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From:
cmf Date: Fri Sep 29, 2000 5:33 pm Subject: Re: SignWriting at Gallaudet & other places | |
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And some 'voices' about SignWriting from other places besides Gallaudet... I agree with Nancy. Why not ask the younger members of the Signing Community what they think about SignWriting? So there are two locations in New Mexico, in school settings, where DHH students are learning to read and write signs using SignWriting, Albuquerque and Las Cruses. They like it! They are waving their papers in the air too but not in a dismissing way...it's more like..." look at what I wrote...and I can read it....isnt' it great"? I've had the opportunity to talk with two deaf adults this week about SignWriting. They are both parents of students in our DHH program site in Albq Public schools. Both ask 'Why' are we using SW? Both wanted to know...'will it help the kids learn English'? Both listened to my responses. Both took 'more than a few minutes', to look at examples of SignWriting that are displayed around the classroom, on the school walls, at the SignWriting materials we have from DAC, and at the computer, the SignWriter program. Both had those confused expressions at first 'reading'. Both had those...'oh, now I can see/read/recognize' expressions too. Both kind of admitted, that their kids would probably get better at reading and writing signs than they would. However, neither parent indicated that they would not support the teaching/learning of Signwriting. Admitting also...there are those 'doubting' voices re. SignWriting, (and often not articulated out loud) in and about our school, but I think it's more related to 'confusions' and 'doubts' about their own abilities. As for the kids....they tell us they 'can' and they 'do' read and write signs. Let them! Cecilia Flood |
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