RE: Sign language question (American Sign Language)

[Guest guest]

Chantelle,

The sign you are looking at is really for " refuse " . You are right, it isn't

the correct sign to use.

I sing this all the time (I sign the words in caps) NOW I KNOW MY A-B-C NEXT

TIME (for won't you - just point to everyone signing with you or, you could

use the sign for WILL because the meaning is " please sing with me again " )

SING WITH ME.

Debbie Matasker

Sign language question (American Sign Language)

Hi guys. I have a quick question regarding the sign Won't. Basicaly

according to the asl book its thumb finger going up and pointing to

our back. However i thought it was a sidewase moving w moving from

left to right across our mouth. Im confused. Also the sign for wont

dosnt work for my song.

What do others do when singing the A B C Song in sign language?

I mean the one that goes now i know my abc, next time wont you sing

with me.

I got all the other signs down but i just dont think " won't " fits.

wouldnt it be giving the deaf child the wrong message? ie. dont sing

with me next time. See when you sing it out loud you can tell that

its all happy and fluff, but a deaf person cant tell that. Maby im

over thinking this whole thing. Should i sign " next time will you

sing with me " . Any ideas???

Chantelle

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[Guest guest]

Chantelle,

you are right about using the sign " won't " and giving the wrong message. I would

change it to,

" Next time please sing with me " or " next time join me " .

The American sign for " won't " is your right hand (if you are right handed) in

the " A " position, but with thumb pointing up, and then a brisk movement back

toward your shoulder.

Pamela J. , M.A., CAGS

Licensed Educational Psychologist

Perkins School for the Blind, Deafblind Program

175 North Beacon St.

Watertown, MA 02472

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> From: CHARGE on behalf of Chantelle

> Reply To: CHARGE

> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:35 AM

> To: CHARGE

> Subject: Sign language question (American Sign Language)

>

> Hi guys. I have a quick question regarding the sign Won't. Basicaly

> according to the asl book its thumb finger going up and pointing to

> our back. However i thought it was a sidewase moving w moving from

> left to right across our mouth. Im confused. Also the sign for wont

> dosnt work for my song.

>

> What do others do when singing the A B C Song in sign language?

>

> I mean the one that goes now i know my abc, next time wont you sing

> with me.

>

>

> I got all the other signs down but i just dont think " won't " fits.

> wouldnt it be giving the deaf child the wrong message? ie. dont sing

> with me next time. See when you sing it out loud you can tell that

> its all happy and fluff, but a deaf person cant tell that. Maby im

> over thinking this whole thing. Should i sign " next time will you

> sing with me " . Any ideas???

>

>

> Chantelle

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Membership of this email support groups does not constitute membership in the

CHARGE Syndrome Foundation or CHARGE Syndrome Canada.

> For information about the CHARGE Syndrome

> Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter),

> please contact marion@... or visit

> the web site at http://www.chargesyndrome.org - for CHARGE Syndrome Canada

information and membership, please visit http://www.chargesyndrome.ca or email

info@... .

> 8th International

> CHARGE Syndrome Conference, July, 2007. Information will be available at

www.chargesyndrome.org or by calling 1-.

>

[Guest guest]

Why don't you change it to " next time will you sing

with me " .

--- Chantelle wrote:

> Hi guys. I have a quick question regarding the sign

> Won't. Basicaly

> according to the asl book its thumb finger going up

> and pointing to

> our back. However i thought it was a sidewase moving

> w moving from

> left to right across our mouth. Im confused. Also

> the sign for wont

> dosnt work for my song.

>

> What do others do when singing the A B C Song in

> sign language?

>

> I mean the one that goes now i know my abc, next

> time wont you sing

> with me.

>

>

> I got all the other signs down but i just dont think

> " won't " fits.

> wouldnt it be giving the deaf child the wrong

> message? ie. dont sing

> with me next time. See when you sing it out loud you

> can tell that

> its all happy and fluff, but a deaf person cant tell

> that. Maby im

> over thinking this whole thing. Should i sign " next

> time will you

> sing with me " . Any ideas???

>

>

> Chantelle

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Chantelle, I sign and sing this song frequently with the little boy I work with.

I use the sign that Kennedy's first teacher for the deaf showed me (and she's

married to a deaf man so I'm trusting her!!!)... we use " next time WILL you sing

with me " ... so we use " will " instead of " won't " - it still works with the

context of what you are asking in the song.

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