Sign Language Man Thomas H. Gallaudet and His Incredible Work |
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| Author:
| Wyckoff, Edwin Brit |
| Series title: | Genius at Work! Great Inventor Biographies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7660-3447-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Enslow Publishing, LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.60 |
Book Description:
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When he was a young man, Thomas Gallaudet saw a young girl who could not hear, and he taught her how to spell "hat" and her name, "Alice." The girl's father encouraged him to start a school for the deaf. Gallaudet traveled to Europe, where he learned French sign language. He became instrumental in the development of American Sign Language, or ASL, and the teaching of the deaf.
When he was a young man, Thomas Gallaudet saw a young girl who could not hear, and he taught her how to spell "hat" and her name, "Alice." The girl's father encouraged him to start a school for the deaf. Gallaudet traveled to Europe, where he learned French sign language. He became instrumental in the development of American Sign Language, or ASL, and the teaching of the deaf.