Get the pocket edition of this book and carry it with you! I mistakenly ordered the small size and was surprised when such a tiny book arrived, but now I'm thrilled.My middle child was speech delayed due to a transient hearing loss. I had heard often of parents using baby signs but had never really considered it myself. Now I wish I would have, because my daughter *loves* to use sign. I chose a "real" sign language instead of creating signs, as some parents choose to do, because I wanted consistancy, uniformity and the chance that their signing might come in handy with a signing person. After all, why re-invent the wheel?
The full size version of this book is much easier to read, but the convenience of the small size makes the slight difficulties in interpreting the signs worth the while.
To my knowledge, this is the only comprehensive dictionary of Signing Exact English (SEE) signs available on the market. Put together by some of the original creators of SEE, this dictionary contains over 4400 sign descriptions with illustrations. Also included are a short history of and rationale for developing SEE as well as important principles of expression, guidelines for creating new signs, sign families, etc. This is the definitive resource dictionary for anyone who is learning or using Signing Exact English and is used throughout our local school districts (as in many across the country) by teachers of the hearing impaired, interpreters, and students alike. A word of caution: Learning sign language through the written word and 2-dimensional illustrations can be difficult, especially for those not well-experienced with sign language. This dictionary (as with any sign language dictionary) is best used in conjunction with a class or instructional/demonstrational videos which are available.