SIGN LANGUAGE
This is fun for students and is a kinesthetic addition to spelling
skills. Teach them the finger spelling system used by the deaf. When a student asks you how to spell a word, you can finger spell it and they will be using many cognitive skills to “read your fingers”.
Contact your local organization for the deaf or if you have a deaf education teacher in your district, contact that person. They can probably furnish you with little cards with the finger spelling alphabet on it.
You’ll need to learn to finger spell too but there are many resources you can call upon to help you.
Students enjoy studying their spelling words using finger spelling with a buddy.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
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