For the fourth most used language in the United States, there has not previously been a manual that did more than simply show how to make individual signs. Signing Made Easy teaches how to use signing as a language.
A comprehensive guide to learning and using Sign Language in everyday life

The authors of the acclaimed Perigee Visual Dictionary of Signing and The Pocket Dictionary of Signing have created a text and workbook in one. This volume will teach you how to use signing in English sentence format. Signing Made Easy offers the most thorough, step-by-step approach to learning sign language, complete with drills and practice exercises to increase signing ability and understanding.

Presented in a large-format, easy-to-follow design, this book includes:
- More than 3,500 different signs, with clear illustrations and descriptions
- Instructions on how to sign in complete sentences
- Exercises for learning how to give and receive signs
- Drills to reinforce vocabulary retention
- Chapters organized by subject -- from "Work and Careers" to "Family and Social Life" to "Food" --that build progressively on previous lessons
- The complete manual alphabet
- Spelling exercises throughout
- Instructions for forming numbers and inflections
- A complete index for easy reference