Conference 2017
Language, Acquisition & Learning in
Deaf Children
Willie Ross School for the Deaf hosted, in partnership with Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education, Language, Acquisition & Learning in Deaf Children
on April 8, 2017.
Language, Acquisition & Learning in Deaf Children
was a conference for educators, special education directors, parents, school counselors, and school administrators designed to share information regarding the development and education of deaf and hard of hearing children.
Conference Speakers
Marc Marschark, BA, MA PhD—How Deaf Children Learn
(and Why They Sometimes Don't)
Dr. Marschark (now retired) was the Director of the Center for Education Research Partnerships; Professor, National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY.
Dr. Marschark's extensive deaf education background can be found at his RIT profile: https://www.rit.edu/ntid/cerp/staff/marc-marschark
The PowerPoint Marc used for his presentation is available for review below. Click the image and you will be prompted to download the PDF version of the PowerPoint.
Marie Coppola, PhD—Early Access to Language: Creating an Optimal Foundation for Deaf Children's Cognitive Development
Dr. Coppola is the Director of the Language Creation Laboratory; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences; Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT.
Dr. Coppola's deaf education background can be found at her UConn profiles:
https://psych.uconn.edu/person/marie-coppola/
https://linguistics.uconn.edu/person/marie-coppola/
The PowerPoint Dr. Coppola used for her presentation is available for review below. Click the image and you will be prompted to download the PDF version of the PowerPoint.
Jessica Trussell, PhD—Early Literacy Instruction: Developing the Skills to Engage in a Literate Society
Dr. Trussell is an Assistant Professor, National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY.
Dr. Trussell's extensive background can be found at her RIT profile: https://www.rit.edu/directory/jwtnmp-jessica-trussell