<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">SignWriting List<div>January 10, 2012</div><div><br></div><div>SIGNWRITING LITERACY PROJECT 2012</div><div><br></div><div>In 2012, donated SignWriting books, dvds and software will be available to teachers with signing students, deaf or hearing, in any country in the world.</div><div><br></div><div>Are you teaching students who use a sign language? Do you want to teach using SignWriting and need SignWriting materials?</div><div><br></div><div>Please read below….</div><div><br></div><div>-------</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote><p><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Want to Participate?<br>
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</font></b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Dear
Teacher:<br>
If you teach students who use a signed language
to communicate, in a school, in a homeschool
setting, or as a tutor, you are welcome to participate
in the SignWriting Literacy Project.</font></p><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">We
will need two things from you to begin the project….a Letter of Request and a Teacher's Report.</font></p><div><br></div><div>Part 1: Letter of Request</div><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Please fill out the L<b>etter
of Request</b> (see form below),
with your signature, and post it to the SignWriting List:</font></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; ">Post to:</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; "><a href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a></span></p><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I will send the Teacher's Report form next message...</font></p><p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><br></b></font></p></blockquote><center>
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<b>Sample Letter of Request</b><br>
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Below is a copy of a sample letter. Change it to fit your situation.<br>
Please fill this out with your information, and post it to the SignWriting List:<br>
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<blockquote><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Date</font></p><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">FROM:<br>
Teacher's Name<br>
School's Name<br>
School's Street Address<br>
Teacher's Email Address</font></p><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">TO:<br>
Valerie Sutton<br>
SignWriting Literacy Project<br>
Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting<br><br></font></p><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Dear
Valerie,<br>
The teachers of the ___________grade, at the
____________School, in the city of ___________
would like to participate in your SignWriting
Literacy Project. We are part of the _______________School
District, in the state and country of _________ (or explain you are a private tutor or teacher).</font></p><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Some information about our signing students and/or our classroom and/or our school _____________________</font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; ">(write as much as you can about your teaching environment)……..</span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; ">We would like to introduce SignWriting
to our students. We are interested
in learning and using SignWriting because_______________________.
We have approximately _________number
of students who will be participating in the
Literacy Project.</span></div><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">We
agree to complete the Teacher's
Report in return for the SignWriting materials
and technical support you donate to us. We understand
that this letter and all reports and communications about the use of the donated materials will
become public information and will be posted
to the SignWriting List and posted on the SignWriting
Web Site. You have our full permission to use
the information as needed, regarding the SignWriting materials you have donated to us. We will give you feedback on how to improve the materials, and how the students and teachers use them.</font></p><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Please
send SignWriting materials for _________number
of teachers and ___________number of students.</font></p><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Thank
you for considering us for your project.</font></p><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Sincerely,</font></p><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">(signature)<br>
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Name<br>
Teachers & School</font></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; ">Email Addresses of Teachers</span></p><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">
Name of School<br>Shipping Address of School</font></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Please email this letter to:</font></b></p><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The SignWriting List<br>
</font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; "><a href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a></span>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Valerie
Sutton<br><a href="mailto:Sutton@SignWriting.org">Sutton@SignWriting.org</a></b></font></center></div></body></html>