Product Features
Full Motion Video: The full motion video of ASL signs include the suprasegmental features (facial expressions or gestures accompanying the sign) which change their meanings. Each sign has a base sign representing the one most commonly used in daily conversation. If there is more than one sign which fits that word, the dialectical or semantic variations of the signs are also available.
Age Level Specific Vocabulary: Since vocabulary varies with age, HyperSign provides access to the video dictionary at three levels. Users of the adult’s dictionary have access to all 2000 signs. The teen dictionary is a subset of the adult dictionary. The child’s dictionary was specially designed for non-readers and pre-readers with each word accompanied by an easily recognizable picture.
Spanish and English: Since Spanish is the second most commonly used first language in this country, the program is designed to provide instructional text in either Spanish or English.
Activities: Games are fun. They enhance the learning process and they increase retention. Included games for children (Which One?, Matching Game and Tic Tac Toe), and teenagers and adults (Crossword Puzzle, Name That Sign , What’s My Sign?, and You First!).
Custom Word Lists: Often teachers or parents will want to focus attention on certain specific lists of words. This program allows teachers or parents to create lessons containing specific lists of signs selected from either the adult, teen or child’s dictionaries for classroom or in-home use.
Everyday Phrases: Language learning includes more than learning the words of a language. The words need to be combined to form sentences. Included are a number of everyday phrases chosen to give users something to say.
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