Parents discover how to enrich their baby's life with meaningful sound, language and play. Clarke-Jacksonville's goal is to give parents information and to help build confidence, as they make decisions about educating their child. Preschool and Kindergarten Five mornings a week, teachers help hearing-impaired children, ages three to six, learn to listen and talk. While using their residual hearing with cochlear implants or hearing aids, children are encouraged to talk and are introduced to written language. They also receive daily individual and classroom listening, speech and language sessions.
Teachers stimulate children to be inquisitive and self-confident.
Small classes, hands-on activities and individualized instruction are the cornerstones of this program which prepares children for transition into mainstream schools with their hearing peers. Teachers nurture the social, emotional, physical, cognitive and creative development in children through activity, discovery and exploration. Programs Clarke-Jacksonville provides individual sessions to promote excellence in auditory perception and speech production. Children are taught to maximize the use of their residual hearing and develop their listening skills. The development of a child's skills is determined by both initial and ongoing assessments.