Preschool Program

Preschool for children who are deaf and hard of hearing ages two through five is offered to families free of charge Monday through Thursday, September through May.

Parent education and parent participation are emphasized in a rich, English language environment.

Social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth opportunities are nurtured and activities are planned that encourage children to use their amplified residual hearing, and develop speech and receptive and expressive language skills.

Every child meets daily with a speech and language teacher for individual training. Parents work in the preshcool one day per week and observe and/or participate in the sessions.  Auditory-verbal techniques are used to demonstrate how to teach language effectively at home.

Parents also schedule weekly conferences with their child's preschool teacher and biweekly meetings with their speech and language teacher.

Parent Class and Support Group are attended by all parents twice a month. In this way, parents are given the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills they need to foster their child's overall development, and to share with others the feelings, triumphs and obstacles their family is experiencing.

To enroll in the Preschool Program, parents must first attend the Parent/Infant Program on a consistent and regular basis.

Contact Person: Angie Stokes, astokes@jtc.org