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Project Updates
FCEI 2024 Chen Pichler et al.pdfTo see videos with Jillian's comments, click on the slides.
Family ASL Presentations in Austria at the Family Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) Conference
Family ASL Presentations in Austria at the Family Centered Early Intervention (FCEI) Conference
Family Infant Interaction: Guiding Values for Deaf Children’s Early Language Access - Elaine Gale and Amber Martin
Family ASL: Tips for Teaching and Learning ASL online - Patrice Creamer and Elaine Gale
Family ASL: Research in Support of Family Bimodal Bilingual Development - Deborah Chen Pichler, Elaine Gale, Diane Lillo-Martin, Patrice Creamer, *Jillian Schroeder
Family ASL: Monitoring Shared Attention Through Deaf Eyes for Families and Professionals - Elaine Gale, Amber Martin, Eileen Lograno
Family ASL: Mini-Lessons on Visual Communication Strategies for Optimal Language Learning - Elaine Gale and Patrice Creamer
You can find more information about our research here.
Resources and Research
Resources and Research
Resource website to support early language development:
Click here to visit the Language First website for more information.
From Language First homepage:
Every Deaf child has the right to learn a first language effortlessly.
Language First aims to educate and raise awareness about American Sign Language (ASL)/English bilingualism and the importance of a strong first language foundation for Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children. Browse resources, handouts, events, and intervention activities to make your work as evidence-based as it can be.
From our lab:
Final Rec 1.mp4Recommendations for action that will help to advance justice in early intervention practices
(Lillo-Martin et al., 2023); Recommendation 1 of 4
Signs of the Season
Signs of the Season
SUMMER-668VACATION-2983ASL Specialist Corner
ASL Specialist Corner
Patrice Creamer, ASL Specialist
Patrice Creamer, ASL Specialist
Patrice Creamer is currently the ASL Specialist for the Hunter College consortium on a research project titled Family ASL: Bimodal Bilingual Acquisition by Deaf Children of Hearing Parents. The research project is supported by the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She is also a board member of the Lexington School for the Deaf and heads the education committee.
Ms. Creamer is a native ASL signer. She has many years of experience as a researcher in deaf-related research including developing bilingual (ASL/English) survey instruments and leading focus groups. She is well versed in ASL variations and how to communicate with individuals with different levels of ASL fluency.
Ms. Creamer has served as project director and administrator on several Deaf research projects at the National Developmental & Research Institute for over 10 years.
Clips and Photos from FASL Families
Clips and Photos from FASL Families
Looking for Elbow- sign CRACKER
F025_W1_ASLserv_7m31s_LookForElbowCracker.mp4Sign ILY in ASL service session
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