David Goes To School

Children's book written by David Shannon translated into ASL by Windell "Wink" Smith.

Produced by Project N.A.D.I.N.E. and callVRS ASL story

Project N.A.D.I.N.E. And callVRS Partner For Childhood Literacy

Project N.A.D.I.N.E. is thrilled to announce that we have the honor to host callVRS ASL Story Videos. This project hopes to promote literacy for children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.


This new venue is what callVRS co-owner Keith Wann calls supporting Deaf literacy. "As someone who grew up bilingually with ASL and English, and as someone who has children, I understand firsthand the crucial influence of bilingualism upon children, especially those who are deaf," Wann says. "Yet not all of them have easy access to ASL-narrated stories. By combining modern video technology with ASL, we can provide on-demand ASL storytelling at no cost to them."

New ASL Stories will be uploaded monthly. Previous and future performers include: Keith Wann, Crom Saunders, and Windell "Wink" Smith Jr. callVRS has also lined up some other well-known ASL performers, as well as some newcomers.

The National Advocates on Deafness to Inform, Network and Enrich (Project N.A.D.I.N.E.) based out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma will host all previously aired ASL Stories in hopes to continue their mission for the children who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. This new project will also further their passion for American Sign Language awareness throughout the United States to exhibit the beauty and value of ASL.

Windell Smith Jr, Chief Executive Officer for Project N.A.D.I.N.E. said, "We're so thrilled to host these videos! We have worked with callVRS before with some other upcoming projects and are so excited to continue a business relationship with them. We wanted to host these videos for hearing parents who may not qualify or have resources to attain a Video Phone to watch these beautiful videos that not only help read to their child, that in turns build their literacy skills, but also help develop language between the parents and most importantly the child."

Keith Wann adds, "With this new program, we're already making waves. A mother told me that she was thrilled to see this offering for her deaf children, because she lives in a rural area where there are very few deaf people and even fewer opportunities for her children to see native-level ASL."She says her children ask to watch the story over and over, because they're so excited to see someone other than their mother signing."


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