Consultations services are for children in their neighborhood schools, especially when specialists in auditory-verbal education are not available in those settings. Early identification of hearing loss, advances in technology, and quality early intervention services are enabling a growing number of children with hearing loss to enter neighborhood schools as early as kindergarten. These students have unique needs and neighborhood schools often have limited resources to support these children. Our consultative services help support the needs of these students. Families living great distances from Listen and Talk may also elect to receive consultative services.
Consultations may include observations, speech, language and functional listening assessments for the child. Listen and Talk also provides teaching teams with information and mentoring in auditory techniques and teaching strategies that optimize the educational experience for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. Not only will students receive needed services, but staff will gain valuable training that will enable them to meet the needs of students in the future.
Consultations are available through the unique partnership with the Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss (formerly known as the Washington State School for the Deaf).