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iPhone and iPod Touch App Helps Kids Learn New Language : Palluxo! Mac Dose of All Things Apple
ABC Sign application for iPhone and iPod touch is designed to help kids learn the American Sign Language (ASL) alphabet. Learning to sign opens the door to new cultures, new opportunities, and even new friendships! This educational app features colorful pictures and funny sounds help to keep learning interesting - as it should be.
Hearing families with deaf children often employ ad-hoc home sign for simple communications. Today though, ASL classes are offered in many secondary and postsecondary schools.
ASL is a language distinct from spoken English - complete with its own syntax and grammar and supporting its own culture. ASL is a natural language that contains phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax and pragmatics just like spoken languages. It is a manual language or visual language, meaning that the information is expressed not with combinations of sounds but with combinations of handshapes, palm orientations, movements of the hands, arms and body, location in relation to the body, and facial expressions. While spoken languages are produced by the vocal cords only, and can thus be easily written in linear patterns, ASL uses the hands, head and body, with constantly changing movements and orientations.
Even if you are not deaf, it doesn’t hurt to learn new language! Learning new stuff can only expand your horizons and bring good things to your life.
So how does it work? A letter is spoken and 3 choices are presented to you on your iPhone or iPod touch. You need to memorize and pick the correct sign. Every time you select a correct answer, a reward sound is played and you can move to another letter. This is probably the most productive way to learn the American Sign Language alphabet. The ABC Sign app developer asks that you encourage your children to try immitating the signs they see. Practice will help to improve their body awareness, thinking skills, and fine motor skills. Additionally, 25% of all profits will benefit deaf artists. Price: $1.99 (download).
ABC Sign application for iPhone and iPod touch is designed to help kids learn the American Sign Language (ASL) alphabet. Learning to sign opens the door to new cultures, new opportunities, and even new friendships! This educational app features colorful pictures and funny sounds help to keep learning interesting - as it should be.
Hearing families with deaf children often employ ad-hoc home sign for simple communications. Today though, ASL classes are offered in many secondary and postsecondary schools.
ASL is a language distinct from spoken English - complete with its own syntax and grammar and supporting its own culture. ASL is a natural language that contains phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax and pragmatics just like spoken languages. It is a manual language or visual language, meaning that the information is expressed not with combinations of sounds but with combinations of handshapes, palm orientations, movements of the hands, arms and body, location in relation to the body, and facial expressions. While spoken languages are produced by the vocal cords only, and can thus be easily written in linear patterns, ASL uses the hands, head and body, with constantly changing movements and orientations.
Even if you are not deaf, it doesn’t hurt to learn new language! Learning new stuff can only expand your horizons and bring good things to your life.
So how does it work? A letter is spoken and 3 choices are presented to you on your iPhone or iPod touch. You need to memorize and pick the correct sign. Every time you select a correct answer, a reward sound is played and you can move to another letter. This is probably the most productive way to learn the American Sign Language alphabet. The ABC Sign app developer asks that you encourage your children to try immitating the signs they see. Practice will help to improve their body awareness, thinking skills, and fine motor skills. Additionally, 25% of all profits will benefit deaf artists. Price: $1.99 (download).