timeline & dates
What year was Gallaudet born?
1787
Where did Gallaudet first travel to learn new methods of sign?
England
Hat
Who accompanied Gallaudet on his trip back to America?
Clerc
what age was Gallaudet when he entered Yale University?
14 years old
who taught Gallaudet sign language?
Massieu & Clerc
Where did Gallaudet's family reside?
Hartford, Connecticut
Did Gallaudet follow through with learning the Braidwood method?
No
what year did Gallaudet travel to Europe to study methods of teaching ASL?
1815
what age did Alice Cogswell become deaf?
What talent did Gallaudet possess?
True or False: Alice was not one of Gallaudet's students at his school.
False, she was his student!
how old was Alice when she met Gallaudet?
9 years old.
What was the method that the Braidwoods were so secretive about?
oral/lip reading
what was Gallaudet's previous career path?
seminary; church involvement
What year was the American School for the Deaf established?
1817
What year did the Hartford school open?
1817
Who did Gallaudet meet in London?
Sicard
What method of teaching did Gallaudet study in Paris under Sicard?
manual communication
Where is Gallaudet University located?
Washington, D.C.