About Summit III

The Path to Bilingualism:  The Child and Family

Delaware Family Advocacy and Child Educational Services is proud to host the National American Sign Language and English Bilingual Consortium for Early Childhood Education’s third annual Summit. The theme of this year’s  Summit is The Path to Bilingualism: The Child and Family.  This Summit will be an opportunity for early childhood professionals actively involved in ASL and English bilingual education,  to address issues such as assessment, early literacy, pedagogy, family education, and multiculturalism specific to working with deaf and hard of hearing children ages 0-8 years and their families.   Please note that the Summit is not meant to serve as an introductory conference. It is designed for professionals who are familiar with ASL and English bilingualism and desire to enrich their professional development.

Your involvement and our work during the summit will have a positive impact on how we all can work together to provide information, resources and strategies that will allow for early access to language and bilingual education for deaf and hard of hearing children.  The Summit will begin on Friday, March 16th at 7:45 am and end on Saturday, March 17th at 5:00 pm.  The agenda will be announced shortly.