Accent On Interpreting

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Friday

Tip of the week 4

Students are always asking me how to improve receptive fingerspelling skills. My favorite?

Play "Wheel of Fortune" as often as possible.

Knowing the topic, the approximate number of letters and a few of those letters is often all we catch the first time around a word is fingerspelled. This program helps develop closure skills which will prove useful in filling in the gaps while reading fingerspelling.

Besides, it is still fun to watch after all these years.