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        Practice these everyday...
                with your friends...
                        with your family...
                                in the car...
                                        in front of a mirror...
                                               

Here is the weekly fingerspelling practice:

 

Fingerspelling practice

Practice the following words at least 3 times with a speed that is both steady and comfortable for you.  The weekly fingerspelling quizzes come directly from this practice list.

ASL 1

Algeria       Argentina    Australia    Bahamas     Barbados     Belgium     Bolivia     Bulgaria    Cambodia     Chile      Columbia    Cuba        Cyprus        Denmark     Ecuador      Egypt       Ethiopia    France      Ghana          Greece     Guyana     Haiti      Honduras     Hungary         Iceland      Indonesia    Iraq         Ireland       Israel     Jamaica     Jordan        Kuwait      Lebanon     Luxemburg    Mexico     Mongolia     Nicaragua       Panama     Senegal     Thailand    Uruguay    Venezuela

ASL 2

Alabama     Wyoming     Alaska     Wisconsin     Arizona    West Virginia    Arkansas    Washington DC    California    Virginia    Colorado    Washington    Connecticut    Vermont     Delaware    Utah    Florida    Texas    Georgia    Tennessee    Hawaii    South Dakota    Idaho    South Carolina     Illinois

 

Fingerspelling is mainly for names of people, places, and words for which there are no formal signs
(or words that you have not learned or forgotten the sign).

When fingerspelling, hold your hand comfortably at about your shoulder level
with your palm facing forward. 

DON’T BOUNCE OR JERK your hand around!

Don’t mouth the letters!

  When you fingerspell words with double letters, like LETTER, move the “T” hand slightly outward to sign the second letter “T”.

Concentrate on fingerspelling the whole word and not each letter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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