Mini-Module 7: Use of Fingerspelling - For-For Spell That Word?

This module is one of a ten part series by Kevin Williams, produced by PaTTAN. In U.S. education, English is the language with which sign language is interacting. As the lexicon (vocabulary) of sign language is called up to represent or ‘talk about’ unique educational content terms or technologies, the language is using a typical language strategy; it is borrowing the term from the ‘source language’ into sign language. In sign language, this borrowing is done via fingerspelling. This workshop will focus on when and how to fingerspell, the role of fingerspelling in developing English phonemic awareness, and the development of print-literacy.