<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Valerie,<div><br></div><div>I am amazed that you can take the time to meet someone on Skype to help the person with a crash course. But I would like to add my two cents and say that ANYONE can learn signwriting from Sign Writing Basics without external help. It really is crystal clear.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>George</div><div><br><div><div>On Sep 30, 2011, at 1:59 PM, Valerie Sutton wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">SignWriting List<div>September 30, 2011</div><div><br></div><div>Hello Kimberly!</div><div>Thank you for this message. The quickest "crash course" we can provide is for you to read the book I mailed you in the postal mail, called "SignWriting Basics"... the one with the signer with the red shirt on... </div><div><span><lessons01.jpg></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>...and then let's make a Skype appointment and meet on Skype - we can meet face to face that way and we can discuss each page in the book together... it is free...so write again and we can make a skype appointment -</div><div><br></div><div>Also, if you go on SignPuddle and go to the ASL Dictionary and ASL Literature puddles and search for signs and something to read, that can also help get you started -</div></div><div><br></div><div>ASL SignPuddle Online</div><div><a href="http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle/index.html#sgn-US">http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle/index.html#sgn-US</a></div><div><br></div><div>Look forward to hearing from you -</div><div><br></div><div>Val ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>Valerie Sutton</div><div>858-456-0098</div><div>Skype name: valeriesutton</div><div><br></div><div>-------</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Sep 30, 2011, at 8:56 AM, Kimberly Berger wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Hello List!<br><br>Does anyone know of any online interactive workshops ('crash course') in SW for those interested in learning the system? A physical workshop in the US would work, too!<br clear="all"><br>-- <br> Kimberly Berger<br><br> </blockquote></div><br></div><div>-------</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; 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