2025 Language First Conference
2025 Language First Conference
The 2025 Language First conference will be in-person at the Courtyard Marriott Tacoma Downtown in Tacoma, Washington on April 22-24, 2025. Registration opening soon!
The conference will be from 2:45-4:00 pm on Tuesday, April 22, and 8:00 am - 4:00 pm on Wednesday, April 24 and Thursday, April 25.
ADVERTISE
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GROUP DISCOUNTS
Does your school have a group of professionals who would like to attend the conference together? Take a look at our group discounts.
HOTEL DISCOUNT
The hotel is offering a group courtesy rate of $199 USD per night for conference attendees. All reservations must be accompanied by a prepaid room deposit with a credit card. Rooms must be booked by Monday, March 24, 2025 in order to receive the group rate.
Book your hotel room for Language First Conference
GETTING THERE
We recommend flying into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
If you are renting a car, the hotel uses the Greater Tacoma Convention Center garage. View parking rates here.
SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
Tuesday, April 22
12:00-2:30 pm: Registration and check-in
2:45 - 4:00 pm: Dr. Qi Cheng | Early language experience wires the linguistic brain: Evidence from deaf individuals with varying early language experience
Wednesday, April 23
8:00-9:15 am: Dr. Oscar Ocuto | Connecting Worlds: Navigating Family Interactions in Deaf Children's Home Environments
9:30-10:45 am: Lori Bell, Melissa Mykle, & Dr. Matthew Hall | What's up in Canada? A Look at BC's System of Early Language Services
11:00-11:30 am: Deirdre Curle, Kerianne Christie, & Krissy Walker | Teaching ASL Handshapes to Families of DHH Infants and Toddlers
11:45 am - 12:15 pm: Peyton Pruitt, Sarah Smith, & Jennifer Fazer | Connecting Communication: Collaborative Approaches to Multimodal Instruction
12:15-2:00 pm: LUNCH
2:00-3:15 pm: Dr. Brittany Lee | Know Better, Do Better: Setting Community-Informed Standards for Working with Signing DHH Children
3:30-4:00 pm: Heather Parker & Rachella Moore | Family Immersion Camp for DHH Children 0-5 and their Parents
Thursday, April 24
8:00-9:15 am: Morgan Lee | Intersectionality, Language Deprivation, and You
9:30-10:45 am: Megan Havens | Phonological Awareness Instruction in ASL
11:00-11:30 am: Megan Havens | The Science of Reading in Vocabulary Instruction for DHH Students
11:45 am - 12:15 pm: Dr. Michaela Hanley | Sign Language as a Human Right- Leveraging International Law to End Language Deprivation
12:15-2:00 pm: LUNCH
2:00-3:15 pm: Celena Ponce | Supporting Spanish-Speaking Families of DHH Children
3:30-4:00 pm: Kris Ching, Sarah Honigfeld, & Kerianne Christie | Regional Early Acquisition of Language (REAL) Project
This is a digital purchase only; no physical ticket is provided. A form will populate for you to complete your registration and then your purchase will be added to your cart in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.
Continuing Education:
This event is offered for ASHA CEUs and RID CEUs. All participants will also receive a certificate of attendance for each day they attend.
Accommodations:
This event will have ASL-English interpreters throughout. Please email info@language1st.org with requests for additional accommodations at least 21 days prior to the event.
Cancellation/Refund Policy:
Full refunds are available up to 21 days prior to the event. No refunds are available after that time. If Language First cancels or moves an event, all participants will be given the options of a.) receiving a full refund; b.) applying the amount paid to another event; c.) transferring their registration to the new date. If a registrant has a complaint or is unsatisfied with a webinar or event, please email info@language1st.org with “complaint” in the subject line.