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Valerie Sutton Date: Sat Jul 1, 2000 4:32 am Subject: Re: Getting Started | |
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At 11:53 PM -0400 6/30/00, Robin Homesley wrote: I'm reading all of these e-mails, and I must say "Wow, I'm glad people do understand this !!" I'm having trouble getting organized to learn SW. Also, I'm trying to copy information for what to order for the school system (but I need something in print to show my administrators), but having problems knowing what to get first and how to go about this. Any advice on how to go about this ? I would really like to understand more about what I am doing before I implement this with any of my students. Thanks !!! SignWriting List June 30, 2000 Hi Robin - Of course you are always welcome to write to me privately about your situation with your students. Here is general information for anyone who wishes to learn SignWriting.... Regarding publications to get you started.... Go to this web page: SignWriting Catalog https://www.SignWriting.org/catalog/catalog.html and read about: 1. SignWriting Membership https://www.SignWriting.org/catalog/member/member.html 2. Video Series: Lessons In SignWriting https://www.SignWriting.org/catalog/sw119.html 3. Textbook: Lessons In SignWriting https://www.SignWriting.org/catalog/sw120.html 4. Download SignWriter Shareware https://www.SignWriting.org/catalog/sw128.html You can order online. You can also take courses online for free: Go to this web page: SW Lessons Directory https://www.SignWriting.org/lessons/lessons.html and start with: Course 1: Lessons In SignWriting https://www.SignWriting.org/lessons/lessonsw/lessonsw.html then go to: Course 3: Learn To Read ASL in SignWriting https://www.SignWriting.org/lessons/readasl/readasl.html If you are a teacher of Deaf children, you may want to join the Literacy Project: 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An example of one participating school: Albuquerque Public Schools SignWriting Literacy Project https://www.SignWriting.org/usa/albuquerque/albuqu.html |
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