Features of ASLdeafined

There are numerous American Sign Language websites online.  And, you may not know which website to use.  Here at ASLdeafined, we try to meet the needs of all our users.  Listed below are many of our wonderful features we offer to every subscriber.  If there is something you would like to see on our site, please send us an email.  We would be glad to consider it.  Our email address is info@asldeafined.com.

Features of ASLdeafined.com: Video technology – 21^st Century

• Themed Lessons(140 + lessons) – 24/7 (always online)
  • 15 words per lesson
  • 4 retention exercises
  • New lessons added frequently – continuously evolving
• Periodic Quizzes and Reviews
  • Constantly reviewing learned vocabulary and concepts
• Individualized progress chart(students have their own username and password)
  • Every completed activity is scored and recorded
  • Instant feedback from completed activities
  • Excellent for progress monitoring
• Fingerspelling
  • Starts off with 3-letter words and goes to 8-letter words (increase in speed)
  • Detect fingerspelling within an ASL phrase
• Spelling (English – unscramble the word activity)
• ASL grammar lessons
  • ASL to English
  • English to ASL
• Deaf Culture and history
• Story time
  • with comprehension questions
  • Based on learned vocabulary
• Customizable vocabulary bank
  • Over 10,000 words to choose from
• Synonyms with words(ASL is based on concept)
  • One sign could have multiple synonyms (car:  automobile, vehicle, transportation)
• Automatic vocabulary review (based on customized vocabulary bank)
• Customizable favorite pages
  • Favorite lessons
  • Favorite pages
  • Favorite activities
• Alphabet and numbers
• Multiple meaning words(Concept words)
  • Multiple meaning word activity  – checking for comprehension
• ASL syntax / grammar
• Classifiers
  • Samples of how to use classifiers
• Common phrases used in ASL
• Non-manual markers