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American Sign Language for Kids: 101 Easy Signs for Nonverbal Communication
The easy way for kids ages 3 to 6 (and parents) to learn American Sign Language
There has never been a better way to start learning American Sign Language. Ideal for parents of nonverbal children or children with communication impairments (ages 3-6), American Sign Language for Kids offers a simple way to introduce both of you to ASL.
Build your vocabularies with 101 signs perfect for everyday use, all featuring detailed illustrations, memory tips, and hands-on activities. American Sign Language for Kids helps you focus on the types of words you need most with chapters conveniently divided by category. Get chatty with activities that guide you through conversations. You'll be signing together in no time!
American Sign Language for Kids
Discover an effective and meaningful way to deepen communication with your child— American Sign Language for Kids shows you the way.
There has never been a better way to start learning American Sign Language. Ideal for parents of nonverbal children or children with communication impairments (ages 3-6), American Sign Language for Kids offers a simple way to introduce both of you to ASL.
Build your vocabularies with 101 signs perfect for everyday use, all featuring detailed illustrations, memory tips, and hands-on activities. American Sign Language for Kids helps you focus on the types of words you need most with chapters conveniently divided by category. Get chatty with activities that guide you through conversations. You'll be signing together in no time!
American Sign Language for Kids
Discover an effective and meaningful way to deepen communication with your child— American Sign Language for Kids shows you the way.
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176 pages, paperback
Published October 8, 2019
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January 22, 2020
Good graphics for helping a child to learn. The book is divided up into concise categories that make sense, as well as an explanation of how to help a child learn the different block of words. Each word is assigned a memory tip, a list of similar signs it can be confused with and a teaching tip. Excellent reference book for children (and honestly great for adults who want to start learning as well).
June 26, 2023
I read this book because I work with a nonverbal adult, diagnosed with ASD and I feel that we are not pushing hard enough to expander her communication skills. That being said, I’d like to note that this review is probably a little skewed because it’s my first dabble into the world of ASL so I have no other resources to compare it with, but I’m giving it 5 stars for various reasons:
- it was very simple and easy to follow. It is divided into chapters so you can easily find the word(s) you think would be most beneficial to your focus person/group.
Each sign has a visual aid, and a “memory tip,” which I think will be super helpful!
- there are little games/activity suggestions throughout the book that assist in “making the information stick” as you’re teaching someone signs
- my favorite part: there were tips specifically geared toward those with ASD (I.e., teach this first THEN this for this reason)
There is a great list of resources provided for further education and tools to help along the way of teaching someone signs
Overall, I highly recommend this book as a starter for anyone who has never even thought about learning ASL and I think it will become one of my most-used resources in the coming months!
- it was very simple and easy to follow. It is divided into chapters so you can easily find the word(s) you think would be most beneficial to your focus person/group.
Each sign has a visual aid, and a “memory tip,” which I think will be super helpful!
- there are little games/activity suggestions throughout the book that assist in “making the information stick” as you’re teaching someone signs
- my favorite part: there were tips specifically geared toward those with ASD (I.e., teach this first THEN this for this reason)
There is a great list of resources provided for further education and tools to help along the way of teaching someone signs
Overall, I highly recommend this book as a starter for anyone who has never even thought about learning ASL and I think it will become one of my most-used resources in the coming months!
April 23, 2020
Great book to learn ASL and easy. I practice one word a day, so I get plenty of practice. Especially good for teaching children, as it has picture of children doing the signs. Love Rochelle, who is so helpful in promoting learning ASL. I feel it is important to learn, so to communicate with deaf, and would have loved to have had it when I was still nursing. Didn't meet too many deaf, but some where very hard of hearing. I recommend, especially if you have grandchildren.
June 9, 2025
Last year I was diagnosed with severe hearing loss. It appears it may worsen.
I decided to use this loss as a new chapter in my life and learn ASL.
I figured start slow and easy, hence a book for kids.
This book is great.
Good tips to remember signs.
The descriptions are very helpful plus the images.
I highly recommend this book.
I decided to use this loss as a new chapter in my life and learn ASL.
I figured start slow and easy, hence a book for kids.
This book is great.
Good tips to remember signs.
The descriptions are very helpful plus the images.
I highly recommend this book.
March 17, 2021
A practical selection of signs for parents and kids. Tips, games, and other resources included. I thought the format was good as well as recognizing that non-verbal kids benefit from learning sign language to help them communicate.
January 11, 2025
Great for Beginners
I really loved the explanations, images, and other resources such as songs, memory tasks, or suggested videos to remember the words in sign language.
Repetition is key, and this book is a great start to the basics.
I really loved the explanations, images, and other resources such as songs, memory tasks, or suggested videos to remember the words in sign language.
Repetition is key, and this book is a great start to the basics.
February 15, 2025
A wonderful resource! This book is clear and easy to use. It breaks it down into categories so you can start learning and teaching ASL right away. I've read a few of these, and this is the best one so far. Great for teaching nonverbal child with ASD basic sign language.
July 3, 2022
Super helpful!
I really enjoyed this book for my first time learning ASL. It was easy to read and understand which allows to me to use it as a reference a lot!
I really enjoyed this book for my first time learning ASL. It was easy to read and understand which allows to me to use it as a reference a lot!
October 4, 2022
Gooood
It was good for me to read. It would better if there are more books to read from the author Thx a lot
It was good for me to read. It would better if there are more books to read from the author Thx a lot
December 17, 2023
This book is good for new learners and kids
February 9, 2025
This was a very informative book concerning Deaf culture and the use of ASL for neurodivergent children with an ASD diagnosis. It was a great beginner resource that offered many creative and easy practice activities. I enjoyed the written descriptions and helpful tips for remembering grammar and structure. My only issue was the images. I'm so grateful that so many were included, but some of them were confusing and didn't seem to match with the descriptions, but that could simply be a reader error. Despite this concern, I would still recommend this to families wanting to start an ASL journey.
Highly recommended to anyone wanting to start learning ASL by themselves or with their family.
Highly recommended to anyone wanting to start learning ASL by themselves or with their family.
October 23, 2019
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
American Sign Language for Kids: 101 Easy Signs for Nonverbal Communication is a well made tutorial for caregivers, teachers, and other resource people for learning and using simple ASL especially with children. Released 8th Oct 2019 by Rockridge Press, it's 176 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats.
This is a appealing and well illustrated book for learning and teaching young people some basic ASL. The introduction gives some background info as well as a 'how to use this book' walk-through. The following chapters introduce some of the history of ASL (as well as SEE and PSL) some of the benefits of learning and using ASL in the family, as well as how to efficiently make a habit of using ASL as well as finding (or forming) a support network.
The book introduces signs gradually starting with 10 basic and important signs: drink, food, mom, dad, me, bathroom, home, yes, no, and I love you. Later chapters cover family and feelings, mealtimes, at home (clothes, household items and situations), playtime, conversation, alphabets and numbers. The book also includes a nice bibliography, resources (with active hyperlinks), and some cool learning activities.
For Kindle Unlimited subscribers; this title is available in the KU subscription to borrow and download for free. It's also worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This is a very resource rich, accessible, and fun book for learning ASL together with youngsters. It would also make a superlative library book (school, classroom, public) or extracurricular activity (scouting, etc).
Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
American Sign Language for Kids: 101 Easy Signs for Nonverbal Communication is a well made tutorial for caregivers, teachers, and other resource people for learning and using simple ASL especially with children. Released 8th Oct 2019 by Rockridge Press, it's 176 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats.
This is a appealing and well illustrated book for learning and teaching young people some basic ASL. The introduction gives some background info as well as a 'how to use this book' walk-through. The following chapters introduce some of the history of ASL (as well as SEE and PSL) some of the benefits of learning and using ASL in the family, as well as how to efficiently make a habit of using ASL as well as finding (or forming) a support network.
The book introduces signs gradually starting with 10 basic and important signs: drink, food, mom, dad, me, bathroom, home, yes, no, and I love you. Later chapters cover family and feelings, mealtimes, at home (clothes, household items and situations), playtime, conversation, alphabets and numbers. The book also includes a nice bibliography, resources (with active hyperlinks), and some cool learning activities.
For Kindle Unlimited subscribers; this title is available in the KU subscription to borrow and download for free. It's also worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This is a very resource rich, accessible, and fun book for learning ASL together with youngsters. It would also make a superlative library book (school, classroom, public) or extracurricular activity (scouting, etc).
Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
June 17, 2022
Good illustrations, good descriptions of the hand shapes and movements. Includes useful teaching tips and signing tips. Describes similar signs to avoid confusion. Describes sign variations. Includes instruction on facial expressions and nonmanual markers.
December 24, 2019
I have audio dyslexia which makes learning languages verbally a challenge so I hoped this book would help me learn a non-verbal language easier. While it seems like learning 101 easy signs for kids (and me an adult) would be as listed, easy, it turns out there are problems with the book itself.
The first problem is that while there are 101 words you learn you also need to know the alphabet and numbers and you are not taught those first. Why do you need to know the alphabet and numbers in ASL? Because many of the signs say start with or make a letter or number form and I had to go look that up at the back of the book. Encountering that issue shook my confidence.
Most of the sign require movement but you can't show movement in a book. I thought I had down the first ten signs and I showed them to my friend who is certified in and has taught ASL. I had one incorrect. The problem was that I had no way of knowing with the book that I was doing it wrong and even after trying to fix my error, my mind was still wired with the original error I'd learn by reading and looking at the book.
Ultimately, I think I'd need to learn from a video or a person to do these signs because once anyone learns something incorrectly, it is hard to fix that in our brains. Continuing to use this book when I've already messed up, would be disrespectful to those who use ASL in my opinion because I just know I'm going to learn other signs wrong.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in the hopes that I'd write a review sharing my experience; no other form of compensation was received.
The first problem is that while there are 101 words you learn you also need to know the alphabet and numbers and you are not taught those first. Why do you need to know the alphabet and numbers in ASL? Because many of the signs say start with or make a letter or number form and I had to go look that up at the back of the book. Encountering that issue shook my confidence.
Most of the sign require movement but you can't show movement in a book. I thought I had down the first ten signs and I showed them to my friend who is certified in and has taught ASL. I had one incorrect. The problem was that I had no way of knowing with the book that I was doing it wrong and even after trying to fix my error, my mind was still wired with the original error I'd learn by reading and looking at the book.
Ultimately, I think I'd need to learn from a video or a person to do these signs because once anyone learns something incorrectly, it is hard to fix that in our brains. Continuing to use this book when I've already messed up, would be disrespectful to those who use ASL in my opinion because I just know I'm going to learn other signs wrong.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in the hopes that I'd write a review sharing my experience; no other form of compensation was received.
October 10, 2019
This is a great book for someone looking to learn some basic sign language, though some of the photos were a bit unclear with the Kindle edition. I think I'd prefer a hard copy of the book.
Categories include family, home life, playtime, alphabet, numbers, and everyday conversation. Signs accompany each entry. There's also a memory tip and a teaching tip for adults to use when teaching children. There's a helpful resource list at the end with websites, apps, books, DVDs, and info on the deaf community.
The book is designed for teaching young children, but it could be helpful for anyone wanting to learn some basic sign language. Suitable for people of any age.
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy, but I wasn't required to leave a positive review.
Categories include family, home life, playtime, alphabet, numbers, and everyday conversation. Signs accompany each entry. There's also a memory tip and a teaching tip for adults to use when teaching children. There's a helpful resource list at the end with websites, apps, books, DVDs, and info on the deaf community.
The book is designed for teaching young children, but it could be helpful for anyone wanting to learn some basic sign language. Suitable for people of any age.
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy, but I wasn't required to leave a positive review.
October 16, 2019
Good resource book
I would recommend this book for beginner signers who are family members, children wanting to learn to sign with a peer, childcare providers or members of the community.
I gave it a four because some of the explanations are a little long.
I would recommend this book for beginner signers who are family members, children wanting to learn to sign with a peer, childcare providers or members of the community.
I gave it a four because some of the explanations are a little long.
September 27, 2019
Excellent book for kids learning to sign! Great pics! Great explanations!
October 16, 2019
A must read for anyone living or working with the hearing impaired. I learned basic ASL but needed a refresher for the shortcuts and symbols. This book is for more than just kids!
April 27, 2023
This is a clear yet comprehensive guide to American Sign Language, whether you're a kid or an adult.
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