Karen K. Rossi, M.A.

Currently the Director of the Omaha Hearing School for Children in Omaha, Nebraska, Rossi holds a bachelor and masters degree in Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Rossi has worked both as a classroom teacher and as a Parent/Infant Specialst. Rossi is also an instructor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the Graduate Teacher Education Program for Specialization in Early Childhood Auditory/Oral Education.

Rossi's innovative program, Learn To Talk Around The Clock, A Professional's Early Intervention Toolbox was released by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing in the Summer of 2003. Rossi also co-authored with Dr. Audrey Simmons-Martin Parents and Teachers: Partners in Language Development, published by AG Bell in 1991. Rossi’s new program, Learn To Talk Around The Clock ®  at Childcare was just released in December of 2007. Rossi lectures nationally on family-centered early intervention topics.