A new E-book has been launched for learning the basic Estonian and Estonian Sign Language vocabulary needed in school environment. The book “Koolilapse päev” (“A day at School”) is already a third of the kind, the previous two books –  “Minu päev” (“My Day“) and “Päev lasteaias” (“A day at the Kindergarten“) – were already opened for public in 2019 and 2020. All the mentioned books have been created by the members of our NGO with the financial support of the Tallinn Social and Welfare Board.

The book can be found here: https://read.bookcreator.com/1bF5TkrAo7_25m1MLZE1kkHbh64jiTVisEapfs-RHls/EAIUKB5pTbeFK3iW8WXXHQ?fbclid=IwAR0yBwZsLlqFQgyjYpgRknk_e2N9yHoICYtCDB7ZeJQ2R01dqNrXsU02k4E

A new exciting feature of interactive 360-degree photos is now available for testing in the international online dictionary of sign languages  – Spreadthesign (https://spreadthesign.com/). It includes more than 350 browsable photos with about 4000 new words added to the dictionary by 13 partner countries.

The photos are related to different professions and working spaces and able to get acquainted to quite a specific and complicated professional vocabulary in order to ease the communication and learning process for everyone invoved. Also a number of everyday life related pictures can be found. For a more easy and fast search the material has been categorized into 15 main topics, which also include several subtopics.

The Spreadthesign dictionary was initiated in 2006 by Thomas Lydell from Sweden, the Estonian team joined with the work in 2011. All work with the dictionary is project-based, the new 360-feature has been developed within 3 years with the support of the Erasmus+ programme.

The 360-feature can be tested out here: https://spreadthesign.com/et.ee/photosphere/

For more information about the dictionary visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/spreadthesignofficial or read from the KLÕPS website section “projects”.  

KLÕPS is happy to be one of the cooperation partners for this campaign together with The Estonian Deaf Union and the Estonian Association of Parents of Hearing Impaired Children.