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Auslan (Australian Sign Language) Children's Picture Dictionaries
Now there is a range of dictionaries to help Children (and their parents and teachers) learn Auslan (Australian Sign Language) with little or no reading.
These books are designed to help you learn signs on a topic and then use those signs in your daily life. For example, use the 'Fruit and Vegetable' category in Volume 1 to learn the signs and then practice them during fruit break at school or when preparing dinner at home.
Who are these dictionaries for?
These dictionaries have been especially designed to help children learning Auslan as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) at school, as their first language, or to communicate with friends or relatives. They are also very popular with parents, carers and teachers. Volume 1 and 2 do not require reading, with page numbers also being able to be navigated pictorially. Due to the increased complexity of material covered, Volume 3 does require some reading.
Each sign has (where possible):
- Title of the sign in English
- Description of how to do the sign
- Picture of the item being signed (especially beneficial for pre-readers and deaf children, for whom English is a second language)
- Illustration of the Auslan Sign.
- State usage notes, where relevant. (For example the sign for 'blue' is different in NSW & QLD vs VIC, WA, SA, TAS & NT)
The series aims to gently guide children through vocabulary building to sentence development and eventually structured conversation, with each volume increasing in complexity.
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Volume 1 - 3rd Edition
Book Summary:
Contains: 480+ Auslan Signs, 115 Pages
Type: 21 x 30 cm Perfect Bound book
ISBN: 9780975779781
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Volume 2 - 3rd Edition
Book Summary:
Contains: 615+ Auslan Signs, 116 Pages
Type: 21 x 30 cm Perfect Bound book
ISBN: 9781921391859
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Volume 3 - 3rd Edition
Book Summary:
Contains: 480+ Auslan Signs, 94 Pages
Type: 21 x 30 cm Perfect Bound book
ISBN: 9781921391880
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Auslan Children's Picture Dictionary, Volume 1, 3rd Edition
The winner of the most popular sign language product for 2009 was the
Auslan Children's Picture Dictionary, Volume 1
An innovative book released in 2007 which quickly taken Australia by storm.
It is the first dictionary of its kind. It does not require the user to have any ability to read what so ever! Every sign includes a pictorial representation of the object, as well as the English word (to help encourage English
literacy) and a description of how to perform the sign (which is most beneficial for teachers and parents). Signs are also represented not in English word order but under categories. A system that makes more sense to a deaf student and has revolutionised their ability to look up English words in the classroom.
It is no surprise then that the book has been so readily adopted in classrooms and homes across the country and won this most prestigious award.
This is the new 2013 edition of the very popular first volume in the children's picture dictionary series. It includes descriptions and now includes 480 signs (up from 300 last edition).
Signs will be found under the topics :
- Animals:
- Farm Animals
- Pets
- Birds
- Water Animals
- Descriptors:
- Describing Animals (basic)
- Colours
- Shapes
- Eat, Drink, Cook:
- Drinks
- Fruit and Vegetables
- Around the House:
- Places in the House
- Furniture
- Appliances
- Places, People and Family:
- Activities and Games:
- At the Park/Playground
- Inside Play
- Outdoor Activities andGames
- Daily Communication:
- Everyday Signs
- Question Signs
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The dictionary includes an
alphabetical index
NO READING OR PAGE NUMBER NAVIGATION REQUIRED!
The dictionary also includes a pictorial representation of the subcategory, located next to the page number
at the base of each page. These cross correlate with the pictorial based content page; making this dictionary easy to
navigate for young children, without the need to be able to understand and navigate page numbering!
We believe that together, the extra features of this Picture Dictionary make it the easiest dictionary for young children ever developed!
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Book Summary:
Contains: 480+ Auslan Signs, 115 Pages
Type: 20 x 28 cm Perfect (glue spine) Bound book
ISBN: 9780975779781
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Auslan Children's Picture Dictionary, Volume 2, 3rd Edition
This 3nd EDITION of volume 2 in a series of Auslan (Australian Sign Language) Dictionaries for children, released in April 2016. This edition includes over 615 signs (up from 320 in the previous edition),
and upgrades old illustrations and clipart to photos, and more clear easy to follow sign illustrations; while retailing descriptions of sign performance, state usage info (now represented by coloured maps of Australia)
and hints to help you remember signs.
The book is perfect (glue spine) bound with generous gutters (gap between spine and words); and both number and picture based navigation, so it is easy for students to use with low reading skills.
- Animals:
- Insects
- Reptiles
- Native Australian Animals
- Descriptive Signs:
- Describing animals (sub topics of Skin Type, Hair, Size, Body, Horns and Tusks, Homes, Food, Behaviour)
- Describing People (sub-topics of Body, Face, Hair and Hair colour)
- Emotions and Feelings (intermediate)
- Eat, Drink, Cook:
- Cooking words
- Before your begin
- Warnings
- Utensils
- Ingredients
- Places, People and Family:
- Numbers and Measurements:
- Numbers 1 to 1000
- Years and Long Numbers
- Fractions
- Days and Months
- Measurements in Cooking
- Describing Measurements
The dictionary includes an alphabetical index
MINIMAL READING OR PAGE NUMBER NAVIGATION REQUIRED!
The dictionary has a pictorial representation of the subcategory, located next to the page number
at the base of each page. These work with the picture based content page; making this dictionary easy to
navigate for young children, with out the need to be able to understand and navigate page numbering!
We believe that, together, the extra features of this Picture Dictionary make it the easiest dictionary for young children ever developed!
Book Summary:
Contains: 615+ Auslan Signs, 116 Pages
Type: 20 X 28 cm Perfect Bound book
ISBN: 9781921391859
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Auslan Children's Picture Dictionary, Volume 3, 3rd Edition
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This is the most recent addition to the Sign Language Dictionaries and includes over 350 signs under the categories: |
- Animals:
- Numbers:
- Numbers 1 to 1000
- Years and Dates
- Ages and Birthdays
- Money
- Meal Time:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks and Desserts
- Places Around The World:
- Countries and Continents
- Australian States and Capitals
- Nature and the Environment:
- At School:
- Greetings
- Understanding Auslan
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As this dictionary covers more complex material, many of the topics are laid out to give a concise explanation of the signs and how they are used in terms of context and referenced location (see example for Dates - Ages and Birthdays).
The dictionary includes an alphabetical index
This edition does require an ability to read!
We believe that, together, the extra features of this Picture Dictionary make it the easiest dictionary for young children ever developed!
Book Details
Contains: 350+ Auslan Signs, 94 Pages
Type: 20 X 28 cm Perfect Bound book
ISBN: 9781921391538
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Classroom material matching these books:
Auslan LOTE Teaching Guide - Stage 1
Each topic includes teaching notes, activities, games, songs, all hand out material, a quick reference dictionary for teachers, including descriptions of how to do the signs and hints on how to teach them! ... more
Flash Cards - Sets of cards to match the sections in the Children's Picture Dictionaries ... more
You will find that topics covered in these books supplement the Auslan LOTE curriculum available at
www.SignPlanet.net, for Stage 1 (grade 1 and 2) students. Volumes 2 and 3 support stage
2 and 3 (grade 3, 4, 5 and 6) students.
Classroom Sets - See above for discounts when buying 10 or more of these dictionaries!
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