Auslan Sign & Spell ABC Alphabet Resource

This is a fabulous resource for children learning Australian Sign Language (Auslan) and Key-Word Signs to support communication and language development.

Colourful and eye-catching pages also make a lovely Wall Frieze with the 26 letters of the alphabet, one letter per sheet with picture, sign with written description and the fingerspelled letter plain and simple.

Ideal for deaf children and children with additional speech and language needs and their families learning Australian Sign Language (Auslan ) together. Designed to promote essential early learning for young children and help to foster an inclusive environment.

The contents contain the most commonly used versions of signs but some signs do have regional variations, so please check with your local Auslan community for local usage. Face to face contact with native sign language users is recommended as the best way to learn and the Let’s Sign resources are designed to support this.

Australian Sign Language (Auslan) and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) are the sign languages of the deaf communities of Australia and New Zealand. Both have evolved from forms of British Sign Language (BSL) and together the three languages comprise the BANZSL language family.

They share many of the same vocabulary items and structural features in addition to the use of the same two-handed alphabet. This book includes: Handshape Key and BANZSL Fingerspelling Alphabets for left and right-handed signers. Fingerspelling is an important and integrated part of Auslan and the letters of the alphabet help to provide a direct link to literacy.

Contains Signs for: apple, butterfly, cat, dolphin, egg, fish, giraffe, house, ice-cream, jug, kangaroo, lion, moon, nuts, orange, penguin, question, rabbit, sandwich, tree, umbrella, vegetable, window, xylophone, yellow, zip.
There is also a free download available to complement this resource - “Auslan Sign & Spell ABC cards for matching and pairing”.

Both the frieze and matching cards are available in printed book form from Amazon print on demand and also on Kindle.

Additional pictorial graphics based on the Mulberry Symbols from www.straight-street.com with kind permission.