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abc

Alphabet

Book

and SPELL

ENTER


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NAVIGATING THE BOOK

View FULL SCREEN for best results

This ebook has been set to open on Full Screenfor best effect and to view all the transitions.

* Press Escape or Ctrl+L to quit and move tonormal page format. Choose View-PageLayout-Facing to view in book format

* To return to Full Screen use Ctrl+L (Windows)

or Command+L (Mac OS)

* In Full Screen mode, simply left click on mouseto go forward one page and right click to go backor use the arrows keys

* Click on the letters, object graphic, or sign

graphic on the illustrated alphabet pages to go tothe object pictures, signs or alphabet charts

* From here you can click any graphic to take youto that letters illustrated page

* Click on the word for each object eg apple to

take you to the caption to describe the movement- from here click on the heading eg Apple to takeyou back to the illustrated page

The Charts can be printed as part of the book orto make matching games or posters.

In this demonstration sample only a b and c are live

PRINT THIS PAGE (Ctrl+P) OR NOTE CONTROLS FOR REFERENCE

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Copyright DEAFSIGN 2006

First published as an e-book 2006

ISBN 0 9542384 8 6

Published by Co-Sign Communications

(DEAFSIGN)

Publishers of the LETS SIGN Series

16 Highfield Crescent, Hartburn,Stockton-on-Tees TS18 5HH

Tel: 01642 580505 Fax: 01642 808959email: [email protected] www.deafsign.com

This book is subject to copyright laws. You arelicensed to have this ebook on 2 computers only - forexample, one work computer and one home computer.

If you need further copies you need to purchasethem through the on-line shop below. No reproduction

or transmission, in part or in whole, is permitted

without the written permission of the publishers.Any unauthorised copying, reproduction, transmissionor distribution of this ebook is strictly prohibited.

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www.deafsign.com

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the first ebook of theLETS SIGN Series

Our print series of books, dictionaries, postersand flashcards has been developed with Deaf andhearing colleagues, families and professionals indeaf education and community to meet thegrowing demand for visually stimulating and

colourful materials for BSL users including;* Deaf children* Children with special needs* Second language learners* Children with communication problems* Signing with babies and hearing children

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Alphabet

Pictures

Click on apple, butterfly or cat for DEMO NEXT


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Alphabet

Signs

NEXTClick on apple, butterfly or cat for DEMO


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Alphabet

Letters

NEXTClick on 'a', 'b' or 'c' for DEMO


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a is for apple

A a

apple

Click on letters or pictures for charts and word 'apple' for description

NEXTUse Arrows or Mouse clicks to Navigate - Esc to Quit


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B b

b is for butterflybutterflyNEXT

Click letters or pictures for charts and word 'butterfly' for description

Use Arrows or Mouse clicks to Navigate - Esc to Quit


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C c

c is for catcatNEXT

Click letters or pictures for charts and word 'cat' for description

Use Arrows or Mouse clicks to Navigate - Esc to Quit


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FIST: The hand is tightly closed and the

thumb is across the fingers.

BUNCHED HAND: The finger ends andthumb are bunched together.

CLAWED HAND: The fingers are extendedand bent and spread apart.

BENT HAND: The fingers are straight andtogether and bent at the palm knuckles.

OPEN HAND: The fingers and thumb arestraight and spread apart.

C HAND: The hand is closed with index fingerand thumb extended and curved in a C shape.

O HAND: The tip of the index finger touchesthe tip of the thumb to form an O shape.

BASIC HANDSHAPES

TERMS used in this ebook to describe them

CLOSED HAND: The hand is closed and the

thumb is against the index finger.

FLAT HAND: The fingers are straight andtogether.



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IRISH T HAND: (From T in Irish finger-spelling). The hand is closed with the indexfinger bent round the top of the thumb.

L HAND: The hand is closed with the indexfinger and thumb extended in L shape.

Y HAND: The hand is closed with the littlefinger and thumb extended.

FULL C HAND: The thumb is curved and thefingers are held together and curved in a C shape.

FULL O HAND: The tips of fingers andthumb are held together to form an O shape.

N HAND: The index and middle fingers areextended, straight and held together.

M HAND: The index, middle and ring fingersare extended, straight and held together.

V HAND: The index and middle fingers areextended and spread apart.

* Fingers are identified (from the thumb) as index,middle finger, ring finger and little finger.

* Signs are drawn and described as right-handed

with right hand written R. and left hand L.



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Apple

Full C hand twists

upwards and for-wards from the wristin front of the mouth

like taking a bite.

Apple

Click on 'Apple' at top of page to return



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Butterfly

Hands are held

crossed with thumbsinterlocked. Handsbend from the wrists

in flapping move-ments like wings.

Butterfly



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Cat

Fingers flex into

clawed hands ashands make shortrepeated outward

movements from thesides of the mouth.

Cat

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