FS Rules
What do you do between words when fingerspelling?
Slight pause
What C relates to the topic of conversation?
Context
If there are double letters at the end of a word, what do you do?
Slide them
List 3 states that are fingerspelled in their entirety.
Maine, Idaho, Iowa, Ohio
School subject.
Calculus
Where should your hand be when fingerspelling?
Side of your chest
What C relates to word shapes?
Configuration
List 3 letters that you repeat (sign again)
A, D, E, F, M, N, O, S, T
List 4 states that have signs (not fingerspelled or abbreviated).
Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Texas
State capital.
Des Moines
What should you do when you make a mistake when fingerspelling?
Start again, don't try to "erase" the mistakes
What C relates to not needing to see the entire word to understand?
Closure
List 4 letters that you move (bounce slightly).
B, C, G, H, I, K, L, P, R, U, V, W, X, Y
List 4 states that use 3 letter abbreviations.
Delaware, Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Arkansas
Famous Deaf person.
Leroy Columbo
Why you fingerspell on commonly signed word instead of using the sign?
Emphasis
Related to configuration, list 6 letters that have an up configuration.
B, D, F, I, K, L, R, U, V, W, X, Y
What is the only letter that changes handshape when signed as a double letter? (need letter and handshape)
Z, bent V
List 5 states with 2 letter abbreviations.
Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Virginia, Vermont, South Carolina
Movie title.
Children of a Lesser God
List 5 rules for fingerspelling.
Pause between words, don't be a typewriter, don't bounce or jerk arm, elbow close to body, hand to side of chest, move hand with each letter
List the 3 C's of fingerspelling.
Configuration, context, and closure
Organize the letters into Repeat or Move:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y
Repeat:
A, D, E, F, M, N, O, S, T
Move:
B, C, G, H, I, K, L, P, R, U, V, W, X, Y
What is the only state that uses a sign and abbreviation?
West Virginia
Book title and author.
Deaf Utopia by Nyle DiMarco