Willie started school when he was only two years old. Deaf children often start school very young. Willie's school is almost the same as Kate's residential school. All the children use classroom hearing aids. The teachers use microphones.
Many special people work in schools and programs for deaf children.
They have special training in ways of teaching deaf children. Willie puts a new battery in his hearing aid. Willie and his friends sit together in the school cafeteria. The children and teachers in Willie's school do not use sign language. Willie's school is an oral school.