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Thank you! If there are any ASL teachers out there who are using SignWriting who would be willing to contact me off-list to discuss how they are using it, my work email is <A href="mailto:nescalada@amphi.com">nescalada@amphi.com</A><BR>
My hotmail account 'junks' a lot of my mail, so I miss it.<BR><BR>Natasha Escalada-Westland, M.Ed. (D/HH), Macromedia Cert.<BR>Westland Progeny, <BR><A href="http://www.westlandprogeny.com/" target=_blank>www.westlandprogeny.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.westlandasl.com/" target=_blank>www.westlandasl.com</A><BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR>
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From: sutton@signwriting.org<BR>To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<BR>Subject: Re: [sw-l] ASL teachers using Sign Writing<BR>Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:48:43 -0700<BR><BR>SignWriting List <BR>
<DIV>September 28, 2008</DIV>
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<DIV>On Sep 28, 2008, at 3:36 PM, Natasha Escalada-Westland wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV class=EC_hmmessage style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">I was wondering how many teacher of ASL as a second language are using Sign Writing in their classrooms? I've been teaching ASL for 10 years, and have decided to add it as a regular part of teaching ASL in my high school classes this year. I wanted to get feedback from others who might be doing this. Thanks!</DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Hello Natasha!</DIV>
<DIV>I was so delighted to visit this web page to see SignWriting mentioned there:</DIV>
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<DIV>It is an attractive web site. If you need help with the SignWriting part of it, we will be glad to help you...</DIV>
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<DIV>I am so happy to learn that you plan to use SignWriting as a part of teaching ASL. Reading and writing a language is an important part of learning a language, and can help new students remember what they learn in class.</DIV>
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<DIV>We have more written American Sign Language literature now...which means you will have more reading materials for your students ...I am creating a listing of all of the literature on the web, and I will post that shortly, so you can download documents to use as reading material in class...or just visit the ASL Literature Puddle:</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle" target=_blank>http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle</A></DIV>
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<DIV>I do not know how many teachers use SignWriting as a part of their ASL classes. I hope more will follow your lead!</DIV>
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<DIV>Val ;-)</DIV></DIV></body>
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