At first, audition was added to the other techniques for teaching deaf children to speak. After World War II, when many veterans returned with hearing loss, the government funded research on hearing aids, which became powerful enough to benefit even profoundly deaf children. As a result, children were able to use their residual hearing as well as visual cues to learn to speak, and unisensory education has become a dominant mode of teaching speech. Now, with early identification of infants and young children with hearing loss and the early intervention of technology and instruction, more and more children are learning to listen and speak at an earlier age. These schools teach all of the subjects you would expect your child to learn in a typical classroom, including Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
Many programs provide infant and toddler programs and classes for preschool children.
Most will also work with parents, to teach the educational skills and techniques that they will need to support their child's oral education. In some cases, there is a link to the school's own site, where you can find out even more specific details. The PSC works to expand and promote quality oral programs in the public schools through a network of administrators who share information and support, and work together to advocate for oral education. All Rights Reserved.