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ASDC Newsletter – July 2020
Get information about our upcoming ASL classes, signed ASL stories for kids, free webinars, and more!
Baby Signing Online Class
Our Baby Signing online class will teach you how to start signing with your infant or toddler. Taught by expert ASL instructor and mom of four, Edna Johnston.
ASL Story Spotlight: HUG
This month’s ASL Story Spotlight is about the book Hug. This book has just one written word, but when this sweet mother and daughter share this picture book with us through American Sign Language, the story comes to life!
Online ASL Dictionary for Kids
Get the video edition of the Gallaudet Children’s ASL Dictionary FREE now through August 31st.
DCMP: Stream accessible educational videos – free!
The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) is free to all ASDC members. Find out how you can access 8,000+ educational videos for kids in English and Spanish.
Deaf Actress Shaylee Mansfield in new Netflix film
Shaylee Mansfield, a young deaf actress and YouTube star, plays Zuzu in the Netflix film, Feel the Beat, which debuts on June 19, 2020.
Webinar: Reading to Deaf Children
If your child knows what you are saying, but doesn’t understand what you mean, this webinar will show you how to use simple picture drawing strategies to increase your child’s understanding of abstract concepts and learn new vocabulary.
New program brings deaf kids together online
Learn how your child can communicate and connect with other Deaf and hard of hearing kids their age with the new Friends Like Me program from SignOn. ASDC members get 5 free sessions!
Webinar: Making Language Visual
If your child knows what you are saying, but doesn’t understand what you mean, this webinar will show you how to use simple picture drawing strategies to increase your child’s understanding of abstract concepts and learn new vocabulary.
Free Webinar: Best Early Intervention Practices during COVID-19
The webinar for parents and educators will share best practices on providing (and receiving) early intervention for deaf and hard of hearing babies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Spanish voice interpretation available!