DIY Dictionary for ASL Students

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
August 10, 2014

Ha! So DIY means Do It Yourself?

Sorry everyone. I should have known that - (sheepish grin ;-)

But it is good to explain it to those who might know, like me...

Anyway - many thanks to Jacalyn Marosi for posting information about her new book on ASL, which uses SignWriting...

I hope many people use it, Jacs -

I will post some information about it on our SignWriting Site too...

Val ;-)

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On Aug 10, 2014, at 3:03 PM, Adam Frost <icemandeaf at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I'm not sure if this was answered before, but DIY means "do it yourself".
> 
> Adam
> 
>> On Aug 8, 2014, at 6:30 PM, "Valerie Sutton" <signwriting at MAC.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> what does DIY mean?



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On Aug 8, 2014, at 6:30 PM, Valerie Sutton <signwriting at mac.com> wrote:

> SignWriting List
> August 8, 2014
> 
> Hello Jacs!
> So glad to see this posting about your new book. Thank you for writing the book, and thank you for informing us about it.
> 
> Congratulations on its publication...
> 
> Since our SW List includes sign language teachers from different countries, perhaps you can explain to all of us…what does DIY mean?
> 
> And I looked at the preview of your book:
>> https://www.createspace.com/pub/community/give.review.do?id=1148793&rewrite=true
> 
> and it looks very tempting - I am sure others will agree - I hope to place a link to it on our SignWriting web site when I get the chance - 
> 
> And thank you for your thank you to me in the book - I notice you mentioned the Green books from the 1990s - I didn’t realize they are still used but they played an important role in our work at the Deaf Action Committee for SignWriting years ago - I like the Green books -
> 
> So write again to tell us what DIY means -
> 
> and thanks again for writing -
> 
> Val ;-)
> 
> 
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> On Aug 8, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Jacalyn Marosi <Jacalyn_Marosi at NIC.edu> wrote:
> 
>> Valerie suggested I post info about my new text on this listserv since it includes SignWriting. :) I recently published a student workbook that teachers are requiring their advanced ASL students to purchase for classes. It's a student workbook that is basically a template for a DIY ASL dictionary. It's wildly helpful for students learning new vocabulary because they are documenting the concepts as they learn them. Here's the official description: This workbook is intended for advanced ASL students to individually fill-in ASL vocabulary signs as they are learned to create a personal dictionary. Included in this book are directions on how to utilize the transcriptions system, SignWriting techniques and examples to guide the vocabulary entries. Also included is a small section for a handshape thesaurus, an index to keep the dictionary organized, and reference charts commonly used in advanced ASL courses. Bookstores can order it, it can be purchased through the publisher direc
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> ly, or Amazon.com carries it. Here are the links to the preview and purchase site of my publisher: A Preview of the text can be downloaded from the site if you follow this link: https://www.createspace.com/pub/community/give.review.do?id=1148793&rewrite=true Purchase from the Publisher: https://www.createspace.com/4806517 It is also available on Amazon.com at this link. http://www.amazon.com/Vocabulary-Book-Advanced-Students-Transcriptions/dp/0692221751/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407094842&sr=8-1&keywords=asl+vocab+book And here is a discount codes I've set up for advertizing purposes if purchased through my publisher: 10% off: PWRB93JM. I have another code that is worth $10 off the price that I'll give to individual people or for those who ask for it. Thanks for your time- I hope you like my work! Jacs Jacalyn W. Marosi M.Ed., NIC., CI. American Sign Language Instructor North Idaho College ________________________________________________
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