[NIFL-LD:3794] Re: Deaf, communication issues

From: John Nissen (jn@tommy.demon.co.uk)
Date: Fri Nov 23 2001 - 17:44:32 EST


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Hi Vicki,

Thanks for your detailed refutation of certain myths.

To answer your question..
when I wrote of "signed speech" I was meaning SEE, but I've forgotten
what it is called here in England, so was trying to use a more generic 
term.

Note that reading from a word-at-a-time presentation is more natural 
than reading off the printed page, as the words are presented serially
like speech.  In WordAloud, the presentation is reinforced by synthesised 
speech, such that you see and hear each word at the same time.  
This is good for teaching/learning the association between written words 
and their sounds.

BTW, we've just updated the free evaluation copy of WordAloud
on the web site www.wordaloud.co.uk. 

Cheers,

John
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In message <3BFA96DA.A195D052@san-marcos.isd.tenet.edu> nifl-ld@nifl.gov 
writes:

>John,
>You said that you are going to add signs to WordAloud.  What is "signed
>speech" exactly?
>Vicki

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