Sign Language Made Easy Series Learn To Say It With Sign! Emmy Nomination, Los Angeles Area Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The award winning, American Sign Language Made Easy Series is the most complete series on signing ever produced. This 40-volume, educational video and DVD series teaches conversational sign language, in a fun and easy manner and is ideal for students, teachers and parents. The focus of this series is to teach students basic to advanced communication skills, vocabulary, finger spelling, the alphabet and grammar principles to be able to start signing and communicating easily and quickly. Featuring Larry Solow and Sharon Neumann, both ASL teachers and Sign Language Interpretation teachers. Sharon has written the definitive text in the field of Sign Language Interpretation. Introduction to Sign Language Featuring Sharon and Larry Solow, Viewers are provided with an insight into sign language. The Solows cover several commonly used signs, such as “stop," “come here," “yes" and “no." 30 min. K6701 $ 29.95 Signs You Already Know Commons signs and gestures that people use every day are demonstrated. New fingerspelling letters are introduced, including “O" and “K" and signs for “thank you," “sick," “tired" and “please" are shown. 30 min. K6702 $ 29.95 More Signs You Already Know The visual beauty of sign language is discussed. A vocabulary of words relating to parenthood is covered. The alphabet from “A" to “D" is taught, along with such family-oriented signs as “love," “money" and “sleep." 30 min. K6703 $ 29.95 Basic Conversation The Solows explain how children adapt to using sign language. Larry signs " The signs for “yesterday," “tomorrow," “morning" and “wonderful" are introduced, along with fingerspelling of the letter “E." 30 min. K6704 $ 29.95 Review of Lessons: Introduction, Signs, Basic Conversation Reviewing the first four lessons, the Solows re-cap over 50 signs that were taught and the alphabet through the letter “E." They also relate some of their experiences with foreign travel and sign-sing “Say It with Sign." 30 min. K6705 $ 29.95 Weather – Part 1 You learn the necessity for facial expression to accompany sign language, as a part of total communication. Larry Solow covers signs about the weather. A dialogue between Sharon and Larry without voice demonstrates that “talking about the weather" in sign language can actually get someone to do something about it. 30 min. K6706 $ 29.95 Weather – Part II How to describe weather changes in sign is explained, from the “sun," to “lightning," “floods" and “rainbows." The Solows also bring the viewer into a conversation about weather. The new finger spelling of the letters “G" and “I" are introduced. 30 min. K6707 $ 29.95 Family - Part I The Solows discuss their families: she, the hearing daughter of deaf parents; he, the son of a psychiatrist. Family signs such as “mother," “father," “husband" and “wife" are demonstrated. New finger spelt letters include “H" and “L." 30 min. K6708 $ 29.95 Wonderful Baby Megan Solow, the daughter of hosts Larry and Sharon Solow joins her parents for a demonstration of how easily children can learn sign language. Signs demonstrated include “man," “woman," “birth" and “love." 30 min. K6709 $ 29.95 Review of Lessons: Weather I & II, Family, Wonderful Baby The problem of keeping secrets in sign language is explained. A review of the previous four lessons covers many conversational signs and the finger pelled alphabet from the letters “A" to “O." 30 min. K6710 $ 29.95 Time – Part I The signs for “day," “week," “month" and “tomorrow" are demonstrated and discussed. And, getting into a sports mood, the Solows teach the signs for “football:" finger spelling includes the letters “H," “O," “M" and “E." 30 min. K6711 $ 29.95 Time – Part II Signs relating to the seasons are demonstrated and discussed. How pets obey sign language: the Solows demonstrate how signs can come in handy for communicating across a crowded room or through a window. Finger spelling lesson covering “N," “O," “P" and “E." 30 min. K6712 $ 29.95 Time – Part III More signs for times and seasons are demonstrated and discussed. The Solows explain the difficulty of speaking simultaneously. Finger spelling lesson covering “Q," “U," “I," “T" and “E." 30 min. K6713 $ 29.95 Numbers Big families become the topic of conversation as the Solows compare relatives. Numbers from “1" through “15" are demonstrated. Finger spelling lesson covering “R," “O," “S," “T" and “E." 30 min. K6714 $ 29.95 Review of Lessons: Time and Numbers A recap of the previous four programs provides viewers with a review of many signs, numbers and the fingerspelled alphabet from “A" through “U." Larry and Sharon discuss the fun of sign language and Sharon sign-sings “Say It with Sign." 30 min. K6715 $ 29.95 Sports Sports expert Steve Rankell joins Larry and Sharon for an explanation of sign language used in sports signals. Various games like “football," “baseball," “tennis" and “golf" are described in sign language. Finger spelling lesson covering “W," “O," “L," “V" and “E." Sharon sign-sings “You’ve got a Friend." 30 min. K6716 $ 29.95 Colors Colors in a rainbow and colors in clothing are described in sign language. The Solows also provide a fascinating insight into devices used in deaf households as warnings and alerts, such as lights for doorbells, telephones and baby cry signals. Larry serenades Sharon by sign-singing “True Love." 30 min. K6717 $ 29.95 Family - Part II Larry and Sharon introduce Sharon’s family, including her deaf parents, hearing sister and hearing nephews. Everyone speaks sign language in a conversation about hearing children growing up in a deaf household. Finger spelling lesson covering “Y," “A," “E" and “R." 30 min. K6718 $ 29.95 Family – Part III More insight on how deaf people function in families and in a hearing world is discussed. Viewers learn about hearing-ear dogs - and alarm clocks that flash rather than ring. Sharon sign-sings “People" and the Letter “Z" covers the end of the fingerspelled alphabet. 30 min. K6719 $ 29.95 Review of Lessons: Sports, Colors, Family In this review program, Larry and Sharon review many of the signs previously taught, including the entire fingerspelled alphabet. Information is also provided on where people can go to continue sign language instruction. 30 min. K6720 $ 29.95 Golf Larry and Sharon Solow launch into the second twenty episodes of sign language instruction. This program deals with the game of golf. Sharon and Larry discuss Larry’s golf game with his father (which he lost). We learn signs for “win," “lose," “practice," “play" and “improve." Finger spelling lesson covering “C," “K," “L" and “O." Sharon sign-sings the song “I Hear Your Hand," written especially to be sign-sung. 30 min. K6721 $ 29.95 Fruits & Colors In keeping with their sense of fun, hosts Larry and Sharon tease us with signs for fruits of many colors. We learn “red apples," “yellow bananas," “orange oranges," and “green & purple grapes." Finger spelling lesson covering “O," “K," “A" and “B." Larry completes this fruit cocktail by sign-singing a very unusual version of “Yes, We Have No Bananas." 30 min. K6722 $ 29.95 Emergency Signs Turning to the serious side of signing, Larry and Sharon provide us with the basic signs that might be needed in an emergency situation. The conversation provides a method of helping a deaf person who might be in trouble. We learn the signs for “fire," “police," “hospital," “doctor" and “ambulance." Finger spelling lesson covering “B," “U," “S," “O" and “K." In the true spirit of the show. 30 min. K6723 $ 29.95 Furniture In the tradition of family living, Sharon opens the show by instructing husband Larry to re-arrange the furniture on the set. Later, they discuss what new furniture they should buy, including a “sofa," “chairs," “TV" and “table. Finger spelling lesson covering “T," “V," “R," “O" and “E." 30 min. K6724 $ 29.95 Review of Lessons: Golf, Fruits, Colors, Signs, Furniture The Solows discuss their experiences (both good and bad) as sign language interpreters. They review the last four programs by discussing the fact that Larry’s “mother" “wasn’t" “home" when Sharon “telephoned" today because she “works" at the “hospital." Finger spelling lesson review of “C," “K," “L," “O," “B," “A," “S," “T," “V," “R" and “E." 30 min. K6725 $ 29.95 Decoder This program is devoted to the development of the television decoder as a means of giving deaf people access to some television programs. Larry and Sharon teach the signs for “decoder," “box," “caption" and “show." Finger spelling lesson covering “T," “V," “O" and “K." Sharon tells how much the decoder has meant to her deaf parents. 30 min. K6726 $ 29.95 TTY/Telephone This episode opens with the TTY welcoming us to “Say It With Sign." Larry and Sharon demonstrate how the “TTY" works as a means of communicating with “deaf" people, using the telephone. Finger spelling lesson covering “T," “Y," “D" and “O." The Solows discuss the different places deaf people can call using a “TTY." 30 min. K6727 $ 29.95 Vehicles Larry tells Sharon about a friend of this that has a “sail boat," a “car," a “motorcycle," a “bicycle" and also rides the “train." We also learn the signs for “airplane," “ride in" and “water." Finger spelling lesson covering “B," “U," “S," “F" and “E." 30 min. K6728 $ 29.95 Beauty Parlor/Occupations The Solows have both been on diets and Sharon has been to the beauty parlor for a new hairstyle, which prompts her to sign-sing ‘I Enjoy Being a Child.’ Also covered are the signs for many occupations. Finger spelling lesson covering “J," “O," “B," “S" and “E." There is also a discussion about the types of jobs that have been traditionally held by deaf persons because of their stereotyping. 30 min. K6729 $ 29.95 Review of Lessons: Decoder, Telephone, Vehicles, Occupations In reviewing the past four programs’ signs, Larry and Sharon discuss deaf peddlers and sign language paraphernalia, including alphabet cards. Review includes many signs from the past four episodes. Finger spelling lesson covering “T," “V," “O," “K," “Y," “D," “B," “U," “S," “F," “E" and “J." 30 min. K6730 $ 29.95 Family Vacation After having spent two weeks on vacation in Arizona, the Solows have returned with Sharon’s sister (Sheila Hall) and her two sons (Rich and Kirk) – as well as Sharon’s mother and father (Don and Hertha Neuman). They all guest in this episode to talk about the family vacation. We learn the signs for various relations within the family unit. Finger spelling lesson covering “D," “O," “G," “E" and “I." 30 min. K6731 $ 29.95 Vacationing Preoccupied with their vacation, Larry and Sharon dig out the traditional fish stories. They discuss how signs differ across the country and also from country to country. The signs taught in this episode involve camping out and travel. Finger spelling lesson covering “W," “O," “N," “E" and “H." 30 min. K6732 $ 29.95 Megan’s 2nd Birthday Today is Megan’s birthday party (Larry and Sharon’s daughter). Larry’s parents (Robert and Marilyn Solow) join them to give Megan her birthday cake and to sign and sing ‘Happy Birthday.’ Megan’s proud parents help her to show off her ability to sign. We learn signs related to the birthday party. Finger spelling lesson covering “M," “E," “N," “S" and “A." 30 min. K6733 $ 29.95 Food Both being on diets, Larry and Sharon have a great preoccupation with food. This episode is devoted entirely to the sign for foods that are definitely not on their diets. 30 min. K6734 $ 29.95 Review of Lessons: Vacation, Birthday, Food The Solows stress the need to practice sign language in order to become fluent. They suggest several ways to practice when alone and with other people. Many signs from the past four programs are reviewed, including finger spelling of “D," “O," “G," “E," “I," “M," “N," “S," “A," “E" and “O," along with words that use these letters. 30 min. K6735 $ 29.95 House Cleaning The Solows are ready to begin a major cleaning project and it looks like Larry is going to get the short end of the stick They discuss the problems that deaf people have around the house without even knowing it. We also learn the signs for many items that are found in the house. Finger spelling lesson covering “X," “M," “A," “E" and “O," along with words that use these letters. 30 min. K6736 $ 29.95 Holidays and Seasons In addition to signing Santa Claus at Christmas, deaf people have made many adjustments to the various holiday seasons. Sharon and Larry teach signs for “summer," “fall," “winter" and “spring," plus all the holidays to go along with them. Finger spelling lesson covering “H," “O," “G," “E" and “M." 30 min. K6737 $ 29.95 General Health Larry has lost his voice and Sharon suggests that he use sign language instead. The Solows use this episode to teach signs that express general health. They also discuss the various causes of deafness. Finger spelling lesson covering “P," “I," “Z," “O" and “A." 30 min. K6738 $ 29.95 Emotions Deaf people have emotions that can be expressed through sign language. Larry and Sharon teach the signs for the basic emotions and how they can be expressed in varying degrees. Finger spelling lesson covering “Q," “U," “E," “T" and “I." 30 min. K6739 $ 29.95 Final Review of material Being the final episode in the series, in addition to their good-byes, the Solows review many of the sign taught during the series. They fingers pell “E," “X," “A," “M," “O," “H," “G," “P," “Z," “Q," “U," “I" and “T," and incorporate many of them into words. 30 min. K6740 $ 29.95 Sign Language DVD Series 1-4. 120 min. K6741DVD $ 99.00 Sign Language DVD Series 5-8. 120 min. K6742DVD $ 99.00 Sign Language DVD Series 9-12. 120 min. K6743DVD $ 99.00 Sign Language DVD Series 13-16. 120 min. K6744DVD $ 99.00 Sign Language DVD Series 17-20. 120 min. K6745DVD $ 99.00 Sign Language DVD Series 21-24. 120 min. 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