Friday, December 9, 2005
Practice fingerspelling these words with a partner. One person spells the words (two times each), and the partner(s) write them on a sheet of paper.
When you've done the whole list, go through and see how you did, then switch who spells. This will help tremendously with reception of fingerspelled
words, which are usually the hardest part of sign language to understand.
| 3-Letter Words |
Boys' Names |
Girls' Names |
| Cat |
Tim |
Ann |
| Toy |
Joe |
Sue |
| Put |
Nat |
Zoe |
| Why |
Rob |
Eva |
| Ate |
Sam |
Pam |
| Jam |
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| Kit |
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| Lip |
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| New |
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| May |
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Deaf Culture: We discussed several things related to Deaf culture, such as the importance of eye contact and how to get a deaf person's attention.
Plesae review all of these notes, which can be found on the Deaf Culture page.
Starting a Conversation
- Practice having a short conversation with someone. Perhaps pretend you are in a checkout line at a grocery store. Ask how the person is doing, chat
about the weather, and thank them before you leave. Try switching situations and roles, and adding more to make the conversation more interesting.