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