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Valerie Sutton Date: Wed Sep 16, 1998 6:21 pm Subject: Caldwell School Message | |
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 20:15:03 -0500 From: Diana & Alan Smith MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Valerie Sutton Subject: flashcards + Another use for the flashcards, which I typically use in my classroom, is to use them to construct sentences in a pocket chart, on a table, on the floor, or wherever. This would be a step before the children actually wrote the signs. A sentence or paragraph or story could be developed in this manner and then written. You could use it after a field trip or any kind of classroom experience to record what happened. The children could develop it together and decide which event occurred first, second, and third. I am hoping to have an IBM or clone in my classroom soon so my children can actually type from the SignWriter program. I am working on that donation. At present our school uses the Mac. I can see for younger children writing by hand would take a long time. Sometimes they aren't that patient. As far as the amount of content on a page in your levels of "The Three Bears"--- I think what you have done in the coloring book form is great. There are wordless books out there that tell a complete story. It just depends on the reader. You don't have to just read what is written on the page. You can embellish as you read. Your coloring book format is great for little kids. It highlights the story and starts on their beginning level. It gets them to retell the story in their own words. We want creativity on their part. In that way we can determine their level of comprehension. The higher the level the more detailed the story can become. You need some stories to use as teaching tools. Other stories can be written in their full richness. Variety is the spice of life. Thanks for all your hard work. Please send the flashcards to my home. I will be glad to post something on the SW List with results. You can quote or copy any of the above comments on the List if you wish. Your friend, Diana ____________________________________ Valerie :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit the SignWritingSite: https://www.SignWriting.org Valerie Sutton at The DAC Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA (619)456-0098 voice (619)456-0010 tty (619)456-0020 fax ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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