The Giant Turnip

Features The Giant Turnip

Summary:• Interactive and bilingual ASL/English storybook app designed for visual learners, especially deaf children between the ages of 3 and 7, and their families.• Based on a classic Russian story, the app covers storytelling in sign language and print.Synopsis:The classic Slavic folk tale “The Giant Turnip” takes on new life as a tool for bilingual education of deaf and hard of hearing children!
Through this story of a grandpa and his family’s quest to pull out the giant turnip, the young reader can achieve early exposure to bilingualism and improve their language and literacy development.• U.S.
Project Directors: Alexandra Karamanova and Robert Siebert• Russia Project Directors: Alla Mallabiu and Zoya Boytseva• Illustrator: Alexei Svetlov http://alexeisvetlov.com/• Storytellers: Robert Siebert (ASL) and Vera Shamaeva (RSL)• Video Production: CSD Creative http://www.csd.org/creative/• Art Production: Melissa Malzkuhn• In partnership with: Ya Tebya Slyshu: http://ihearyou.ru/• Special thanks to Dr.
Melissa Herzig and Melissa Malzkuhn of the National Science Foundation Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning at Gallaudet University http://www.vl2storybookcreator.com/This project is made possible by the support of the US-Russia Social Expertise Exchange.
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