SignWriting Literacy Project
Write a Letter of Confirmation
 
An Innovative New Way of
Teaching Deaf Students to Read & Write


Want to Participate?

Dear Teacher:
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. Teacher's Report #1 filled out and mailed to us, either through email or snail mail.



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, or preferably as a PDF document attached to an email message to:
Valerie Sutton: Sutton@SignWriting.org

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 Teacher's 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 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,

(signature)

Name
Teacher
Name of School
Address

 



Please email this letter in PDF format to:
Sutton@SignWriting.org

Valerie Sutton
SignWriting Literacy Project
Deaf Action Committee For SignWriting
P.O. Box 517
La Jolla, CA. 92038-0517, USA

If you have any questions about this letter, please feel free to write to me:-)

Valerie Sutton
Sutton@SignWriting.org


Questions? Write to:
Sutton@SignWriting.org