Ages 5–7
See a small choice.
Large controls, short prompts, and visual alternatives reduce reading demand while keeping the learner in charge.
For students
Your question. Your meaning. Your choice.
Sign First is being designed so ASL-first learners can approach AI without first translating their thinking into written English.
03 / Different ages, different support
A five-year-old, a middle-school learner, and a graduating student should not be asked to use the same repair language.
01
Beginning learners
Show the choice. Keep the language short.
Early-reader experiences need visual choices, large controls, and minimal interruption. No birth date is required to adjust the presentation.
02
Growing independence
Explain why a detail matters.
Older learners can inspect alternatives, correct key terms, and understand why Sign First paused before sending a question.
03
Signer authority
The system can ask. It cannot decide for you.
The learner can correct, override, or stop. Current child-facing outcomes have not yet been validated and will require Deaf-led evaluation.
Presentation—not authority—changes
One rule across every age.
Ages 8–12
See why it paused.
Focused alternatives and a plain-language reason help the learner repair an academic detail without restarting.
Ages 13+
Inspect the full candidate.
More context, edit control, provenance, and model-routing detail support growing independence.
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