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Sign Language 101 app review: providing a convenient way to learn sign language

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Introduction

Sign Language 101app is is a full-featured sign language basics app for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Developed by EverydayASL.Com, this sapp will introduce you to the fundamentals of American Sign Language.

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It offers videos and instructions that will help expand your ASL vocabulary, understand finger spellings, and learn basic idioms and sentence construction. It also has interactive quizzes that will sharpen your skills to understand sign language.

Continue reading our sign language 101 review for more details and to see if it meets all of your sign language needs. When you are done reading our sign language basics review, check out our best of lists for more options. 

Sign Language 101

$3.99

A Portable Sign Language Classroom

Sign Language 101 is a virtual portable classroom in your mobile device. You can bring it wherever you go and study sign language anytime you want. Its portability provides more convenience compared to taking formal classroom instructions on sign language. Moreover, this app is far cheaper than the tuition fees charged by ASL schools and institutions.

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The instructions and video quizzes in this app are presented by Gilda Toby Ganezer and Avery Posner. They are both deaf teachers and certified instructors of American Sign Language. These teachers are experts in their field.

Sign Language 101 will help you learn the basics of signing the English alphabet, numbers, common words, everyday idioms, and sentence construction. This app also allows you to test your sign language reception skills through challenging quizzes with the help of Ganezer and Posner.

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Best Features of Sign Language 101

Sign Language app offers more than 1,000 English translations of ASL from basic letters and numbers to more complex sentence construction. The translations also include everyday action words and verbs, adverbs and common expressions, basic questions, and words that are widely used in day to day interactions.

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The quality of the videos is exceptional. The developers of this app obviously spent a lot of effort in producing highly professional videos to give users a most pleasant learning experience. With the help of these videos, you will learn the basics of ASL in no time.

The interface of Sign Language 101 app is intuitively designed, simple, and user-friendly. You can navigate through the different sections of the app by tapping the icons located at the bottom of the screen. The Index section lists all sign language translations in alphabetical order. You can also browse the Category section to find the lessons you want to take.

One of the best features of Sign Language 101 is the Quiz section. Each quiz is delivered in a video presentation by the expert ASL teachers. In the quiz, the teacher will communicate with you by using sign language. You will have to provide the correct answer from the three choices presented on screen. These quizzes will really challenge and inspire you to learn more about American Sign Language.

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Sign Language 101

$3.99

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • More than 1,000 ASL translations
  • Extensive lessons from alphabet to basic sentence construction
  • Assisted learning with help from ASL teachers
  • Easy to use interface
  • High quality videos and quizzes
  • Works without internet connection

Cons

  • Video playback issues on devices with iOS7

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Final Thoughts

If you want a self-contained American Sign Language educational kit, then Sign Language 101 is a perfect option. This app has everything you need to quickly learn the basics of sign language. It is your portable teaching tool which you can use anytime you want.

Sign Language 101

$3.99
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