<div>That's why I loved the "Picture of Dorian Grey" in Nicaraguan Sign Language. THAT could be a great story translated into various signed languages.</div> <div> </div> <div>Charles Butler</div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>"K.J. Boal" <kjoanne403@HOTMAIL.COM></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I agree with you on that; childrens' books and instructions are usually a <BR>lot clearer than things written for adults. I think it has to do with <BR>preconceptions; people expect adults to have a certain amount of knowledge <BR>so they leave out some things, but they put everything in very careful and <BR>simple terms for children. Trouble is, many adults - especially Deaf adults <BR>- feel insulted if you give them a childrens' book to read. We need <BR>something that looks more adult-level for adults.<BR><BR>KJ<BR><BR>>From: "Pauline Roberts"
<CAPYBOPPY@UKONLINE.CO.UK><BR>>Reply-To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<BR>>To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<BR>>Subject: Re[2]: [sw-l] Deaf Residential Schools in the US...<BR>>Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:33:09 +0000<BR>><BR>>Again Jonathan, you raise some good points. I think children's books and<BR>>instructions are a great way for adults to learn from scratch. I remember<BR>>when I was 18, struggling to learn chess. A boyfriend brought me a<BR>>childrens book from the library he worked at for me to try and learn. At<BR>>first I "poo poo-ed" the idea, but then when I saw the simplicity of the<BR>>instructions it started to appeal. i.e. it talked about the white army<BR>>and the black army, and each having soldiers that had to go across the<BR>>field in a certain way etc. So certainly a good way in my humble opinion.<BR>><BR>>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********<BR>><BR>>On 14/01/2007 at 17:51 Jonathan
wrote:<BR>><BR>> >Val's 4 levels of Goldilocks is an excellent way for school kids.<BR>> >Should we expect adults to learn the same way? Is there a way of<BR>> >making it easy for without have to go through more boring steps that<BR>> >they may not humble themselves to do?<BR>> > Looking forward to everybody's remarks<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR><BR>_________________________________________________________________<BR>Don’t waste time standing in line—try shopping online. Visit Sympatico / MSN <BR>Shopping today! http://shopping.sympatico.msn.ca<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>