American Manual Alphabet: Fingerspelling Letters & Numbers
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Sign Language
| Author: | Chris DiPaolo | ISBN: | 1230000096032 |
| Publisher: | Third Press | Publication: | January 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Chris DiPaolo |
| ISBN: | 1230000096032 |
| Publisher: | Third Press |
| Publication: | January 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
One of the most important things to learn in ASL is the American Manual Alphabet - otherwise known as Fingerspelling. Fingerspelling allows you to spell out words in American Sign Language.
There are many times when you will use fingerspelling in ASL. It is actually used frequently to augment the standard set of signs. Fingerspelling is used for:
- Proper Names
- Brands (like a company name)
- Titles
- Places
- And - most significantly, for words that don't have signs
This book is designed to show you the basic 26 letters used in fingerspelling as well as the ten numbers. To get additional practice use the skip around feature to jump from letter to letter or number to number.
Have fun, and remember to practice, practice, practice!
One of the most important things to learn in ASL is the American Manual Alphabet - otherwise known as Fingerspelling. Fingerspelling allows you to spell out words in American Sign Language.
There are many times when you will use fingerspelling in ASL. It is actually used frequently to augment the standard set of signs. Fingerspelling is used for:
- Proper Names
- Brands (like a company name)
- Titles
- Places
- And - most significantly, for words that don't have signs
This book is designed to show you the basic 26 letters used in fingerspelling as well as the ten numbers. To get additional practice use the skip around feature to jump from letter to letter or number to number.
Have fun, and remember to practice, practice, practice!
