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Conveying Distance:

Conveying Distance:. UNIT III. Important Terms of the Unit:. Spatial Agreement: The signing space in front of you and things in your environment to setup things you are signing about. Spatial referencing/indexing: your signing space by pointing with your fingers

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Conveying Distance:

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  1. Conveying Distance: UNIT III

  2. Important Terms of the Unit: • Spatial Agreement: The signing space in front of you and things in your environment to setup things you are signing about. • Spatial referencing/indexing:your signing space by pointing with your fingers • Signer’s perspective:the signer’s point of view or how the signer visualizes things while he/she is signing.

  3. How to sign “Far Away” • 1. Tilt head (in agreement with the direction) • 2. squint eyes • 3. open mouth slightly • 4. Trace route: extend arm fully

  4. How to sign “Moderate Distance” • 1. tilt head (in agreement with direction) • 2. pursue lips slightly • 3. trace route: extend arm moderately

  5. How to sign “very near/close” • Tilt head (in agreement with the direction) • “cs” behavior- • Trace route: keep hand close to body (do not extend arm)

  6. Practice Sentences • The restroom is close by. • The library is way too far away. • The elevator is right around the corner. • The bookstore is too close. • The bus stop is a short distance away. • The office is not far from here. • The principal’s office is way out there. • The police station is miles and miles away. • North Carolina is nearby. • Florida is far away.

  7. “Close (very near), moderate distance Or far away?” • Principal’s office • Math classroom • Counselor’s office • Football field • Students’ parking lot • Your house • The gym • Cafeteria • Snack machine • Library • Your car

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