Through
two U.S. Department of Education grants we developed multimedia
CD-ROMs for Mexican-American deaf children to help them learn.
Reading
skills including vocabulary and comprehension American
Sign Language and English grammar Mexican-American
culture with folktales and animal stories Math skills
to solve math word problems over six math grades of difficulty
using multicultural names, stories and themes.
While
our project aimed specifically at Mexican-American deaf children
who use American Sign Language (ASL), we translated our materials
into Spanish to those ESL children and adults learning English
as a second language. We describe our multimedia projects below.
The
10 CD-ROMs operate on IBM or PC compatible computers only. The
CDs self-install and walk the user through the installation.
To play ASL movies, Windows95 or above must install Intel drivers
which are contained on the CD-ROMs. See CDs for full installation
directions.
Reading
skills including vocabulary and comprehension