A woman asks her friend for help on her homework assignment.

​Dialogue includes:

• Asking for help
• Simple description 
• WH-Questions

Constance Gabel tells about a girl she knew when she was young.  She demonstrates the girl’s name sign and the reason behind it.

Watch renowned ASL poet and linguist Clayton Valli perform his poem “Dandelions” and learn more about him.

Three friends discuss their school schedules for next semester.

​Dialogue includes: 

• WH-questions

A man tells about the history of the Toronto Mission of the Deaf.

A woman introduces two people. They ask questions and learn more about each other.​

Dialogue includes:

• Greetings
• Yes / No questions
• Wh – questions

ASL poem about a Caterpillar.

Story of a man receiving life-changing news from his doctor.

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Like all verse, ASL poetry opens the mind to the richness of language, inspiring an appreciation of expressiveness, nuance, and cultural significance. ASL Poetry: Selected Works of Clayton Valli, gives teachers an exciting way to awaken students to the splendor of ASL.

New on DVD! Read Valli’s personal account of becoming an ASL poet— “Valli’s Story,” an excerpt from Valli’s unfinished manuscript accompanied by a video clip of the ASL phrase that opened Valli’s eyes to the creative use of ASL.

Organized to allow easier access to each poem! The video material is presented with a new interface perfect for studying individual poems. 

Native signers of all ages performing Valli’s works; Clips of Valli in a Video Letter, explaining terms that apply to ASL poetry like stanza, meter, initialized handshapes, and numerical handshapes; Poetic features, highlighting parts of poems and demonstrating what makes them uniquely poetic.

Use ASL Poetry in ways you never thought of before— for practice, inspiration, insight, sheer joy in language beautifully expressed, and hours of viewing pleasure!

Clayton Valli (1951-2003) was one of his generation’s foremost innovators of ASL poetics. A professor of Linguistics and Interpreting at Gallaudet University, Valli’s seminal research uncovered the principles of ASL poetry – principles common to all forms of poetry. This DVD stands as a tribute to Valli’s pride in his signed language and his love of its creative possibilities.

A First Nations girl is surprised to see colourful leaves still hanging onto trees at the beginning of winter.  She has to come up with the best solution to help the trees prepare for winter!