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The American Sign Language Phrase Book, Lou Fant, 346 pp., $9.95 paperback, Contemporary Books, Inc., 180 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601, 1983. The author terms this book "a guide to conversation with deaf people." The book is indeed a very good guide and continues the tradition of quality we have come to expect from Lou Fant. Chapter 2 gives an excellent presentation of the features of American Sign Language which make ASL a distinct and separate language from all forms of signed English . Chapters 3 through 17 cover "basic topics that occur in the ordinary course of our lives. " All phrases in each chapter are listed in the table of contents which makes it a handy reference guide. Each of the chapters is self-contained so that students may turn directly to the subject they wish to study. The book is well-organized and easy to use. The drawings by Betty Miller are quite good and indicate direction and motion of signs very clearly. This is not a sign language vocabulary dictionary, however. Users should have a basic sign language vocabulary before they attempt to use this guide. This phrase book may be used by students on an independent basis as a reference guide to ASL or it could be an excellent reference text for a course in ASL. Hugh T. VncMt Director, Center on Deafness Western Maryland College Westminster, MD 21157 Special Education in America: Its Legal and Governmental Foundations , F. Weintraub, J. Ballard, JJ. Zettel, M.H. Gerry, J.M. Benton , B. Smith, J.G. Barresi, 104 pp., paperback, The Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Dr., Reston, VA 220911589 , 1982. Despite its small size, Special Education in America: Its Legal and Governmental Foundations provides a valuable and indepth source of information for educators, school administrators , and other professionals involved in the education of the disabled. Six chapters focus on issues ranging from the infancy of American education of the deaf by the establishment of the first state residential school for the deaf to events leading up to the federal legislation providing education not only for special education students but also for the gifted and talented. Public policy issues are detailed, leading to discussions of the enactment of federal laws, such as PL. 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA), and The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504). These laws are examined in light of their mutual interaction, the legal remedies that are available to schools, disabled students, and their parents, and the impact of the laws on the civil rights of the disabled. In addition, there are three appendices included that outline federal programs authorized under the EHA and a list of federal laws for the handicapped from 1827 through 1981. Appendix C lists resources regarding various topics in special education that can be ordered from either the ERIC Document Reproduction Service or through the CEC or found in the "Exceptional Children." One fault I found is that the cost of the majority of the publications listed appears to be missing which would make it difficult for potential purchasers to prepay for their orders. Sheila Conlon Mentkowski Staff Attorney National Center for Law and the Deaf 800 Florida Ave., NE Washington, D. C. 20002 Sourcebook of Articulation Learning Activities, William Justin Worthley, 454 pp., paperback, Little, Brown and Company, Boston , MA 02106, 1981. The Sourcebook of Articulation Learning Activities is an allinclusive articulatory manual. It provides a detailed, although somewhat cumbersome, evaluation procedure and an equally elaborate teaching process. Provided the therapist can get through the lengthy discussion (30 pages) on how to use the book, she or he leaves nothing to chance. The speech pathologist will undoubtedly have a thorough knowledge of the articulatory disorder and can focus on the problem immediately by following the well-designed instructional strategies and methodologies. In addition to providing a complete diagnostic and therapeutic process, the Sourcebook has an extensive reference of pictures and word, phrase, and sentence lists. In an attempt to be truly comprehensive, Worthley also includes a section dealing with the assessment and treatment of articulation disorders caused by cleft palate, cerebral palsy and tongue thrust. The only major causes for articulatory...

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