American School For The Deaf Summary
In 1817, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, a Yale graduate and ordained clergyman, met the Dr. Mason Fitch Cogswell family and their deaf daughter, Alice. Embarking on a voyage to Europe to learn the art of educating deaf children. In Europe Gallaudet encountered the school for the deaf in Paris, France. He then enlisted Laurent Clerc, a talented deaf teacher to join back home to established the first permanent school for the deaf in the USA. The American School for the Deaf provides educational programs and services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
The ASD communication approach embraces an American Sign Language/English Bi-Lingual approach speech, auditory training, reading, writing, and use of assistive devices as essential parts of Specially
The ASD communication approach embraces an American Sign Language/English Bi-Lingual approach speech, auditory training, reading, writing, and use of assistive devices as essential parts of Specially