Holiday Signs
Tips for working with the deaf
[2]1. It’s important to remember that not all people can lip-read. Lip-reading is a skill that often requires a background knowledge of phonics. Only 28% of the English language is formed on the outside of the mouth. The rest of the sounds are formed on the 
[3]inside of the mouth. The average person in perfect conditions can lip-read about 14%.
2. Also, American Sign Language is NOT a written language. It is a visual-gestural language, so native speakers often think of things in pictorial ways, verses a phrase or specific word. Keep everything visual, finger-spell words and combine with the sign to enhance reading skills.
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Angie Craft author and teacher – brings over 26 years of experience in deaf education and is committed to serving the deaf community. Keenly aware of the isolation that deaf students often experience, Angie developed and wrote HandCraftEdASL to bridge the communication gap between deaf children who primarily use American Sign Language and their parents, peers or educators. www.handcraftedasl.com [5]
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More ASL Signs
- ASK Angie ASL + Tips: The Holidays [6]
- Using ASL Make a Trip to the Grocery Store an Educational Experience [7]
- ASK Angie ASL – FROZEN [8]
- COLOR SONGS – Learn Your ASL Colors [9]
- Ask Angie ASL – Tips for Meeting New Friends Who Use Sign Language [10]
- ASK Angie ASL – Let’s Play UNO [11]
- ASK Angie ASL – Summer Social Activities [12]
- ASK Angie ASL + Tips: Deaf Awareness Month! [13]
- ASK Angie ASL + Tips: “Fingerspelling” [14]
- Ask Angie ASL – Independence [15]
- ASK Angie ASL – Summer Vacations [16]
- ASK Angie ASL – Healthy and Strong [17]
- ASK Angie ASL – New Year’s Resolution [18]
- ASK Angie ASL + Tips: IEP Meetings [19]
- Ask Angie ASL + Tips: Back to School [20]
- ASK Angie ASL – Classroom Tips [21]
- ASK Angie ASL + Tips: Classroom Tips [22]
- ASK Angie ASL – Reading Tips [23]
- ASK Angie ASL – Exercising with Deaf Children [24]
- ASK Angie ASL – Communication Plan [25]
This post originally appeared on our November/December 2011 Magazine [26]