| SignWriting List Archive 1 October 1997 - May 1998 |
April 23, 1998
MESSAGE TO THE SIGNWRITING EMAIL LIST
SUBJECT: SignWriting Literacy Project
Dear List Members:
Each group that wants to participate in the SignWriting Literacy
Project must first write a letter to us, on letterhead. Below
is a copy of the first confirmation letter we received:
March 5, 1998
FROM:
Diana Smith, Teacher
Caldwell Elementary School
Hearing Impaired Program
Wichita Public Schools, Kansas
TO:
Valerie Sutton
Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting
P.O. Box 517
La Jolla, CA. 92038-0517
Dear Valerie,
The staff of the Hearing Impaired Program at Caldwell Elementary
School in Wichita, Kansas, would like to participate in your
SignWriting Literacy Project. We are part of the USD 259 Public
School System. Our program has existed in this system for approximately
35 years. There is also a program at the junior high and senior
high level in our system.
We have students with hearing impairments in preschool through 5th grade at this school. Some of our students are in self-contained classes while others are in the mainstream. The time in mainstream varies from one hour to full day. Four of our teachers would like to introduce SignWriting to their students. All these teacher's have a master's degree in deaf education and many years of teaching experience (5-25 years). Each teacher has one to three students in his or her class that would be part of the project.
We are always looking for ways to develop and increase our student's literacy levels.
Thank you for considering us for your project.
Sincerely,
Diana Smith,
Teacher
Caldwell Elementary School, Wichita, Kansas
Caldwell School's Literacy Project Web Page