That grade school students who were taught American Sign Language have a higher reading level that students who were not? According to Marilyn Daniel's, a researcher at Penn State University, report in HealthScout News they do ('Disability Compliance for Higher Education', June 2001). Deaf & Disability Awareness Month begins its five-week American Sign Language series tomorrow. Check out this along with other exciting events at http://www.uvm.edu/~aaeo/ddam20012.html *************************************** Kristin Wright AA/EO Compliance Specialist Office of Affirmative Action University of Vermont 428 Waterman Building Burlington, VT 05405 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Phone: (802)656-3368 Fax: (802)656-8223 ***************************************