finger spelling
Handshape-based letters
Finger spelling is a method of spelling out words letter by letter using hand shapes, each representing a letter of the alphabet.
It's used within sign languages to convey proper names, technical terms, or words that lack established signs: She finger spelled his name since there wasn't a sign for it.
Also spelled as one word: fingerspelling.
Manual visual communication system
- BSLBritish sign language
- Deaf cultureIdentity embracing sign language community
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
- CODAHearing offspring of deaf
Gallaudet · visual language · bilingualism · communication · accessibility · sign name · borrowed words · proper nouns
Finger positioning in signing
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- manualWritten instructions for use
- fingerspellingLetter-by-letter hand alphabet
- one-handedDone with one limb
two-handed · movement · location · contact · letter formation · clarity · speed · receptive
Ability to read, write
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- instructionGuidance for action
phonics · curriculum · decoding · transcription · vocabulary · letter recognition · comprehension · tutoring
ASL
Manual visual communication system
- BSLBritish sign language
- Deaf cultureIdentity embracing sign language community
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
CODA · Gallaudet · visual language · bilingualism · communication · accessibility · sign name · borrowed words · proper nouns · technical terms
handshape
Finger positioning in signing
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- manualWritten instructions for use
- fingerspellingLetter-by-letter hand alphabet
one-handed · two-handed · movement · location · contact · letter formation · clarity · speed · receptive · expressive
literacy
Ability to read, write
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- pedagogyArt of instruction
instruction · phonics · curriculum · decoding · transcription · vocabulary · letter recognition · comprehension · tutoring · drills
- Signingautograph, signature, contract signing, ASL, sign language
- sign languageAmerican Sign Language, British Sign Language, fingerspelling, ASL, handshape
- communication aidsAAC, talker, talkers, voice output, text to speech
- Fingerspellingfingerspelling, ASL alphabet, handshapes, letter formation, hand signs
- deafblindhand-over-hand, hand over hand, Helen Keller, intervener, interveners
- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
finger spellingsign language
Visual-gestural communication system
finger spellingspeech
Oral communication ability
spoken language · oral communication · verbal communication · vocalization · lip reading
finger, spelling, fingers, fingered, fingering, fingerprint, fingerprints, fingertip, fingertips