Signed stories is an app available on both IOS, Android, Smart TV, and desktop computers that offers quality picture books with sign as well as narration, sound effects, music, and high definition sign language performances. You can also access the stories on Overdrive, Hopster, and YouTube. You have the choice of American English or British English when choosing your story, making it accessible worldwide for English speaking kids in a dialect they recognize.
The stories are high quality and are stories that young kids want to read. Since they have both the words and the person performing sign language, they are receiving multiple language inputs while listening to the music and sound effects that go along with the story.
I think this would be a powerful learning tool in several situations. For students with hearing disabilities that sign, this gives them access to a range quality stories that are appealing. I also like the idea of exposing students without hearing disabilities to the stories. It helps them become familiar with the idea of sign and older students might be able to use it as a learning tool if they are taking sign. I also think that these would serve as a great model for older students for a project they could do to practice sign, though they would find the videos a bit juvenile to watch for entertainment.
Signed Stories is part of ITV, an integrated producer broadcaster, " creates, owns and distributes high-quality content on multiple platforms globally" (What We Do). All the stories are available on multiple platforms for free, making it very accessible for students, families, and educators to access them.
Signed Stories. (n.d.). Retrieved August 4, 2019, from https://www.signedstories.com/
What we do. (n.d.). Retrieved August 4, 2019, from https://www.itvplc.com/about/what-we-do
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