Jack & The Giant Beanstalk

"Jack and the Giant Beanstalk" is a classic story, now told in American Sign Language with a fun twist!

This interactive and ASL/English bilingual storybook app reimagines the classic fairytale from a Deaf culture perspective!

With delightful storytelling by Alexander Antsiferov and timeless artwork by Pamela Macias, this storybook app is for the whole family by bridging literacy with imagination.

 
 

ALEXANDER ANTSIFEROV — Storyteller

PAMELA MACIAS — Artist


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FEATURES

  • Rich Deaf culture elements enhancing the classic story—told in both ASL and English!

  • Child-friendly navigation for effortless exploration

  • Incredibly captivating artwork by a Deaf artist

  • Detailed animation of the full story to build ASL comprehension

  • Direct English to ASL vocabulary translations, embedded throughout the story

  • Offers over 160+ ASL vocabulary words

  • Designed on cutting-edge research in bilingualism and visual learning, affirming success in literacy development for both ASL and English

 

Special THANKS TO:

Tayla Newman, Sarah Miller, Alexander Antsiferov and Pamela Macias.

This project was made possible by the National Science Foundation funded Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning at Gallaudet University.

 
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