detailed argument for SignWriting to be used in Deaf Education

[Nana Dumitra]

Dear Anny and list,
I read your post and tried to locate the information you are talking
about. How do I get access to Cecilia Flood's thesis? Is that on the
web? As far as I remember, there was just a chapter or so posted (and
during the last few days I could not get onto that part of the sign
writing website - weak internet connection). I would also be very
interested in reading the materials you mentioned (Prince & Strong) as
well as Francois Grosjean (if he gives you permission to share the
materials). Could you e-mails these materials? I was able to open your
article on the French-swiss part of the website - first I did it just
for fun (I had studied French when I was in school, but hadn't used it
since - 18 years!!), but then I realized that I was still able to
understand most of it, wow, that made my day! And I really enjoyed
reading this article! 
We have been in the Philippines for almost five years now, for the past
two years we have been trying to raise at least some awareness that SW
exists - as you know it is slow work, but those who are willing to try
it have profited a lot already. 
If you see a possibility of sending me the articles, I would really
appreciate it. Thanks and blessings for your work, too,
Nana

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
[mailto:owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu] On Behalf Of Anne-Claude
Prélaz Girod
Sent: Samstag, 28. Jänner 2006 05:38
To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
Subject: Re: [sw-l] detailed argument for SignWriting to be used in Deaf
Education

did you read Cecilia Flood thesis ?
that's a good start about how SW can bring self esteem....

I personnally don't have experience using SW with deaf children but I'm
profoundly convinced it can help them acquire litteracy in the oral
language... skills in sign language can help deaf children develop
better
skill in the oral language

There are different works on bilingualism (nothing to do with SW BUT...
)and
the advantage of developping good skills in SL in order to help
chiuldren
develpop skills in their second language : did you read the different
articles of Philip Prinz and Mickael Strong US (I can find the article
if
you are interested  I should have it somewhere in my papers...)
Did you also read François Grosjean's works on bilingualism (university
of
Neuchâtel, Switzerland)... (I have these document in my computer so I
can
send them to you if you're interested... just have to check with
François
(he used to be my teacher) if it's Ok for me to do so!!)

both works tend to show how important it is for deaf kids to develop
good
skills in their first language (SL)....

I wrote a short text on using Sw to help deaf children develop
litteracy...
but it's in french...  (you can find it on the
www.signwriting.org/swiss...)

Hope it helped

Anny

> De : "Shane Gilchrist O hEorpa" <shane.gilchrist.oheorpa at gmail.com>
> Répondre à : sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Date : Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:33:00 +0000
> À : SW-L at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Objet : [sw-l] detailed argument for SignWriting to be used in Deaf
Education
> 
> hi everyone,
> 
> sorry for not contributing in the past month - as much as I love you
> all, work demands my fullest attention of lately!!!
> 
> as some of you know im one of the Trustees for the Deaf School here in
> Belfast, im trying to put together a detailed argument why we should
> teach sign-writing to deaf children in my School - perhaps you can
> tell me why it is important for them to learn this - and for what
> purposes?
> 
> Shane xx
> 
> 



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