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	Laurent Clerc - DeafWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Laurent Clerc is said to be "The Father of the Deaf in America".
		Clerc became the co-founder and a teacher at the newly-formed American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut.
		Clerc is considered the "Father of Deaf Education in America" and was an advocate for the fundamental rights for deaf people, such as the right to marry, and was the inspiration for the spread of deaf education throughout the United States.
	deafwiki.org /index.php?title=Laurent_Clerc (629 words)

	Laurent Clerc - BunzWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		On December 26, 1785, Louis Laurent Marie Clerc was born in the southeastern [French] town of La Balme-les-Grottes.
		When an assistant teacher was having difficulty teaching Clerc to speak, he struck the boy under the chin, causing Clerc to bite his tongue so badly that he swore to himself he would never learn to speak.
		Still Clerc found time to give Gallaudet private lessons, and the latter was so impressed that he invited Clerc back to America to help establish a school for the deaf.
	www.amanita.net /writings/Laurent_Clerc (677 words)

	Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
		Laurent Clerc was born on December 26, 1785 in LaBalme, France, a small village near Lyon.
		Clerc was one year old when he fell into an open hearth and the right side of his face was badly burned.
		Clerc was so impressive that the duo soon raised sufficient funds from private individuals and state legislatures to start their school, which begun as a regional, but rapidly became a national, institution.
	members.aol.com /geoski7/clerc/main.html (1248 words)

	Lauren Clerc
		Clerc attained rapid proficiency, in 1805 was appointed tutor, and in 1806 a teacher.
		Clerc was the first deaf teacher of the deaf in America and among the first in the world.
		Clerc's knowledge of deaf people's natural inclination to use sign language formed the basis of his view of deafness as a minority culture not unlike language-minority groups that exist in the midst of majority cultures throughout the world.
	www.famousamericans.net /laurenclerc (855 words)

	American Sign Language (ASL)
		Laurent Clerc was born into a noble family on December 26, 1785.
		Although Laurent may have been born hearing his family attributed his lost sense of sound to an accident, when at the tender age of one year when he was left home alone and fell into a fire.
		Laurent Clerc may arguably have been the most influential man in bringing American Sign Language to where it is today.
	www.lifeprint.com /asl101/pages-layout/clerc-laurent.htm (561 words)

	Laurent clerc (ASL)
		Laurent Clerc could not speak before he came to this school, but here he was taught from a speech teacher that he was not fond of in any way, state or form.
		Eventually Clerc was quit emotionally scarred from these smacking incidents and his speech class that he vowed to never use his voice again, and he never did.
		Laurent Clerc was the first deaf person to stand before congress, as well as the President of the United States.
	www.lifeprint.com /asl101/pages-layout/clerc-laurent2.htm (585 words)

	Who was Laurent Clerc-- the Gallaudet University Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
		Clerc and the others invited Gallaudet to visit and attend daily classes in their Institution in Paris.
		Clerc used that time to teach Gallaudet "the method of the signs for abstract ideas." In return, he received tutoring in the English language from Gallaudet (Clerc already had a "considerable skill" in writing in English, as evidenced by his writing his journal entirely in English during this voyage).
		Clerc, with Gallaudet as his interpreter, and sometimes accompanied by Dr. Cogswell, delivered many speeches and demonstrations of their teaching methods to get public, legislative, and financial support for their goals.
	clerccenter.gallaudet.edu /Literacy/MSSDLRC/clerc/index.html (2292 words)

	BITEMA - Documents - Louis Laurent Marie Clerc
		Louis Laurent Marie Clerc was born on December 26, 1785 in southeastern France.
		Clerc used that time to teach Gallaudet "the method of the signs for abstract ideas." In return, he received tutoring in the English language from Gallaudet The sameday they arrived, he met Alice Cogswell and communicated with her through sign associations.
		Clerc went on to complete 50 years of teaching (41 of those in the States), retiring in 1858, when he was 73 years old.
	www.bitema.uni-mb.si /Documents/Clerc_life.htm (1043 words)

	Laurent Clerc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Laurent Clerc (born Louis Laurent Marie Clerc) was born December 26, 1785 in La Balme les Grottes, department of Isere, France, a village on the northeastern edge of Lyon.
		Clerc has been called "The Apostle of the Deaf in America" and "The Father of the Deaf" by generations of American deaf people.
		Born to Joseph Françoi Clerc and Marie Elizabeth Candy in the small village of La Balme where his father was the mayor, Laurent Clerc's home was a typical bourgeois household.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laurent_Clerc (413 words)

	Laurent Clerc Academy Charter School for the Deaf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Laurent Clerc Academy, a charter school for deaf children in Concord, is closing after its first full year due to low enrollment.
		The only public school dedicated to sign language in the state, the Laurent Clerc Academy was unable to hit its target goal of 10 children, despite over a half-million dollars in state and federal aid.
		The Laurent Clerc school, developed by the Northeast Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, was granted a five-year charter and is keeping its space in the state office park on Pleasant Street.
	www.lcaschool.com /article_004.html (853 words)

	Reading Exercise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Laurent Clerc was born in a small village near Lyons, France, on December 26, 1785.
		Clerc accepted on one condition: that he would stay in America only a short time.
		Therefore, Clerc had to teach his pupils as much as he could as quickly as possible.
	depts.gallaudet.edu /englishworks/exercises/exreading/reading7.html (571 words)

	Clerc Center at Gallaudet University EarthVenture Collection home page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The model schools of Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center are committed to developing the full potential of deaf and hard of hearing students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds who have a variety of abilities, skills, and experiences.
		We at the Clerc Center believe that individualized education of the whole child is a process that must integrate all aspects of a student's development.
		Gallaudet University is committed to providing instruction in the arts and sciences that is vital to the development of the intellect; to conducting research aimed at enhancing the lives of deaf and hard of hearing individuals; and to serving deaf and hard of hearing people, their families, and the professionals who work with them.
	www.papaink.org /gallery/home/artist/display/312.html (1462 words)

	Clerc-Gallaudet
		Clerc and the others invited Gallaudet to visit and attend daily classes in their Institution in Paris.
		Clerc used that time to teach Gallaudet "the method of the signs for abstract ideas." In return, he received tutoring in the English language from Gallaudet (Clerc already had a "considerable skill" in writing in English, as evidenced by his writing his journal entirely in English during this voyage).
		Clerc, with Gallaudet as his interpreter, and sometimes accompanied by Dr. Cogswell, delivered many speeches and demonstrations of their teaching methods to get public, legislative, and financial support for their goals.
	www.irish-cream.com /clerc-gallaudet.html (1722 words)

	Wolf Bronze (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Laurent Clerc was the father of American Sign Language and namesake of the new signing community of Laurent, South Dakota.
		Clerc emigrated to the United States from France in 1816 in order to teach the deaf of Hartford, Connecticut.
		Clerc is the logical choice for the honor of christening a new community devoted to the hearing impaired.
	www.wolfbronze.com /currentprojects/laurent.html (77 words)

	Laurent Clerc - Wikipedia
		Laurent Clerc konnte von Geburt an hören, fiel jedoch als Einjähriger in eine Feuerstelle.
		Mit 12 Jahren kam Clerc als Schüler in das Nationalinstitut für taube Kinder des Abbé de l'Epée in Paris, wo er nach dem Abschluss gebeten wurde, als Hilfslehrer zu bleiben.
		Laurent Clerc wurde nach der Einrichtung des "Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons" in Hartford dessen erster Lehrer und blieb bis 1858.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laurent_Clerc (235 words)

	Our Signing Town » Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Laurent Clerc, “The Father of the Deaf”, established the first permanent school for the deaf in America (American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut) and was the first deaf person to appear before Congress.
		Laurent will be a place to celebrate the uniqueness of sign language and the deaf culture with the rest of the world.
		Laurent will be a town with all the rights and responsibilities to govern itself.
	www.laurentsd.com /frequently-asked-questions-about-laurent (2457 words)

	Laurent Clerc Review
		Deaf French educator Laurent Clerc, along with Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, a hearing American, founded the first school for the deaf in America, with funding from the parents of a bright, young, eager-to-learn deaf child, Alice Cogswell.
		The story of Clerc's life is told in this biographical video, giving us glimpses of this admired Deaf hero and his profound contribution to deaf education in America.
		Clerc's eloquent sign language skills, broad academic expertise, and commitment to excellence, in cooperation with Gallaudet's talent, dedication and determination, introduced a new era in the history of America's deaf people with the establishment of the first school for the deaf.
	www.aslaccess.org /videoreview_laurentclerc.htm (176 words)

	GUFSSA News » - Clerc Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Clerc Center Teachers and Staff Conduct Second Poll, Overwhelmingly Ask for the Resignation of Dr. Jane Fernandes as President-Designate.
		The teachers and staff of Laurent Clerc Center demand that Jane Kelleher Fernandes resign or be removed from her position for the greater good of Gallaudet University and the Laurent Clerc Center.
		The Teachers and Staff of the Laurent Clerc Center request no reprisals against any member of the community, including students, staff and faculty, Clerc Center teachers and staff, Trustees and alumni for their support of or dissent from the current protests.
	news.gufssa.com /category/fssa/staff/clerc-center (1380 words)

	Laurent Clerc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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	www.vztl.com /155/laurent-clerc.html (577 words)

	Essays Papers -- Laurent Clerc Pioneer Teacher
		Laurent Clerc was born in LaBalme, France, on Dec. 26 1785.
		His father was Mayor of the town and the family could boast of a long line of magistrates in the Clerc lineage.
		He realized that Clerc had the expertise and "deaf experience" to help him fulfill his mission of found the first school for the deaf in America.
	www.123helpme.com /preview.asp?id=44302 (1656 words)

	Laurent Clerc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Laurent Clerc won lasting renown as the deaf teacher who helped Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet establish schools to educate deaf Americans in the 19th century.
		In his own voice, Clerc vividly relates the experiences that led to his later progressive teaching methods.
		Especially influential was his long stay at the Royal National Institute for the Deaf in Paris, where he encountered sharply distinct personalities — the saintly, inspiring deaf teacher Massieu, the vicious Dr. Itard and his heartless “experiments” on deaf boys, and the “Father of the Deaf,” Abbe Sicard, who could hardly sign.
	gupress.gallaudet.edu /2817.html (179 words)

	Amazon.com: "Laurent Clerc": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet 47 His relationship with Laurent Clerc was growing stronger, and according to Gallaudet's journal entry of 20 May 1816, Clerc pro- posed going to America with...
		Sitting next to him was his fellow Frenchman, Laurent Clerc, who had quite recently "died" in the O-World and who had joined Signworld, having been transformed into being thirty years...
		Gallaudet was impressed by Sicard's presentation, particularly by the results the abb achieved with Laurent Clerc, a deaf man and former pupil who had become a teacher himself.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Laurent-Clerc (512 words)

	Amazon.com: "Laurent Clerc": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet 47 His relationship with Laurent Clerc was growing stronger, and according to Gallaudet's journal entry of 20 May 1816, Clerc pro- posed going to America with...
		Sitting next to him was his fellow Frenchman, Laurent Clerc, who had quite recently "died" in the O-World and who had joined Signworld, having been transformed into being thirty years...
		Gallaudet was impressed by Sicard's presentation, particularly by the results the abb achieved with Laurent Clerc, a deaf man and former pupil who had become a teacher himself.
	amazon.com /phrase/Laurent-Clerc (536 words)

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		Research on Laurent Clerc should take a day of class while other day for fingerspell practice.
		Check on the essential details in their project of how Laurent Clerc has an effect on America.
		The paper that is ok such as B or C plus is when grammar isn’t correct and didn’t include the main points of Laurent Clerc.
	gladstone.uoregon.edu /~jbeghtel/asl/notes.htm (380 words)

	Laurent Clerc Elementary School District Information and School Reports
		3902 N. Laurent Clerc Elementary School services an approximate student population of 827 in kindergarten through fourth grade.
		There is 1 school associated with the agency, which is classified as being in or near a large city having a population greater than 250,000 (Tucson, AZ).
		Laurent Clerc Elementary School allocates approximately $5,429 per pupil for instructional expenses.
	www.homes101.net /arizona-schools/laurent-clerc-elementary-school-d3488 (130 words)

	RidorLIVE » Blog Archive » Who Is Laurent Clerc? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Indeed, Clerc was a second-generation educator of the Deaf.
		As we all know, That hearing man was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, the Father of Deaf Education while Clerc was both the Pioneering Father of the Deaf Language and the Visionary behind Deaf Education.
		He was the one who brought Clerc here and helped to cement the foundation of Deaf Education from here to all over the world.
	www.ridorlive.com /?p=1697 (1466 words)

	DeBee Communications - Laurent Clerc Press
		CSDRAA is proud to have contracted Laurent Clerc Press (a deaf-owned firm) to publish and distribute the school history books in the U.S. and abroad.
		Laurent Clerc Press is an editorial system designed to help you create your own custom book or course materials.
		Because Laurent Clerc Press is dedicated solely to custom publishing, your custom book is our utmost priority.
	www.debee.com /clerc (182 words)

	Laurent Clerc 1785-1869 (VHS)
		This is an historical documentary about a remarkable deaf man who brought sign language to America from France in 1815.
		Laurent Clerc, the ï¿½Father of the Deafï¿½, established the first permanent school for the deaf in America and was the first deaf person to appear before Congress.
		Beautifully narrated, using sign language, voice, subtitles, illustrations, film clips and poetry, this documentary traces the life of Laurent Clerc from childhood on, highlighting his achievements as the first deaf teacher in America.
	www.harriscomm.com /catalog/product_info.php?cPath=36_224&products_id=335 (124 words)

	Our Signing Town
		The not-for-profit The Laurent Institute is announcing that key members of the organization will be leaving the Sioux Falls, SD area and relocating to the Indianapolis, Indiana area within the next few months.
		The Laurent Institute, Miller and Barwacz and others, all remain committed to building a town where signers are free to live, work, play and pray, in a beautiful, vibrant, walkable community.
		While we have had to put the planned town of Laurent on the shelf for the time being, because of the inability of our angel backers to complete the promised funding package, we are moving forward with our plan to invite the Deaf and Signers to join us in McCook County, South Dakota.
	www.laurentsd.com (2204 words)

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