Product Details

• Actors: Avery Posner & Gilda Ganezer
• Directors: Avery Posner & Gilda Ganezer
• Writers: Avery Posner & Gilda Ganezer
• Producers: Avery Posner & Gilda Ganezer
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Everyday ASL Productions, Ltd.
• DVD Release Date: May 5, 2008
• Run Time: 140 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0018SH8AI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,527 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ASL DVD, December 19, 2008

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Soulpearl (Hobart, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: American Sign Language for Kids and Adults, Volume 1: Everyday Lessons (DVD)

its a good video. Easy and fun to learn. This is a good practice for those who have done ASL but out of practice and those who just learning to do ASL is good for them to see how it is done with ASL.
Very Educational. =)

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars LOTS of animal footage...., February 11, 2009

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hirondelle - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Sign Language for Kids and Adults, Volume 1: Everyday Lessons (DVD)

Because my 11 yr old (hearing impaired) daughter was raised using cued speech, she knows only a small amount of signing. I thought it was time for her to learn to sign better, so I purchased three videos:
this one (American Sign Language for Kids and Adults)
Getting Started in Signing
I Want to Learn Sign Language (vol. 1 and 2)

This one was the least helpful. A LOT of time is spent on animal footage (I could go to a zoo for that). We were frustrated as we watched a red panda roam for what seemed like 10 minutes between rapid signing lessons. Yes, red pandas are cute, but the purpose to this video is to learn sign language. I can get a National Geographic dvd on zoo animals if I want to study zoo animals.
The signing was given in spurts - rapidly between long periods of animal observation. The host is dynamic, which also means he signs rapidly. The subject matter is very narrow: all about animals, conservation, and the like. Not much about school, friends, life in general.

The other two programs I purchased were well watching. They cater to two different levels:
"I Want to Learn Sign Language" (both volumes)was great for a younger audience (maybe up to 10 or 12 yrs old). The program taught many signs relevant to childhood and is a great introduction to learning to sign. The format is a woman teaching three children many signs so they can welcome their deaf cousin. Almost the entire program is devoted to teaching signs. The rate of instruction is perfect for younger children - not too rapid, and not agonizingly slow (except during the teaching of the alphabet, which many kids know already).
If you already know a fair amount of signing though, this program is not for you. And don't expect to be fluent after it. It is only a grand total of maybe 2 hrs of simple instruction if you get both volumes.

"Getting Started in Signing" was my personal favorite, as a Mom with a hearing impaired child. It used the allotted time well and taught a lot of signs. It moved along moved along more quickly than "I Want to Learn Sign Language" but not at a frantic pace. I see that amazon has many good reviews on it, and I'm not surprised. But in the end, I felt it was too short! It is only 1 hr long, and you just can't learn as much signing as you need with only 1 hr of instruction. It's too bad there aren't more episodes of these (other than the one that is already out there which reviewers say repeats a lot of this one).

I have also searched online for ways to pick up more sign language - especially ways that will appeal to my daughter.
[...] is a great resource, but not exactly for young kids. The host does not move his lips, and my daughter is accustomed to receiving information with hands AND mouth, so I will save using these lessons for later. I applaud the creator of this website though! It is free, has videos (as opposed to just sketches), and very thorough.

For what it's worth, I will mention a site we found that has actually been extremely helpful. It is religious in nature, so if you don't go for that, then this is not for you. The LDS church has a site where you can watch ASL renditions of their songs for children. If you watch enough of these, you can pick up an awful lot of signing! Most of these songs seem to be fairly generic Christian songs. If another church or school did this, I would recommend it as well, but I haven't found anything like it. Try it and see:
[...]
If the link doesn't appear, google "lds church ASL songs for children"

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for Beginners, January 24, 2009

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Janna (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Sign Language for Kids and Adults, Volume 1: Everyday Lessons (DVD)

Overall, I was disappointed in the video. The production quality was not great but I was more disappointed about how signing was being taught. The DVD did offer a lot of signs - weather, the persons, short phrases - but each sign was shown only once and very quickly. It was very difficult to pick up the signs in this fashion. Also, the way each sign was demonstrated (using a split screen with the narrator on the left with a picture and the word spelled out on the right) became rather boring after a few signs.

Also, while the video is long, it was filled with non-essential stock images and clips of New York City and the zoo where nothing was being taught. It just seemed like filler. There was also a section on zoo animals and the habits of seals. I'm not sure why this would be useful to a beginner learning signs? In this section,the narrator signs quickly using full sentences and new vocabulary. I could only understand what he said because of the subtitles. This DVD is definitely not for beginners in ASL.