| SignWriting List Archive 1 October 1997 - May 1998 |
April 24, 1998
MESSAGE TO THE SIGNWRITING EMAIL LIST
SUBJECT: SignWriting Literacy Project
Dear List Members:
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.
We will need two things from you to begin the project....
1. A letter of confirmation typed clearly on letterhead, with your signature, mailed to us through postal mail (snail mail)....
and...
2. Web Report #1 filled out and mailed to us, either through email or snail mail.
1. SAMPLE CONFIRMATION LETTER
Below is a copy of a sample letter. Please type it on letterhead,
sign it, and send it to us through postal mail (snail mail):
Date
FROM:
Teacher's Name
School's Name
School's Street Address
Teacher's Email Address
TO:
Valerie Sutton
SignWriting Literacy Project
Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting
P.O. Box 517
La Jolla, CA. 92038-0517, USA
Dear Valerie,
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. Some other information about our hearing impaired program:
_______________________ (optional).
Some of our teachers would like to introduce SignWriting to their students. These teacher's are interested in learning and using SignWriting because_______________________. Each teacher has approximately _________number of students who will be participating in the Literacy Project.
We agree, as a group, to complete three Web Reports in return for the SignWriting materials and technical support you donate to us. We understand that this letter and all three reports will become public information and will be posted to the SignWriting Email List and posted on the SignWriting Web Site. You have our full permission to use the information as needed.
Please send SignWriting materials for _________number of teachers and ___________number of students.
Thank you for considering us for your project.
Sincerely,
Name
Teacher
Name of School
Address