The Joy of Signing is one of the most comprehensive guides available for mastering the current basic signs used to communicate with deaf people in either the word order of the English language or in the American Sign Language pattern.

Over 1500 signs have been clearly illustrated in this guide and are grouped by chapter into their natural categories. An enjoyable and rewarding experience awaits you as you study the line drawings and step-by-step descriptions of hand positions and movements. Helpful and interesting information is provided about the origins of signs as well as the correct usage of signs in context.

Included in this manual are sections on the history of sign language and fingerspelling, the art of signing, language patterns of signs, and an illustrated guide for fingerspelling.

Written by Lottie L. Riekehof.