Academic question
“What is 3 + 5?”
Illustrative risk pair · not an observed student errorOne detail needs you
Visual first
For students
Your question. Your meaning. Your choice.
Sign First is built so a Deaf or hard-of-hearing student can ask AI a question in ASL — with no written English required first.
03 / Different ages, different support
A five-year-old and a high-school senior should not get the same screen.
Presentation changes. Authority does not.
Try the same pause at four ages.
Ages select a designed presentation target, not intelligence. The working research platform does not need a birth date to change reading load, decision density, or explanation depth.Designed, not child-validatedThese modes are implemented interaction targets. Real child usability, comprehension, Deaf-led acceptance, and learning outcomes remain gated external evidence.
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Beginning learners
Show the choice. Keep the language short.
Young readers get pictures, big controls, and few interruptions. No birth date is needed to change the view.
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Growing independence
Explain why a detail matters.
Older students can compare options, fix key words, and see why Sign First paused before sending.
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Signer authority
The system can ask. It cannot decide for you.
The student can correct, override, or stop at any time. No child outcome is proven yet. Deaf-led evaluation must come first.
From first question to independent control
The learner grows. Their authority does not shrink.
Reading load, guidance, and explanation depth can change with the learner. The right to reject, repair, or understand what was sent remains constant.Learner today
The signer reviews and owns every meaning the system proposes.Support next
Support can deepen with the learner without shrinking their authority.Natural access
The interface recedes; the right to reject or repair never does.Continue exploring