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Have You Ever Seen…? An American Sign Language (ASL) Handshape DVD/Bookreviewed by Joan Wink & Dawn Wink - October 22, 2007 Title: Have You Ever Seen…? An American Sign Language (ASL) Handshape DVD/Book Author(s): Adonia K. Smith and E. Lynn Jacobowitz Publisher: ASL Rose, Frederick ISBN: 097646004, Pages: 76, Year: 2005 Search for book at Amazon.com Language, thought, and culture come to life through the hands in Have You Ever Seen
? An American Sign Language (ASL) Handshape DVD/Book by Adonia K. Smith and E. Lynn Jacobowitz. You cannot read this book without moving your hands; we tried. Not possible. This whimsical book is not only informative, but also readable and fun while simultaneously offering insights into the complex nature of teaching and learning for all involved with Deaf education.
The purpose of this first book in a series is to focus on the development of bilingual materials in American Sign Language (ASL) and English. In addition, the authors seek to share the notion of visual rhyming for the Deaf reader (p. vii). However, the book far exceeds its goals, in that it expands the knowledge of Deaf education for all learners: hearing or non-hearing, adult or child. The strength of Have You Ever Seen? is grounded in... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Joan Wink
California State University, Stanislaus E-mail Author JOAN WINK is a professor in the College of Education at California State University, Stanislaus. She is the author of Critical Pedagogy: Notes from the Real World; and Joan co-authored A Vision of Vygotsky with LeAnn Putney of UNLV. Dawn and Joan wrote Teaching Passionately: What's Love Got To Do With It? All three of these books are published by Allyn & Bacon. In addition, Joan and Dawn have written and published numerous articles and chapters in the area of teaching and learning.
- Dawn Wink
Santa Fe Community College DAWN WINK is an assistant professor at Santa Fe Community College, New Mexico. Dawn and Joan wrote Teaching Passionately: What's Love Got To Do With It? In addition, Joan and Dawn have written and published numerous articles and chapters in the area of teaching and learning.
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