LET'S SIGN: Early years BSL building blocks child and carer guide. By Cath Smith and Sandra Teesdale. (Deafsign, 7.99 plus 2 p&p, tel: 01594 833858).
Reviewed by Colette Merritt, classroom assistant at Bishop Alexander School, Newark 'Let's sign' offers a great way of introducing sign language to young children, parents and practitioners. It includes many basic signs that are useful when communicating with children in the nursery, school and home environment.
This book provides simple explanations and examples of basic hand shapes, and stresses the importance of facial expressions. There is also advice on how to finger-spell and illustrations of the finger spelling alphabet.
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