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From:  Judy Kegl
Date:  Fri Oct 30, 1998  4:09 am
Subject:  Re: iconicity


Having taught SW intensively for a couple of years now, my impression is
that Deaf children learn to read SW exactly the same way hearing children
learn to read english -- which, of course, is the point. We teach english
reading through a phonetic system, but, actually, children for the most
part learn through whole word recognition --- resorting only to phonetic
decoding for unfamiliar words. The Deaf children in our program quickly
learn SW in exactly the same manner, and therefore with some experience can
recognize SW words in small print instantly. -- James Shepard-Kegl,
Escuelita de Bluefields, Nicaragua

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