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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi André<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>..</span></font><font
color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
color:black'> </span></font><font color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'>Stefan: do you
now use SW (Delegs) materials for math solving</span><em><i><font
face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
font-style:normal'> </span></font></i></em></span></font><em
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3679"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3678"><i><font
color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
color:black;font-style:normal'>problems?</span></span></font></i></em><font
color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
color:black'><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3598"> <span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3597"></span></font><font color=black
face="Bookman Old Style"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
color:black'>If so, would you be so kind as to sending me your SW math problem
solving by email? The Deafian teacher will then show it to the new </span></span><span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3598"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3597"><span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3557">superintendent</span>.</span></span></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Yes of course and from my
experience I can recommend to start the adventure “learn to read
SignWriting” with this kind of documents. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It is following the
Ausubel advice... <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'>“The most important single factor influencing
learning is what the learner already knows. Ascertain this and teach him
accordingly” (Ausubel, 1968)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'>Well almost every visitor who comes to my class and
every new student does understand the priciple of “expressive
writing/reading” within a few seconds if you ask him to look at the
numbers as we count from one ..to ten <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'>(The thumb is not the Middlefinger ..smile, the five
fingers hand is easy to identify , the thumb is on the right side of the right ,
the left hand starting with number 6 stays as the five hand... ..so easy to
follow and after a few seconds nobody needs any translation or additional hints
to understand this ... it is easy to match the numbers ... <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'>On the other hand for deaf students or for foreign
students it is a whole different job to translate the given signs into the
words ..how do we count “eins, zwei, drei, vier ...” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'>So now you see that I add the Mundbilder to support
the learner with this job as well <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'>In the end all my students are asked to write the
Words fom eins (one) to hundert (hundred) ... and with this kind of document
which is so wonderfully to write with our delegs – editor Programm you
cannot but succeed. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'>Learning is fund .... sure it is<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'>More to come next message<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:13.0pt'>Stefan </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Von:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> SignWriting
List: Read and Write Sign Languages [mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Im Auftrag von </span></b>André Thibeault<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Gesendet:</span></b> Donnerstag, 19. März 2015
00:07<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>An:</span></b>
SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Betreff:</span></b> SW math problem solving</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'>Hi
Stefan, James Kegl and everyone,</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'> </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3557">
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3558">
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'>A
new superintendent at the school for the Deafian, here in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Ottawa</st1:place></st1:City>, wants to develop LSQ mathematical
materials and will try to get a grant for such a project. <br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'></span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3666">
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'><br>
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</span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'></span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3557">
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3667">
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'>On
March 30<sup>th</sup>, she will invite a Deafian teacher to give a short
presentation to company editors about this. But, this new superintendent
doesn’t know any SignWriting. The Deafian teacher asked me if I knew
anyone who has already written or developed such SW math materials.</span></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'> </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'>Stefan:
do you now use SW (Delegs) materials for math solving</span><em><i><font
face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
font-style:normal'> </span></font></i></em></span></font><em
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3679"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3678"><i><font
color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
color:black;font-style:normal'>problems?</span></span></font></i></em><font
color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
color:black'><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3598"> <span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3597"></span></font><font color=black
face="Bookman Old Style"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
color:black'>If so, would you be so kind as to sending me your SW math problem
solving by email? The Deafian teacher will then show it to the new </span></span><span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3598"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3597"><span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3557">superintendent</span>.</span></span></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'> </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'>James
Kegl: I remember that you once had the intention to develop a math problem
solving for </span></span></font><em id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3606"><span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3605"><i><font color=black
face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
color:black;font-style:normal'>Nicaraguan</span></span></font></i></em><font
color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
color:black'><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3604"> <span
id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3603"></span></font><font color=black
face="Bookman Old Style"><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
color:black'>Sign Language. Do you have these SW materials now? If
so, would you mind sending them to me by email?</span></span></font></span><font
size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'> </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1426708316232_3609">
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'>Does
anyone else have SW materials for math problem solving? If so, I would
like to get them as well, and give them to the Deafian teacher.</span></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'> </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'>Best
regards,</span></font><font size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";color:black'>André</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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