What is Sign Language?
Publisher
Enslow Elementary
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9780766037717
Pages
48 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
Explains the history of American Sign Language (ASL) and shares the story of Beanca, a girl who was born deaf and uses ASL to communicate.
Grade Level
3-5
Diversity Topics
Language Barrier; communication barrier; different languages; translation; learning a new language; language barrier; different languages; learning a new language
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
African American
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
American Sign Language; deafness; deaf culture; learning ASL
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Kent, Deborah, "What is Sign Language?" (2012). Diverse Families. 1171.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1171