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Name: John Egbert
Affiliation: Deaf Bilingual Coalition
John Egbert was born deaf (90 db) to hearing parents in 1947. His parents, like many hearing parents, wanted him to learn to speak so he was introduced to speech therapy at a young age and became very proficient;
today, if you were to sit and talk with him for half an hour, you would not realize that he is deaf. John Egbert is unique in that manner. Less than 1-2% of the deaf population can speak this clearly.
He is an author and wrote a suspense-drive novel, MindField.
John Egbert is married and has two grown children, Stella and Clyde, both of whom are deaf. Stella is an elementary principal at Texas School for the Deaf in Austin and Clyde is a computer lab technician, also at Texas School for the Deaf. His wife, Shirley (Frelich) is a teacher at the University of Minnesota as well.
John Egbert
egbertpress@mac.com
VP: 866 679 1745
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| Author Information: |
| Author 1: |
Name: John Egbert
Affiliation: Deaf Bilingual Coalition
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| Abstract Information: |
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'The Importance of Data Flow Rate in Effective Communication' |
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6-Family Issues
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Data Flow Rate, Language Acquisition |
Abstract: |
In this presentation, John Egbert will define data flow rate and explain the variations of rates of communication through Speech, Signing Exact English and Total Communication compared to the data flow rate of American Sign Language.
A further explanation of the various different modes of communication that are used with Deaf babies and children will be discussed in relationship to communication outcomes. John will explain how language acquisition is affected by the rates at which Deaf children receive, comprehend and express what they are learning based on the specific mode of communication. Using his experience as a Deaf person raised orally in a hearing family, his experiences with speech, and learning American Sign Language at the age of 18, he will explain how language is acquired and how data flow rates impact the fluency of language acquisition.
Participation Outcomes:
The participants should be able to define data flow rate and explain how communication and fluency of language is impacted by various different modes of communication. |
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