Summary: "This adorable full-color board book with sturdy pages features essential signs that will help children ages 0 to 3 learn to communicate even before they can talk. With help from Josh, Blue, and the rest of the Nickelodeon Blue's Clues & You gang, young children will love learning sign language"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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Summary: An illustrated version of the classic children's rhyme "Baa baa, black sheep," with hand motions to help children develop a basic vocabulary in American Sign Language.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's Play (International) Ltd 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE Board Kubler2004Summary: "Many experts believe that baby sign can aid in communication for little ones from ages 8 months to 2 years before developing verbal skills to express their needs and emotions. Appealing to this need, this board book packed with adorable Disney characters introduces 12 easy-to-learn signs so babies and toddlers can tell you when they are happy, hungry, and more!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDSteyns, Lee Ann
Summary: "My first baby signs teaches basic signs that provide families with a way to communicate before babies can talk at all. The picture book format keeps the learning fun while introducing over 40 key American Sign Language (ASL) signs in context- each with their own visual and written guide. Your little one will learn to express their needs, wants, and frustrations with simple gestures-and you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peter Pauper Press, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 419 STEGoman, Carol Kinsey.
Summary: "Aspiring and seasoned leaders have been trained to manage their leadership communication in many important ways: how they provide feedback and motivate employees, how they convey the strategy for their organization, how they interact with major clients or partners. And yet, all their efforts to communicate effectively can be derailed by even the smallest nonverbal gestures such as the way they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.13 GOMBrehove, Aaron.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knack 2011
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Summary: Young children will learn what life can look like for an autistic child who uses nonverbal communication by following a mother and child on a day where they use a tablet to communicate with others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheat Penny Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HAMBrown, Christopher
Summary: Teach your child how to express feelings, likes, and dislikes, and develop his or her communication skills at an early age-- as early as seven months-- using a form of sign language.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.12 BroSummary: Learn the signs for shoe, sock, hat, coat, please, thank you, sorry, car, train, bus, bike, airplane, boat, ball, doll, bear, wash hands, soap, sleep, bath, brush teeth, book, pajamas, blanket. Uses singing, dancing, speaking, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Little Hands Productions 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BABBriant, Monta Z.
Summary: In "Baby Sign Language Basics," parents will learn 60 baby-friendly American Sign Language signs. Baby-specific signing techniques, songs, and games are included to make learning fun and easy, and also open up two-way communication quickly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 419.1 BRIRebelo, Lane
Summary: "With Baby Sign Language Made Easy, you'll discover practical, effective tools to teach your baby relevant signs such as "more," "all done," "milk," and others, all while having fun. Lane's proven strategies for success make it easy to communicate with your little one long before their spoken words. With her help, you can crack the code and figure out what your baby is saying."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2018
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2 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 419 REBRyan, Diane
Summary: Your baby has many wants and needs. Some you can figure out. Others need a little more patience. While your baby learns to make their requests verbally, you can teach them gestures and signs that will help bridge the gap of understanding. Baby Sign Language offers the tools and techniques you need to teach sign language to your baby.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK, Dorling Kindersley Limited, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 419.1 RYABowden, Mark
Contents: Communication is more than words -- What we have here is a failure to communicate -- Winning trust with a wave of your hand -- Inspirational influence out of thin air -- Injecting excitement into your gestures -- Faces tell the whole story -- From complex to clear body language -- Directing the pull of your presence -- Holding your audience's attention -- All-embracing body language -- Position...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.69 BOWGross, Ruth Belov.
Summary: Describes sign language and other ways that people communicate without words.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 1991
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JN Social GrossBerg, Laura
Summary: Featuring 400 signs, this is the most comprehensive, user-friendly handbook for parents who want to enhance communication with any child through American Sign Language.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 419 BERSummary: "How good are you at reading people? A renowned communication expert reveals the messages we're all constantly sending, whether we realize it or not"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.69 UNDCall number: DVD 153.69 UND
Summary: Does giving a typical business presentation put a person in mortal danger? Of course not, but statistics suggest that many people dread public speaking more than they fear death. This program shows students ways to overcome that kind of paralysis and transform it into positive energy. These include thorough preparation (from learning the wants and needs of the audience to scoping out the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Horowitz, Eli.
Summary: "An innovative literary thriller about a generation of children born unable to create or comprehend language"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HORSummary: The relationship between supervisors and support staff members can often run off the smooth road of productivity. The major reason for problems between supervisors and staff is a lack of effective, open communication. This program is a dramatization of one employee's problems with his supervisor. The information he receives from the company's personnel manager gets him on track with how to cope...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Students who've had a hard time with term papers and essay questions may be shocked to learn how much their postgraduation world revolves around writing. This program shows how effective written communication is possible for anyone, even those who struggle to complete a simple fax or e-mail. Methods for improvement include gauging the needs of the reader, keeping prose short and simple,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: A positive attitude is essential on the job. When Florence receives a negative performance review, she is forced to confront her weaknesses. Using humorous vignettes in the present and in her childhood, Flo demonstrates why she's in trouble. With a little help from an unseen narrator, Flo recognizes that attitude, responsibility, and communication are the key to her success on the job and takes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Requiring several applicants to complete some kind of shared exercise, the group interview is designed to assess collaborative and team-building skills as well as personal initiative. This program helps students prepare for joint interview situations and the demands they make on applicants. Starting with one-on-one and group case studies to illustrate specific contrasts, the video explores...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The first day on the job-not to mention the first week or the first month-can be an overwhelming experience. This program empowers job seekers as well as new hires as they explore the issues surrounding what is invariably a major life change. Students are introduced to the preparations typically needed to survive, and possibly even enjoy, their first day. These include planning transportation...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Is the hard part over once a person lands a job? No, the hard part has just begun! This program shows viewers not only how to survive on the job, but how to get ahead, too. Attitude, timeliness, dress, ethics, grooming, teamwork, conflict resolution, and getting along with co-workers are among the topics discussed in this video. Interviews with employers are interspersed with commonsense...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007