Special Education
Glossary

Fingerspelling

 

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.
explained:  
video:
audio example:
illustration: Click to see a fingerspelling alphabet.
related terms: American Sign Language (ASL)
games: Try fingerspelling Boggle!

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