DawnSignPress

DawnSignPress (trading as DawnSign) is a Deaf-owned American publisher specializing in American Sign Language (ASL) instruction, Deaf Studies, and interpreter education. Its catalog is built around classroom curriculum, printed and digital student materials, video libraries, and web applications used by ASL and interpreting programs at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. The company describes itself as the leading Deaf-owned publisher of ASL instruction and states that its products are created "from within the Deaf-World, by Deaf people, for the Deaf and hearing communities alike." The flagship offering is Signing Naturally, one of the most widely used ASL curricula in the United States and Canada, authored by Cheri Smith, Ella Mae Lentz, and Ken Mikos. Signing Naturally is sold as physical student and teacher editions across multiple levels and units, and as Interactive Online Student Materials (IOSM) — digital companions delivered through a school's learning management system (LMS) with 12-month access codes. The company also publishes the Effective Interpreting Series for interpreter education, ASL at Work, ASL Literature, Movers & Shakers, Deaf Studies titles, children's and family materials, and fingerspelling resources. Beyond print, DawnSign has been expanding into digital learning. Its ecosystem includes interactive apps, video libraries, online platforms, and educator support such as LMS integration and instructor resources. The company has highlighted tools like ASL Pal, which aims to bring real-time, native-signer feedback to ASL learners. Its materials are used by a long list of institutions that the company cites, including Gallaudet University, RIT/NTID, CSUN, the University of Arizona, UNC Wilmington, Purdue University, the University of British Columbia, Boston University, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, the University of Central Florida, and Pierce College. DawnSignPress is a private, Deaf-owned company. Its website states that it has served the field for 47 years and that its materials have reached more than one million students. The company positions itself at the intersection of Deaf culture authenticity and modern digital delivery, describing an ongoing effort to rebuild how the community learns through a new website, an expanding digital ecosystem, and new tools — while keeping Deaf culture and Deaf voices at the center of every product.

DawnSignPress is a Deaf-owned American publisher that has built its reputation on American Sign Language instruction and interpreter education. According to its own account, the company has served the field for 47 years, positioning it among the longest-standing publishers dedicated to ASL and Deaf Studies materials. From its base in the United States, it has supplied curriculum and resources to ASL and interpreting programs across the United States and Canada. The company's identity is closely tied to Signing Naturally, one of the most widely used ASL curricula in the United States and Canada. Authored by Cheri Smith, Ella Mae Lentz, and Ken Mikos, Signing Naturally became the anchor of DawnSign's catalog, supported by teacher's curriculum sets, student editions across multiple levels and units, and later by digital companions. Alongside Signing Naturally, DawnSign developed the Effective Interpreting Series for interpreter education, as well as titles such as ASL at Work, ASL Literature, and Movers & Shakers, and materials spanning Deaf Studies, children and family learning, and fingerspelling. Over time, the company expanded from print publishing into digital delivery. It introduced Interactive Online Student Materials (IOSM), digital versions of the Signing Naturally student workbooks delivered through a school's learning management system with 12-month access codes. These materials mirror classroom lessons with interactive activities, video featuring diverse native signers, culture notes, biographies of Deaf people, and vocabulary study. The company also built digital video libraries, web apps, and educator support such as LMS integration and instructor resources. In its own description of its present phase, DawnSign states that it is rebuilding how its community learns: launching a new website, expanding its digital ecosystem, and developing tools such as ASL Pal that bring real-time, native-signer feedback to ASL learners. The company frames this as a change in formats rather than in values, emphasizing that every product still starts with Deaf culture and Deaf voices at the center. It reports that its materials have reached more than one million students and are used by institutions including Gallaudet University, RIT/NTID, CSUN, the University of Arizona, UNC Wilmington, Purdue University, the University of British Columbia, Boston University, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, the University of Central Florida, and Pierce College.

• DawnSignPress begins serving the ASL and interpreter education field; the company later states it has served the field for 47 years.

• Signing Naturally, authored by Cheri Smith, Ella Mae Lentz, and Ken Mikos, becomes the flagship ASL curriculum and one of the most widely used in the United States and Canada.

• The Effective Interpreting Series is published for interpreter education.

• Interactive Online Student Materials (IOSM) launch as digital companions to the Signing Naturally student workbooks, delivered via school LMS with 12-month access codes.

• DawnSign announces a new website, an expanding digital ecosystem, and tools such as ASL Pal for real-time native-signer feedback.

Deaf-owned, community-driven publisher of ASL instruction and interpreter education, combining authentic Deaf-culture content with modern digital learning tools.

• Signing Naturally Units 1–6 — Physical Edition

• Signing Naturally Units 1–6 Teacher's Curriculum Set

• Signing Naturally Units 7–12 — Physical Edition

• Signing Naturally Units 7–12 Teacher's Curriculum Set

• Signing Naturally Level 2 Teacher's Curriculum Set

• Signing Naturally Level 3 — Physical Edition

• Signing Naturally Level 3 Teacher's Curriculum Set

• Interactive Online Student Materials — Units 1–6

• Interactive Online Student Materials — Units 7–12

• Interactive Online Student Materials — Units 13, 14 and The Ball Story

• The Effective Interpreting Series: ASL Skills Development - Study Set

• The Effective Interpreting Series: English Skills Development - Study Set

• The Effective Interpreting Series: Cognitive Processing Skills in ASL - Study Set

• The Effective Interpreting Series: Cognitive Processing Skills in English - Study Set

• The Effective Interpreting Series: Translating from ASL - Study Set

• The Effective Interpreting Series: Translating from English - Study Set

• ASL at Work

• ASL Literature

• Movers & Shakers

• Digital Video Library

• Web Apps

• ASL Pal

• Fingerspelling Student Set

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2. 2Store — DawnSigndawnsign.com
3. 3About Us — DawnSigndawnsign.com
4. 4Interactive Online Student Materials — DawnSigndawnsign.com
5. 5DawnSignPress — Wikidatawikidata.org