The award-winning curriculum has twice been recognized for excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. No other program for children with hearing impairments has received this award. Our parents actively participate in their child's education and language development through a daily activity notebook, teacher conferences, a parent education program, social activities, classroom observations, and volunteering. The Birth to Three program is designed to guide parents in their role as the child's first and most important teachers of language. The speech pathologist focuses on developing awareness of sound and use of oral language through structured, play-based activities.
Parents learn how to work with their child independently.
The full-day Educational Program for children ages three to eight is tailored to each child's learning style and abilities in speech, language, reading, writing, and other academic subjects so each child can progress appropriately. For language, speech, syntax and the academic subjects, small groups of two or three children work with teachers of the deaf. While the classroom teachers work with these small groups, other children go to the Learning Center where they rotate through activities to supplement the language and academic learning in the classroom. Elementary age students scheduled to depart Desert Voices may have the opportunity to transition into a public school setting prior to permanent integration into their home school district. These children are able to attend a local elementary school on a daily basis for a few hours each day.