This is the song I usually dread most when teaching ASL signs. The sign most children learn for diamond is HIGHLY inappropriate in ASL.
Imagine my shock today at church when I start signing Twinkle, Twinkle with Sugar and she signs said HIGHLY inappropriate sign.
"Sweetie, that isn't the correct way to sign diamond. This is how to do it." *shows correct way*
"No. It is like this." *signs HIGHLY inappropriate sign*
"That isn't the way. You need to do it like this." *shows correct way*
"No. My teacher said to do it like this." *again signs HIGHLY inappropriate sign*
I finally told her we'd talk about it later just to get her to stop signing it wrong. eek!
***to sign DIAMOND, make a "D" with your right hand (fingers all touching the thumb except the pointer finger is up) and tap it on your left ring finger, where a diamond would be.
Here are some online dictionary results:
Click to sign DIAMOND (the object, like what is in the sky)
Click to sign the shape DIAMOND
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Twinkle, twinkle little star...
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3 chocolate lovers:
So do we get to know what the highly inappropriate sign means?
Can we see the 'correct' way to sign it?
Thanks!
Thanks for the idea, Anon! I added the videos for the correct way to sign diamond. I couldn't add the video for the wrong way, because it was considered a 'mature' sign and you have to be a member to see it. Just think of female anatomy. Not exactly what you want your kids signing when singing a nursery song.
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