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Title: Signing Exact English by Ester Zawolkow ISBN: 0-916708-26-8 Publisher: Modern Signs Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1993 Format: Spiral-bound Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.89 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Signing Exact English - An Autism Communication Tool
Comment: Signing Exact English is a wonderful "how to manual" that is aiding our family in increasing communication with our six year old Autistic son. Our son is completely non-verbal but can hear. SEE, Signed Exact English, makes more sense to an individual who hears spoken language than does ASL, because it follows the same grammar and syntax as spoken English. For example ASL would sign "table look", while SEE would sign "Look at the table". SEE incorporates all the subtleties of language including conjunctions, "and" "or", plurals, "s" and endings, "ing" "ed". SEE is very appropriate for those who use Total Communication, or signing paired with speech when communicating with an individual, even if the individual only signs in response. In conjunction with a sight word based reading program, The Edmark Reading Program, Signing Exact English has enabled our son to read at or above age level, and spontaneous communication through Signed Exact English is following. Signing Exact English is an excellent tool for the entire family to learn to communicate with the disabled individual. The illustrations and descriptions are exceptional in depicting the method of each sign.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Teacher
Comment: This book has been a big help to me. I have since been able to assist my father with customers that have been hearing impaired and it is such a reward. I was a little skeptical at first about how accurate this book would be but then after a few confrontations and the use of my skills, I was more than satisfied! I would definitely reccomend this book to people who are looking to learn sign language and better their skills. Thank you for being so helpful!
Rating: 5
Summary: American Sign Language is better
Comment: I will give this book 5 stars for being the best in Signed Exact English (SEE), but I would recommend picking up a American Sign Language book instead. My family used the big orange SEE book when they first found out I was deaf - they still have the 1980 edition! Being someone who grew up using SEE, I can say that it's very awkward to sign, and does not feel natural. I moved over to ASL a long time ago. SEE is not as effective as people say it is at teaching children how to write English well. I didn't pick up my English writing ability from SEE, I got it from proper instruction and being a bookworm. American Sign Language has its own grammar and lexicon which is completely different from English, but it feels more natural because it is a language which was developed as a sign language, while English has been developed as a auditory/written language, and does not fit the parameters of a sign language very well.
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