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The signs INCREASE and OPERATION are conceptually incorrect.

The sign NUMBERS lacks plurality. The interpreter fingerspelled QUANTITIES perhaps because she didn't know how to sign the concept.

**English word order does not help the students to visualize the setting and can cause confusion in their minds. If students can understand English print, they don't need the ASL. But, if they don't understand English print, using signed English will not help them understand the text any better.

Addition:     The operation, or process, of calculating the sum of two numbers or quantities

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