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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was the first principal of the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. He traveled to Europe to learn about deaf education and brought Laurent Clerc, a deaf teacher, back to the United States to help establish the first school for deaf students. Together, Gallaudet and Clerc developed the first American sign language. Edward Gallaudet, Thomas's son, later joined the school and helped establish Gallaudet University, where he served as president for many years.

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Founders of Asl Guided Questions

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was the first principal of the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. He traveled to Europe to learn about deaf education and brought Laurent Clerc, a deaf teacher, back to the United States to help establish the first school for deaf students. Together, Gallaudet and Clerc developed the first American sign language. Edward Gallaudet, Thomas's son, later joined the school and helped establish Gallaudet University, where he served as president for many years.

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Name: ______________________________ Date: __________ Period: _________

America's Founders: Friends of the Deaf - Fall 2016


(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b1AdV-Y9FU&t=20s)

1. _______________________________________ was the 1st principal at the ______ Deaf School in


America.
2. T.H. Gallaudet graduated from Yale College at the age of _______.
3. The little girl sitting alone that Thomas inquired about was named __________________________.
4. What terminology did the young boy use to describe her? _____________________.
5. Mr. Cogswell talked of a school that used sign language to teach Deaf children in ____________.
6. Where was Thomas sent to learn more about Deaf Education? ____________________.
7. T.H. Gallaudet arrived at the ____________________________________________________
in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
8. Gallaudet did not like the school and found another school in Paris to check out. Who were the 3 men
teaching sign language at the next place?
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
9. Which of these three men did Thomas ask to come back to America with him to help him teach
Deaf children? __________________________________________________
10. How long was he planning to go? _______________
11. What did T.H. Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc do as they sailed back to America?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. The American School for the Deaf was finally established on
____________________________________________.
13. What city and state was this school located in? ____________________________________
14. What did T.H. Gallaudet want his youngest son Edward to do?
________________________________________________________________________________________________
15. In _______________, Edward joined his father and Clerc and became a _____________________ at the
Asylum.
16. Edward Gallaudet then helped establish Gallaudet College (now University) and served as
president for ____________ years.

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