New Materials

The Comprehensive Educational Resource Center at the Tennessee School for the Deaf produced this series of programs. Bart and Amy are signing bears made by Quiet Bears in Ventura, California. They read aloud and sign books. The purpose of the program is to provide a high interest method of introducing books to pre-school and elementary level children. The program is designed to be a catalyst for reading and conversation between parent and child and for classroom discussion. *Books are available to accompany each DVD.

Aesop’s fables and timeless fairy tales are told in ASL and performed by Freda Norman, Mary Beth Miller, Lou Fant and Patrick Graybill. Each fable is presented twice: first in a storytelling format and secondly in a dramatized version using minimal sets and props. The fairy tales are told by one of the talented members of the troupe. The five volumes in the set include:
Fables: The Friends and the Wallet
A Raven and a Swan
The Goose and the Golden Egg
Doctor Toad
Fairy Tales: Jack and the Beanstalk
The Three Bears
Bonus Story: The Farmer and His Three Sons

Aesop’s fables and timeless fairy tales are told in ASL and performed by Freda Norman, Mary Beth Miller, Lou Fant and Patrick Graybill. Each fable is presented twice: first in a storytelling format and secondly in a dramatized version using minimal sets and props. The fairy tales are told by one of the talented members of the troupe. The stories told include:

Fables: The Lion and the Mouse
The Wolf and the Jackass
Three Bullocks and the Lion
The Dog and His Reflection
Fairy Tales: Hansel and Gretel
The Frog Prince
Bonus Story: The Farmer and His Three Sons

Includes excerpts from ten historic freedom speeches given by famous Americans are presented in ASL:
- Preamble to the Constitution
- Bill of Rights

- Patrick Henry ("...give me liberty, or give me death!")
- Abraham Lincoln ("Four score and seven years ago...")
- Susan B. Anthony ("It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens...")
- Franklin D. Roosevelt ("...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself...")
- John F. Kennedy ("Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country")
- Martin Luther King ("I have a dream...")
- Cesar Chavez ("We are men locked in a death struggle against man's inhumanity to man...")
- Jimmy Carter ("...human rights is the soul of our sense of nationhood.")
- Geraldine Ferraro ("...I proudly accept your nomination for Vice President of the United States.")

- Pledge of Allegiance

An accompanying instructor's notebook contains a biography of the individual (at two reading levels-upper elementary and secondary), a brief background of the speech that provides an overview of the historical period during which the speech was delivered, a copy of the full speech highlighting the video translation, discussion question and further resources also available.

Produced by Boys Town National Research Hospital, these Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) DVDs will assist interpreters who are seeking to interpret effectively in educational settings. The format is presented so that interpreters can practice interpretation skills from “spoken English (teacher discourse) to sign language (for students)” and from “sign language (student discourse) to spoken English.” Secondary students who are deaf or hard of hearing relating stories about their lives in sign language with or w/o interpretation

Happy Signs Day teaches useful signs that are used throughout the day to allow young children to express their needs. This DVD features 3-D animation together with children who are learning to sign. The accompanying quick reference guide goes along with the signs introduced in the DVD: bib, eat, more, drink, all done, toothbrush, coat, hat and dog.

Look Who’s Signing focuses on infants, toddlers, and young children, presents basic signs in American Sign Language, introduces the alphabet, and presents vocabulary for each letter. Presents 26 vocabulary words and signs.

Videos of signed stories. Tapes are at different speeds (words per minute/wpm). Watch to see how the visual features (i.e. directionality, placement, sight line, etc.) are incorporated.Turn the sound off for receptive practice. Written script and suggested use information included for each lesson.

Videos of signed stories. Tapes are at different speeds (words per minute/wpm). Watch to see how the visual features (i.e. directionality, placement, sight line, etc.) are incorporated.Turn the sound off for receptive practice. Written script and suggested use information included for each lesson.

This Sports Signs DVD is designed for use by anybody interested in becoming more familiar with sports and the signs associated with the sport.  The DVD covers Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball and Soccer and each sport has three sections: a history of the game, an overview of the rules of the game and finally the vocabulary used to play the game.  The vocabulary is shown from two angles in order to fully view the sign.