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Linda Erickson Date: Sun Jun 4, 2000 8:31 am Subject: Re: Chami | ||||||||
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Hi Valerie, Thats a definate yes. I made a copy of this and will transfer it on to the school. (The teacher is now on summer break but will return some time in August.) This is great. Valerie, I really apprieciate your dedication and love for this and for getting it out to all those that are in need of a better knowledge/environment of communication. Thank you and thank you to all that helped you. Linda ---------- > From: Valerie Sutton > To: SignWriting List > Subject: Re: Chami > Date: Saturday, June 03, 2000 6:57 AM > > At 11:25 AM -0800 6/1/00, Linda Erickson wrote: > >Our other continous factor is teaching her how to read. WE would love to > >hear how and what has worked good for others. > > > SignWriting List > June 3, 2000 > > Hello Linda - Thanks for your great introduction. Your daughter > sounds like a wonderful child! > > The teachers who responded to you, are all using SignWriting as a > part of their literacy curriculums. > > If you inform your daughter's teachers about the SignWriting Literacy > Project, they may want to participate: > > ------------------------------- > > The SignWriting Literacy Project > FREE TO SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF > > The SignWriting Literacy Project is pioneering a new concept in Deaf > Education. SignWriting books, videos and software are donated to > classes of Deaf students. In return, teachers, students and parents > provide documented feedback. The results are published on the > SignWriting Web Site and in an annual SignWriting Literacy Project > Report, distributed to educators. > > SignWriting is a way to read, write and type any signed language. All > materials donated to the schools are written in American Sign > Language (ASL), authored by Deaf native ASL signers. The SignWriting > videos are taught in ASL with English voice-over. Fluency in reading > and writing American Sign Language is used as a bridge to teach > written English. Although this is a new project, feedback is already > coming in, and the results are positive. > > The project began in 1998. Below are some sample web pages about one > participating school. > > Would you like your school to participate? Your students must be Deaf > and use Sign Language. One teacher must be online, so they can > receive technical support through email. > > Write for more information: > > The SignWriting Literacy Project > The DAC, Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting > P.O. Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA > Voice(858)456-0098...TTY(858)456-0010...Fax(858)456-0020 > Email: > Web: https://www.SignWriting.org > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ||||||||
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