Blog : Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech

Tracking Auditory and Self-Advocacy Development

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Tracking Auditory and Self-Advocacy Development

The school year is about half over and assessment and progress monitoring are on everyone’s mind. A colleague and I were just recently in San Diego leading a training that included assessment, school teams are beginning to discuss upcoming spring...

February 10, 2014

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Encouraging Class Participation

There are many reasons to encourage our students to participate in class. It helps the teacher get a better sense of what our students know and where they need clarification. It allows typically hearing peers to see the student with...

February 1, 2014

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A Positive Sense of Self

My second grade student doesn’t just think his hearing aids are cool, he knows that they are cool! He looks on with amazement as I check them at the start of our sessions, softly exclaims, “Cool!” as I remove wax...

January 20, 2014

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Maximize FM Use

So, you went out and introduced yourself to everyone in the schools where you work, right? Perfect! Now you’re going to need the IT department and it’s a good thing you know each other J Schools spend a great deal...

December 19, 2013

“Sometimes You Wanna Go Where Everybody Knows Your Name”

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“Sometimes You Wanna Go Where Everybody Knows Your Name”

After I hear the buzzer, I open the heavy front door and turn left. I need to sign in and get my visitor badge before picking up my student. I hear an excited squeal as I approach the office. One...

November 25, 2013

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Strategies for the Reluctant FM User

As a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing, I love FM! FM systems – wireless devices made up of a transmitter and receiver– can make it feel like the teacher’s voice is right next to the student’s ear....

November 8, 2013

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Making the Most of Consult Time

Cooler evenings, the slow changing of leaves, harvest decorations adorning the front doors of houses, bright yellow school buses… all signal the beginning of autumn in New England. A less well-known sign is the sight of an itinerant teacher frantically...

October 11, 2013

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Welcome!

Welcome! As an itinerant teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing working with students who use a listening and spoken language approach, I spend a great deal of time on the road. I am fortunate to have a home...

September 5, 2013