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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Simms, Laurene E. – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2014
This article describes the power of the word "CAN". The author, Laurene E. Simms reports that as a poor, black, deaf youngster her teacher's facial expressions conveyed their feelings that she was of low IQ and mentally retarded, however two persons had a positive impact on her, her father and 7th grade math teacher. They challenged…
Descriptors: Parent Aspiration, Child Rearing, Beliefs, Deafness
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Nussbaum, Debra Berlin; Scott, Susanne; Simms, Laurene E. – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2012
During the past few years, the teachers and staff at Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) have reviewed research to identify factors that positively impact language development for deaf and hard of hearing children, and established language and communication practices to reflect what they have learned. Based on the research, which…
Descriptors: Speech, Oral Language, Partial Hearing, Deafness