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Special Education Glossary |
Fingerspelling
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defined: |
The
hand configurations that represent the letters of the alphabet.
Sometimes referred to as manual alphabet, fingerspelling is
generally used for proper names and words with no known sign. |
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| illustration: | Click to see a fingerspelling alphabet. | |
| related terms: | American Sign Language (ASL) | |
| games: | Try fingerspelling Boggle! | |