CLARKE PENNSYLVANIA INC

PRESCHOOL/EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM INCLUDES SUMMER SERVICES AND SCHOOL-YEAR LITERACY-BASED EARLY LEARNING INCLUDING AUDIOLOGY, SPEECH, AND LANGUAGE SERVICES AS WELL AS ON-SITE COLLABORATION FOR INCLUSION OPPORTUNITIES WITH PEERS WITH TYPICAL HEARING. CLARKE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE LED BY CREATIVE AND COMMITTED PROFESSIONALS TRAINED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AND LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. CHILDREN RECEIVE DAILY AUDITORY SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY; SMALL CLASS SIZES PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION AND CLASSROOMS ARE DESIGNED FOR THE UNIQUE ACOUSTICAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS. CURRICULUM FOR ALL AGES IS ALIGNED WITH STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS AND FAMILIES ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN LEARNING THROUGH FREQUENT COMMUNICATION AND CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS. CLARKE'S PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF SCHOOLS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS: PHILADELPHIA, PA, THROUGH CLARKE SCHOOLS FOR HEARING AND SPEECH: CANTON, MA, NORTHAMPTON, MA, NEW YORK, NY AND THROUGH CLARKE SCHOOLS OF HEARING AND SPEECH: SEVERAL SITES, INCLUDING PENNSYLVANIA, OFFER ON-SITE AUDIOLOGICAL SERVICES. EACH CHILD RECEIVES INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS, WITH GOALS OF DEVELOPING AUDITION, SPEECH AND AGE-APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AS WELL AS DEVELOPING SENSORY AWARENESS, FINE AND GROSS MOTOR SKILLS, COGNITION AND SOCIAL SKILLS. CLARKE'S SUMMER PROGRAMS, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS, ARE LED BY EXPERIENCED TEACHERS OF THE DEAF AND THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES FOSTER LEADERSHIP AND INDEPENDENCE WHILE ENHANCING LISTENING, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL SKILLS. APPROXIMATELY 35 CHILDREN SERVED.

CLARKE'S MAINSTREAM SERVICES IN PHILADELPHIA AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES SUPPORT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TRANSITIONING INTO MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS, WITH CUSTOMIZABLE SERVICES FOR EACH STUDENT'S UNIQUE NEEDS. A TEAM OF DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING ITINERANT TEACHERS OF THE DEAF, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AN EDUCATIONAL AUDIOLOGIST ARE PART OF THE GENERAL EDUCATION TEAM.TEACHERS OF THE DEAF SERVE STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL IN MAINSTREAM SCHOOL SETTINGS. INDIVIDUAL AUDITORY, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN IN MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS, GIVING THEM ACCESS TO THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE AT SCHOOL. AUDIOLOGICAL SERVICES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL AUDIOLOGY CONSULTATION FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING IN MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS. TRANSITIONAL PLANNING SERVICES TO HELP FACILITATE ADJUSTMENT INTO MAINSTREAM SCHOOL, WORKING WITH THE STUDENT, THEIR FAMILY AND THE SCHOOL STAFF TO PREPARE FOR TRANSITION.TEACHERS OF THE DEAF ARE HERE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS THROUGH A VARIETY OF PERSONALIZED SERVICES WHICH INCORPORATE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE EACH STUDENT'S COMMUNICATION AND SUCCESS. APPROXIMATELY 28 CHILDREN SERVED.