Tucker Signing

        In Professor Behrens class we were introduced to Tucker signing. Tucker signing gives certain gestures to different letters and sounds. This process helps students to decode words. I really liked Tucker signing and would love to use it in my future classroom. Professor Behrens showed us many videos about Tucker signing and it was easy to see how beneficial it can be. I loved the video of Professor Behrens teaching it to a young boy. You could see how fast he learned the signs and how much it helped him to decode the words she provided. Also, you could see how interested and excited the boy was to do the signs and figure out these words! I think this would be really beneficial for students who are not motivated, have ADD, or ELL students. I think it could be very helpful for ELL students because it includes gestures, which is an ESOL strategy which helps to deepen comprehension. Plus decoding and sounds can be hard for ELL students because some languages don’t have the same sounds as English. I think adding the gestures for letters and sounds would help them understand while also helping to motivate them! (ESOL 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 4.1) (REC 1.A.1, 1.F.4, 2.A, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.9, 6.2, 6.3, 6.6, 6.10)