbing film-a clear descriptive approach to linguistics. It offers an excellent opportunity for clinical specialists to listen to normal speech." - Dr. Edward Mysak, Professor of Speech Pathology, Teachers College, Columbia University

  • "... will interest parents and care- givers in public library audiences and will fascinate future and practicing educators..." - Booklist

    Notes
  • International ACLD Conference, 1984
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1982
  • American Speech and Hearing Association, 1980

    Item no.: LF07000826
    Format: DVD
    Audience: College, Adult
    Duration: 28 minutes
    Copyright: 1980
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    HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, 2ND EDITION

    Taught By Professor Seth Lerer

    Sixteen centuries ago a wave of settlers from northern Europe came to the British Isles speaking a mix of Germanic dialects thick with consonants and complex grammatical forms. Today we call that dialect Old English, the ancestor of the language nearly one in five people in the world speaks every day.

    How did this ancient tongue evolve into the elegant idiom of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Twain, Melville, and other great writers? What features of modern English spelling and vocabulary link it to its Old English roots? How did English grammar become so streamlined? Why did its pronunciation undergo such drastic changes? How do we even know what English sounded like in the distant past? And how does English continue to develop to the present day?

    The History of the English Language, 2nd Edition, is Professor Seth Lerer's revised and updated investigation of the remarkable history of English, from the powerful prose of King Alfred in the Middle Ages to the modern-day sermons of Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Throughout its history, English has been an unusually mutable language, readily accepting new terms and new ways of conveying meaning. Professor Lerer brings this second edition up-to-date by including discussions of the latest changes brought about through such phenomena as hip hop, e-mail, text messaging, and the world wide web.

    Are you a logophile-someone who

  • Pauses over a word to wonder about its origin
  • Stops to consider if a phrase or word is "proper"
  • Savors a colorful idiom or slang phrase
  • Is concerned about the use-and abuse-of English
  • Is just plain curious about words?

    Then you will find these 36 half-hour lectures endlessly fascinating and immensely rewarding.

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    Format: 6 DVDs
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    Duration: 1080 minutes
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    SUCCESSFUL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOM FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND NATIVE SPEAKERS

    This program by Nancy Battista Morgan demonstrates language development techniques using accepted practices for developing language skills. The program is set in exemplary classrooms and shows teaching strategies that facilitate language and vocabulary learning in differing classroom environments.

    The program is divided into five sections:

    1) Developing a positive classroom environment,

    2) Using music and movement,

    3) Encouraging meaningful language in real settings,

    4) Using objects, words, and repetition, and

    5) Maximizing social situations.

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    UNDERSTANDING LINGUISTICS: THE SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE

    By John McWhorter

    We all use language every day of our lives. Language, regardless of the particular dialect spoken, is the tool we use to express our wants, our needs, and our feelings.

    Recently, many experts who study language have become convinced by an idea about this remarkable human trait that was, only a few decades ago, utterly revolutionary. These experts believe that the capacity for spoken language and the rules for its structure are not cultural but universal-a set of rules shared by humans in every culture and that even may be hardwired into our brains. Moreover, these rules apply regardless of which of the world's 6,000 languages are being spoken.

    But what are these rules? How do they work? And how can knowing them enhance your experience of the world?

    The 36 lectures of Understanding Linguistics: The Science of Language-taught by acclaimed linguist, author, and Professor John McWhorter from the Manhattan Institute-are your opportunity to take a revealing journey through the fascinating terrain of linguistics. You focus on the scientific aspects of human language that were left out of any classes you may have taken in English or a foreign language, and you emerge from your journey with a newfound appreciation of the mysterious machinery built into all of us-an appreciation likely to surface time and again in your everyday life.

    Item no.: DF09280450
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    CHILD'S WORLD, A: MIND GAMES, INDEPENDENT THINKER, FACTS OF LIFE

    The set explores the mental development of children.
  • Vol. 1 studies how they develop an adult's ability to discern the feelings of others and lie for both good and bad reasons.
  • Vol. 2 focuses on developing mental independence that examines the abstract thought of toddlers, the memory capacity of preschoolers, and the force of childhood tantrums.
  • Vol. 3 looks at children in relation to the existential questions of birth and death.

    Item no.: VK29110145
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