teaching the kids

Fri Jan 12 23:49:04 UTC 2007

4 classes, just under 20 kids.  The younger ones watched the other kids more than what we were doing, and there is one autistic kid who was in his own world, but most of the others were right with us, the whole time.

cherie

----- Original Message ----
From: Shane Gilchrist O hEorpa <shane.gilchrist.oheorpa at gmail.com>
To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 5:26:42 PM
Subject: Re: [sw-l] teaching the kids

how many classes is that?

On 12/01/07, Valerie Sutton <signwriting at mac.com> wrote:
> You have every right to be flying high, Cherie and Donna -
> congratulations on getting this going!
>
> how did the age 3 children do in comparison to the age 13? That is
> quite an age difference!
>
> Val ;-)
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 12, 2007, at 1:42 PM, CWren at doe.k12.ga.us wrote:
>
> >
> > We had the whole elementary school, ages 3 to 13-ish, I think.
> > Preschool to 5th grade  We'll start them on writing next week...
> > I'm still flying high!
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > Cherie Wren
> > GSD Staff Interpreter
> > 232 Perry Farm Rd
> > Cave Spring, GA 30124
> > 706-777-2328
> > 706-766-0766 Cell
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> > "Shane Gilchrist O hEorpa" <shane.gilchrist.oheorpa at gmail.com>
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> > 01/12/2007 11:14 AM
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> >
> > Cherie,
> >
> > of course - they are in a ASL immersion education! :-)
> >
> > how old are they, if you dont mind me asking?
> >
> > Shane
> >
> > On 12/01/07, CWren at doe.k12.ga.us <CWren at doe.k12.ga.us> wrote:
> >
> > OMG!!!  These kids picked up SW like it was candy.  At the end of a
> > one hour lesson, I could write just about any sign on the board and
> > they could figure it out.  Today was just supposed to be an
> > introduction, but we went farther than we had planned because they
> > just soaked it in.  Luckily I had next weeks materials ready!  I am
> > so impressed I don't know what to say!  They were all interested
> > and paid attention well (for elementary students, smile)  They were
> > hollering out (in sign) words for me to write...  It was amazing!
> > Toward the end, when they hollered out a sign, I would say "where
> > (on the body) is it?" and they would tell me if I needed a shoulder
> > line or a face circle.   Then I would say what handshape, and they
> > would show me, then I would ask how does it move, and they would
> > show me....  They were all just as excited as they could be.  So am I!
> >
> > cherie
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > Cherie Wren
> > GSD Staff Interpreter
> > 232 Perry Farm Rd
> > Cave Spring, GA 30124
> > 706-777-2328
> > 706-766-0766 Cell
> >
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> >
> > CWren at doe.k12.ga.us
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> > 01/12/2007 08:12 AM
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> > Re: [sw-l] German translation of SignText manual ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The box is here, on my desk.  I have a whole hour to peruse the
> > stuff before we start!  ::grin::
> >
> > cherie
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > Cherie Wren
> > GSD Staff Interpreter
> > 232 Perry Farm Rd
> > Cave Spring, GA 30124
> > 706-777-2328
> > 706-766-0766 Cell
> >
> > This message and any included attachments are from the Georgia
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> > "Valerie Sutton" <signwriting at MAC.COM>
> > Sent by: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> > 01/11/2007 06:55 PM
> > Please respond to
> > sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> >
> >
> >
> > To
> > sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> > cc
> > Subject
> > Re: [sw-l] German translation of SignText manual ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > SignWriting List
> > January 11, 2007
> >
> > Cherie -
> > now I must know...did you get the box today that I sent you Fed-Ex
> > yesterday to the Georgia School for the Deaf? please answer as I
> > would feel sad if it didn't arrive ;-) I also need to get on Fed-Ex's
> > case about it...so please answer this...
> >
> >
> > Regarding Stefan's book...
> >
> > Stefan has been so busy doing that translation from German to
> > English, and I have the documents now, and it is my job to read it
> > through and then get Stefan's approval of my editing, and then we
> > will talk with his publisher, Birgit, as to how we can distribute the
> > English translation...
> >
> > So that particular English translation is not ready yet, but it is
> > coming...
> >
> > meanwhile you can read about the book on these web pages:
> >
> > http://www.signwriting.org/germany/germany.html
> >
> > http://www.suttonshop.com/ecommerce/pages/products_sw_detail.jsp?
> > id=54.0
> >
> > It was never online before...you must be thinking of other German
> > documents...
> >
> > Val ;-)
> >
> >
> > PS. I believe I will need to cancel the course on video transcription
> > in February to finish the translation of Stefan's book into English,
> > plus finish SignBank...
> >
> > --------------
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jan 11, 2007, at 3:43 PM, Cherie Wren wrote:
> >
> > > Speaking of that!  There was a link to the English translation of
> > > the German book somewhere... but I can't find it now.  Is that
> > > still available online?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > cherie
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: Valerie Sutton <signwriting at MAC.COM>
> > > To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 5:12:28 PM
> > > Subject: [sw-l] German translation of SignText manual ;-)
> > >
> > > SignWriting List
> > > January 11, 2007
> > >
> > > THANK YOU, Stefan, for your German translation of the SignText
> > > Manual!!
> > >
> > > You can download Stefan's translation here:
> > >
> > > SignText Manual in German
> > > http://www.signwriting.org/archive/docs5/sw0469-DE-SignText-
> > Handbuch-
> > > Deutsch.pdf
> > >
> > > I still have to create the web page with the links in the SignText
> > > area but at least the wonderful document is on the web!!
> > >
> > >
> > > Val ;-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
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