HandsUP! ASL Word Wall

Features HandsUP! ASL Word Wall

The HandsUP!
ASL Word Wall is a vocabulary building tool that supports sign and print word learning in a bilingual context: American Sign Language (ASL) and English.
This unique interactive visual dictionary includes over 700 preloaded picture/printed words that are categorized and displayed by the ASL phonological parameter of handshape (not alphabetically in English).
This format allows signers to use handshape to search for a sign that they know in ASL and are learning to read and spell in English.
FEATURES:• Handshape Classification System includes the 43 most common handshapes in ASL.
Words are categorized and displayed by handshape for easy reference.
• Provides an accessible visual reference system to develop a growing core of words that become part of a signing, reading and writing vocabulary.
• Facilitates sign/print analysis skills to anchor vocabulary in long-term memory.• Encourages student independence as they work with words in reading and writing.• Increases engagement and motivation - Personalize the ASL Word Wall by adding new vocabulary words using built-in drawing tools, your device’s photo library/gallery, or using your device’s camera.• Relationships between signs and printed words become more explicit when students actively create a personal collection of key vocabulary and subject-specific vocabulary items.
• The Word Wall is flexible and can be used effectively across grade levels and subjects areas.• Create multiple personalized themed word walls to organize different subject area vocabulary (e.g., Science, Math).• Includes a Drag N’ Drop game for sign or print vocabulary practice.