The ASL Tales and Games for Kids software series follows Paws, the signing dog, and his friends as they explore their neighborhood. Woof Woof Way focuses on events that take place on one street in Pawstown. The stories are original and written to promote good English literacy, while simultaneously teaching important aspects of American Sign Language (ASL). Each story can be viewed continuously, without the child needing to manipulate the mouse, or the child can control the story. Miriam Morrow, a deaf actress, signs each sentence dressed as Paws, the signing dog. Any word that is colored blue can be seen individually signed. Each story has three games, which reinforce skills in categorization, memory, spelling, literacy, visual processing and creativity. The CD also contains a picture dictionary of the sign/English vocabulary used in the stories. The dictionary pictures can be printed. Woof Woof Way features these ASL stories: A Book with a Space Alien is a story about a boy named Arnold who asks a librarian for a book with a space alien and the shock of the librarian, actually finds a space alien reading a book. It addresses how the word "look" changes in ASL. What Pet Should I Get? is a cumulative story that follows the antics of Horatio, Paws' owner, as he inadvertently releases animals from their cages in a pet store. The story explores how, in ASL, spatial relations affect our understanding of the tale. In Panda, Panda, Where Are You?, Chiu-Chin hunts for her lost panda. The student must follow the instructions and click on the identified toy to move to the next screen. We learn how ASL adjectives follow nouns and facial expression affects descriptions.

Ages 3-8.

Includes three stories, ten games and printable picture dictionary of the sign/English vocabulary used. American Sign Language.

Windows System Requirements
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Window 7
Hard Drive Space: 250 MB
CD-ROM: Drive 16x
Display: Color SVGA monitor that supports at least True Color (16-bit)