Jody's post about ASL right after Roberts and Shonda's posts about troubled
children reminds me of a situation that worked out nicely for me the very
first year I was in the library. A couple of 8th grade girsl were just not
"into" school at all, but managed to get through it. I had been taking ASL
classes just for fun and was telling them about it one day. They showed
considerable interest. I had learned to sign America The Beautiful, which,
as it happened, was what we werew scheduled tp sing at graduation. I offered
to teach it to them and cleared with the principal the idea that they might
"perform" it at graduation while we sang. Everyone was happy, they felt
valued and appreciated, and they actually focused better the rest of that
year, looking forward to their special part in the ceremony.
Maureen S. Irwin, Library Director
Rye Country Day School
Rye, New York 10580
msirwin@optonline.net
Any book you have not read is a new book.
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