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Valerie Sutton Date: Sat May 15, 1999 10:31 pm Subject: Re: Color Coding SW Symbols | |
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Darline Clark-Gunsauls wrote: >It is interesting to hear from you all about the color coding for Sign >Writing. If you are aware of Monesstori theory how to teach children to >read English, they use big red circle represents (I forgot which one) >however for example Big red circle represents verbs, blue triangle >represents subject, it has different shapes and colors to represents each >in the sentence of English. It is helpful for children to read English >easier. > >Now that applies to Sign Writing and ASL, I think it is important for >children to learn each coloring codes to help them reading ASL better and >know the rules of ASL. > >Thanks, >Darline ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Darline! Nice to see you online! What a great message :-) I did not realize that children are taught to read and write English with color coding in the Montessori Schools...that is good to know. So I agree with you, that we should continue experimenting with color in the SW children's books. It can't hurt to try! Maybe it has to do with linguistics and education. From a linguistic point of view, color coding is not necessary. In fact it can be an unnecessary distraction, when it comes to linguistic research, or when fluent readers are reading a novel :-) But teachers of ASL, or teachers of Deaf children, may see color coding in a different light. It can become a tool to help beginners become inspired to learn to read. It can also help teachers and students focus on certain symbols for study purposes. For example, Darline has a degree in Child Development from Gallaudet, and teaches ASL on a regular basis. So when Darline told me that she felt the color coding was important, I decided to go ahead with it, because I know she has experience with children. And maybe it is different looking at a few pages on the web. I think the color is more exciting in a book. When you read a page with color, the facial expressions seem to jump out at you - almost like they come alive.... Valerie :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valerie Sutton SignWriting https://www.SignWriting.org The DAC, Deaf Action Committee for SW Center For Sutton Movement Writing an educational nonprofit organization Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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