User Reviews: The Baobab

The Baobab
The Baobab
Gallaudet University

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  • Fascinating

    I'm probably not a part of their targeted audience but I've already memorized every sign in the book! This is an excellent introduction to learning ASL.
  • Great app!

    This app is amazing! This is a wonderful project and I hope it keeps going! I realize some people may hesitate over price but please don't! Well worth it and kids will love it. Kudos to everyone who put it together!
  • An eye-candy!

    What a top-notch app designed for ASL/English bilinguals and ASL-curious children! The VL2 team have raised the bar for what a quality ASL/English ebook should look like. I especially loved the beautiful loud-popping illustrations. Also, one feature I really appreciated was the uninterrupted ASL story with animated effects in the background. Oh, by the way, the hummingbirds were so cute!

    The app does a wonderful job of creating a bridge between American Sign Language and English, giving children the flexibility to learn and use both languages interchangeably. We need MORE of that, so I'm really excited to see what they will come up next! What a great addition to a small yet growing collection of ASL/English eBooks!
  • Superb!

    I am a bilingual Deaf person, and this one of the best ASL (American Sign Language)/English books I've seen. It is very easy to use and a great way to learn ASL and English. I would highly recommend this for anyone who wants to be bilingual in the two languages.
  • Very Disappointing

    Big disappointment.
  • Harnessing Technology for Good!

    This is a fantastic product that seamlessly integrates American Sign Language into the digital story format. The different pathways through the story meets many different goals: enjoying an ASL story without interruption, reading the English version with ASL supports along the way, a glossary look-up for ASL translations of unfamiliar English words. This is a model for future products that will integrate ASL into the iPad format. I believe it will enhance ASL literacy as well as English literacy! We need more materials like this for ASL/English bilingual education!
  • A Quantum Leap!

    This storybook app is simply outstanding. The illustrations, the video quality, the story itself - WOW. And it even teaches you ASL!

    The design and innovation of this app goes light years beyond what is currently out there now for children and families who use ASL or want to learn ASL. I showed the app to my 7-week-old nephew and his eyes latched right on the narrator's exquisite storytelling (and when I moved the iPad around a little, his eyes followed!). I then showed it to my mom who picked up a few new signs using the vocabulary feature. All this in just 15 minutes.

    I can't wait to try it out with more children. Kudos!

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