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Dear Valerie, when you do create a listing for Andre could you share it on the list - as I would like to include such information in my thesis - as I'm trying to figure out as much as possible how and by who SignWriting is being used- thanks ever so much! and good luck Andre with for your presentation.. Maria > SignWriting List > March 21, 2012 > > Hello Charles and Andre - > > Yes. These are good examples, and also, I know of others too…Because some > may not want their email address posted publicly on the List, I will > contact some of them privately to see, and then get back to you, Andre, > with their contact information… > > There are, as far as I know, classrooms that use Sign Languages with > SignWriting, and spoken languages, in a bi-lingual manner, in several > other schools - In the US in the past at the Albuquerque Public Schools in > New Mexico (the program has closed, but the teachers may be available for > presenting about their past program), and for several years in both > French-speaking and Flemish-speaking Belgium and in Brazil there are > specific classrooms that I recently learned about…new ones I never heard > of before...and of course Stefan Woehrmann in Germany - Stefan's work is > so amazing - and I understand that there is a new program starting in > Slovenia, and Lucy has been teaching a program in Poland classrooms of > Deaf children too - that is an exciting one - and deserves more > attention….smile.. > > So I will get back to you, Andre, with a listing - at least of those I > know about - and for all those who are teaching using SignWriting - please > speak up and tell us about your projects here on the List - we all need > your inspiration and information so we can move forward with our own > programs - it is good to know about other projects - > > Have a great day - it is springtime here and the flowers are blooming - we > need Stefan's camera to capture the beauty of the flowers on film ;-)) > > Val ;-) > > ----- > > > On Mar 21, 2012, at 8:09 AM, Charles Butler wrote: > >> The only teachers I know of are in Brazil. There they are using >> Brazilian sign language and spoken language every day to improve >> literacy skills in both languages. >> >> Give them the name of Prof. Fernando Capovilla at the University of Sao >> Paulo. >> >> Also Prof. Marianne Stumpf at the University of Florianapolis Santa >> Catarina (UFSC) >> >> Charles Butler >> [log in to unmask] >> 240-764-5748 >> Clear writing moves business forward. >> From: Gagnon et Thibeault <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:04 AM >> Subject: Looking for other teachers who teach bilingual documents to >> Deaf students >> >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> Centre Jules-Léger (a school for the deaf in Ottawa, Canada) will >> celebrate its 25th anniversary in May 2012. The committee >> invited me to give a presentation. During one hour, i will talk >> about the bridge between a written LSQ (SW) and a written French. >> >> I am looking for a teacher who would explain how to deal with >> bilingual documents (written sign language and written spoken >> language), how to improve the biliteracy in both the spoken >> language and the signed language for Deaf students "EVERYDAY" >> (not sometimes). Does anyone know names of the teacher? Could >> the teacher speak English or French? >> >> I know Stefan Woehrmann. I am looking for other teachers. Does >> anyone know James Kegl's email address? >> >> Best regards, >> >> André >> >> > >