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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That would be just wonderful Maria, but may I ask a
favour?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to gloss the signs. It makes it easier for the
children to read ,coming from a different language. There is always a way to
translate.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Tini.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=maria.azzopardi@UM.EDU.MT
href="mailto:maria.azzopardi@UM.EDU.MT">Maria Azzopardi</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=SW-L@ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA
href="mailto:SW-L@ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA">SW-L@ADMIN.HUMBERC.ON.CA</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 03, 2003 6:59
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Children to children
-letters?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Dear Jerry and Tini,
<P>Well done with the site on Children to Children. I enjoyed reading through
the children's writing even though I couldn't understand everything, because
of course it's not Maltese Sign Language.
<P>Last summer in Malta we had a workshop on signwriting and a small group of
Deaf children picked up the writing system amazingly fast. Some time ago they
even started to write letters to each other.
<P>This is just an idea ok, because I understand that the sign languages are
different so it might not work. However what if we ask the children to write
letters to each other? You know, like penpals from abroad? I know of a couple
who might be interested.
<P>Maria <BR>
<P>Tini Pel wrote:
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<FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>To Valerie, ms Allen'schidren, Jerry and
list,</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>Thank you Valerie for
your nice comments. Yes it would be wonderful if, as Jerry suggested , that
the "Ch. to Ch." could become world wide.It is so nice to see children's
work in print.Wow Jerry do I see this right, did you place every sign
separately. It made it really clear to read. A big job!!!!!!Sorry I could
not make out the name of the child but he or she was hungry for a hot dog or
hamburger at Mc. Donald. The drawing showed a big city with the big Mc.
Donald sign. I might be way off!!!!You know what, it would be very handy if
there is a translation or glosses with the Sign Writing. No matter what
language,Thank you so much for this opportunity to read children's works,
jus great!!!!L.I.F.E.Tini.</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>