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Valerie Sutton Date: Wed Apr 26, 2000 2:07 pm Subject: Important Message from Teacher Nancy Cole | |
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SignWriting List April 26, 2000 Dear SignWriting List: As you know, the most important part of the SignWriting Literacy Project is to document feedback from the teachers. Nancy Cole, our new teacher in Las Cruces, New Mexico, wrote me a stunning email message (pasted below). It is a very very important message, because it shows that within one week's time, her students' language skills were improving using the SignWriting materials. I hope that all of the teachers will continue to post their feedback to the SignWriting List. This not only gives us all information, but it also documents the sequence of experiences students go through. There appears to be some variation in students, and all these facts need to be written down, so future teachers can benefit. So thank you Nancy, for this excellent feedback - and feel free to post to the SignWriting List anytime - I am grateful for your feedback ;-) And also, please tell your students a "great big hello" from me! And welcome once again to the SignWriting Literacy Project... Val ;-) ------------------------------------ From: Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 10:39:53 EDT Subject: I got it!!! To: SignWriting List Hi! I just wanted to let you know I got your package of SW materials last week on Wednesday. I didn't respond so quick because we have been having so much fun with it all! Donny is just eating it up!!! He has ADHA, but can't have medication because of his diabetics, so for the first time I don't have to prompt him over and over to write the signs down. He is extremely happy about this, and I really wish you could see his face! My face also :) is also beaming! It truely opens a door for him, and he took the goldilocks workbook home to show his parents. It will be the first time in his life that he can sign a story to him by himself!!!!! I am sooooooooooooooooo Happy with this! We worked all day yesterday just on SW because the kids were so interested in it! One of my students will come over to my home today (we have Easter break now)and work some more. The great thing about this too is that I'm learning with the kids. My husband who is also Deaf is learning too. I also heard the negatives from some adults who are hearing from my school saying it would confuse the kids. I told them, that's not possible because they are already confused!!!!! I told them they would have to be Deaf to understand or think Deaf! But from what I see from my kids faces! No way do they look confused! They are excited to learn SW and so am I! Thanks again so much!!! Smile Nancy Cole |
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