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Preschool for hearing impaired in lkwd?



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amother


 

Post Wed, Jun 18 2014, 10:27 pm
My child is hearing impaired. What programs are available for hearing impaired in lakewood? I would like to eventually mainstream but to send to a preschool where they focus on listening and speaking
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amother


 

Post Wed, Jun 18 2014, 11:17 pm
Maybe try brain builders? They don't specialize in this but they're small and professional so may be committed enough to work on developing this expertise.
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amother


 

Post Thu, Jun 19 2014, 9:09 am
Special Childrens Center. There's a hearing impaired girl there in my daughters class.
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amother


 

Post Thu, Jun 19 2014, 10:21 am
I specialize in listening and spoken language for children with hearing loss, though I do not live in your area. Here's my advice:

If you want your daughter to learn to listen and talk, you need to find a specialist in your area. A general "special education" preschool, even one with SLPs and possibly another child with hearing loss in the class, is not going to be enough. To be certified, SLPs need experience in all disorder areas across the lifespan. This means that the section of their training on hearing loss could be no more than three credit hours one semester AND this does not guarantee that the hearing loss training they received was listening and spoken language specific or taught by someone with expertise in auditory-verbal therapy. General special ed. preschools combine children with a variety of different needs, and rarely can give the specialized language support and attention your child will need to succeed. They also are not trained in the parent guidance techniques that are the hallmark of auditory-verbal therapy.

I suggest searching for a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist (LSLS Cert. AVT) in your area. Here is a searchable directory: LSLS Directory

StrivRight/The Auditory Oral School of New York is located in Brooklyn. It is too far to commute from Lakewood, but Pnina, the director, might have some good local suggestions for you as well: Auditory Oral School of New York

YOU will make the difference in helping your daughter learn to listen and talk, but you need the right guidance to get you there. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help you! Hatzlacha!
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21young




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jun 19 2014, 11:34 am
My child is hearing impaired and after researching for a year I ended up at the Special Children's Center. Unfortunately there is no school for the hearing impaired in Lakewood but I worked with the Center for a year to prepare them for my child, and they are absolutely wonderful! They will spare no expense to get the children what they need, and more and more hearing impaired children are enrolling.

For example, they hired Perry Hecht as a consultant; she was just at The Center last week. They are giving the teachers extensive training, and my child's teacher is really exceptional. They hired my EI speech therapist to give speech, she is trained with the hearing impaired. They are also having my audiologist come down to the school to work with them on the acoustics and to program the FM systems.

The amother above who is a language specialist is right, at the end of the day the only way your child will thrive is with your total dedication. It's true that they started as a regular special ed school but at this point they are really becoming specialized for hearing impaired children, with auditory verbal training.

Your other options is STARS, but because they are a non-public school they can't guarantee that your child will receive all the speech that is mandated, and there just isn't the money for them to do everything that Center is doing.

Please PM me for more details, I've been down this road.
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amother


 

Post Wed, Jun 25 2014, 8:22 pm
Op here. I forgot to write that I live in ny now and I'm considering lakewood. However, if my daughter can't have an education similar to strivright, I may look into another area in ny.
21young how old is your child? How many hearing impaired students are in the school? How are they teaching these kids differently than the other students?
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amother


 

Post Wed, Jun 25 2014, 9:20 pm
Why dont u call the school? Shira (she runs the school) has her own hearing impaired daughter in the center school.
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amother


 

Post Wed, Jun 25 2014, 9:49 pm
she must go to STARS which is known as a non public school. It is a frum pre school program for children who are regular but need different kinds of therapy through out the day. There are only frum kids in the classes and frum morahs. Some of the therapists are not frum. The classes are kept small - 12 students and 3 teachers at all times.

In order to get in she has to get evaluated through the board of ed. So you have to apply to the board of ed in lakewood for a pre school evaluation. Once she is evaluated and approved they will give you all your options. Of course they will tell you about public school. You will choose the option of a non public school. Please call stars to confirm all this. This is how it was a few years ago when I got my child in. It's a process to you should begin already as soon as you can provide a lakewood address.

There are quite a number of girls who are hard of hearing in bais faiga, which is an elementary school. They are very equipped and have all the extra help necessary for these children.

you sort of need connections around here to get into the school of your choice so ask around to see who can recommend someone who can help you with all this.

Good luck!
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amother


 

Post Wed, Jun 25 2014, 10:04 pm
SCHI may do wonders for your child
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amother


 

Post Wed, Jun 25 2014, 10:36 pm
amother wrote:
SCHI may do wonders for your child


her child is of regular intelligence. Why would you suggest that?
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amother


 

Post Wed, Jun 25 2014, 10:55 pm
B'h she doesn't need SCHI.
Along with speech therapy, she receives OT and PT. I am mostly concerned about her ability to function in a classroom. It is difficult for her to follow conversations in crowds and gets overwhelmed easily.
Our goal for her is to provide her with as much support as she needs during her early formative years, so that she can successfully attend a regular elementary school.
I will contact The Special Childrens Center to find out more information. Where can I get more information on the STARS program? I tried google but nothing came up.

Thank you!
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amother


 

Post Wed, Jun 25 2014, 10:58 pm
amother wrote:
B'h she doesn't need SCHI.
Along with speech therapy, she receives OT and PT. I am mostly concerned about her ability to function in a classroom. It is difficult for her to follow conversations in crowds and gets overwhelmed easily.
Our goal for her is to provide her with as much support as she needs during her early formative years, so that she can successfully attend a regular elementary school.
I will contact The Special Childrens Center to find out more information. Where can I get more information on the STARS program? I tried google but nothing came up.

Thank you!


my daughter received OT, PT and speech in stars. She began school this year and was very well prepared. Still receiving speech and OT ..... STARS in not listed under that name. I will check the official name a phone # for you tomorrow.
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amother


 

Post Wed, Jun 25 2014, 11:35 pm
STARS is also known as NPSSP (Non public special services preschool-I think.) I've worked in STARS and I send my own child to the Center and I do think that the center would be a better placement for your dc. Lots of luck!
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amother


 

Post Thu, Jun 26 2014, 10:18 pm
amother wrote:
B'h she doesn't need SCHI.
Along with speech therapy, she receives OT and PT. I am mostly concerned about her ability to function in a classroom. It is difficult for her to follow conversations in crowds and gets overwhelmed easily.
Our goal for her is to provide her with as much support as she needs during her early formative years, so that she can successfully attend a regular elementary school.
I will contact The Special Childrens Center to find out more information. Where can I get more information on the STARS program? I tried google but nothing came up.

Thank you!


im the one who said schi. for preschool, they have regular ed kids mainstreamed into the special classes. plus, they have excellent therapies there. I know of someone with hearing impairment and no developmental delays who was there for preschool. now shes in a regular bais yaakov, but she gained tons from going there for preschool
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bnm




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jun 28 2014, 10:48 pm
If your gaurenteed a spot in Strivrite just stay in the NY area for the next 2 years. Its an amazing preschool, my child is on the waiting list.
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