Transcript Fingerspelling PPT 9.10.15

Strategies
Fingerspelling
• Do:
– Face your palm outward toward the person
you are spelling to
– Hold your hand slightly to the side of your
chest and just below your chin
– Keep hands, fingers and arm in a relaxed
position, not resting on your desk
– Keep your arm still while fingerspelling
Fingerspelling
• Don’t:
– Spell or mouth letter by letter
– Bounce, jerk or move your hand
– Move back and forth or into your body
– Fingerspell far away from your body
Fingerspelling
• Hints:
– Work on spelling smoothly, clearly and without
mistakes
– Work on increasing speed only after you can spell
clearly and neatly
– Spell words in phonetic groups (i.e. CHEM-I-CAL,
BE-HAV-IOR, KITT-EN)
– Avoid reading letter for letter instead focus on the
whole word
Fingerspelling
• Hints:
– Look for the shape and movement pattern of
the word
– Keep your eyes on the signer
– Practice fingerspelling every where you go
(sports signs, posters, street names,
billboards, school signs, your name, friend’s
names, etc.)
Practice, Practice, practice!