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Peer reviewedAkamatsu, C. Tane; Stewart, David A. – Sign Language Studies, 1989
Analysis of videotapes of five trained teachers of deaf children found that the teachers did not fingerspell often, but when they did they sought to express a specific English word. Clarity of fingerspelled utterances varied greatly, ranging from whole-word gestalts to words wherein individual letters could be discerned. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Deafness, English, Finger Spelling
