Ella Mae Lentz
Ella Mae Lentz is a deaf American poet, author, and advocate.[1] She is the author of the Signing Naturally textbook for American Sign Language.[2] This book was very popular for learning ASL.[3] She also created The Treasure, a video poetry collection that included lessons in ASL poetry.[2]
Lentz was born in Berkeley in the mid-1950s to deaf parents.[1] She graduated from the California School for the Deaf in 1971.[1] She went on to study at Gallaudet University, where she discovered her interest in ASL.[1] She was also awarded the Kappa Gamma Poetry Award from Gallaudet University.[2] She was interested in theater and drama.
Lentz decided not to study Drama and instead studied English.[4] She worked at Northeastern University as a research assistant. She was on “Silent Perspectives” in 1974. In 2007, she formed ASL Presents. [4]She has currently done hundreds of presentations about ASL in the US. [4]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Biography: Ella Mae Lentz". Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Heritage Hall of Fame 2010" (PDF). California School for the Deaf. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ↑ GIL, L., & COLLINS, L. (2022). Corrective Feedback to Second Language Learners of American Sign Language. Sign Language Studies, 22(4), 668–702. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27186892
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 LLC, Signing Savvy. "Living Loud: Ella Mae Lentz - Poet, Educator, and Advocate | Signing Savvy Articles". Signing Savvy. Retrieved 2024-02-09.