Clarke Recent News
Clarke K-8 Students Welcome Canine Reading Buddy, Sunny
Students in Clarke’s K-8 Program, co-located at Leeds Elementary School, have been enjoying a very special visitor this school year. Sunny, a three-year-old Labrador Retriever, has been coming to see the students in their classrooms as a “reading buddy.” A certified Bright Spot therapy dog, Sunny is trained to do an important job: She visits classrooms and curls up on the floor while children take turns reading her stories.
Clarke Alumna Curates Smith College Exhibits
Meet Clarke alumna, playwright and Smith College student Emma O’Neill-Dietel.
Clarke Celebrates Revolutionary Learning at ASHA Convention
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) convened thousands of professionals for their annual conference.
Clarke Hosts EHDI Stakeholder Convening
Clarke Northampton was the site of the Massachusetts State Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Stakeholder Meeting on October 29.
Clarke SLP Co-Leads Study Indicating Cord Blood Cells May Improve Hearing in Children with Sensorineural Hearing Loss
In a recent study conducted at the Florida Hospital for Children, and co-led by Linda Baumgartner, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT, speech-language pathologist and auditory-verbal therapist at Clarke Jacksonville, preliminary findings suggest an improvement in hearing in children with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) treated with their own (autologous) umbilical cord blood cells.
Clarke Education Support Specialist Facilitates Learning Experience Presented by Hearing First
Get resources and techniques for the use of auditory-verbal strategies in Hearing First’s new learning experience led by Sherri Fickenscher, early intervention teacher of the deaf and education support specialist at Clarke Philadelphia.
Clarke Supports Families Worldwide
For many Clarke families, summer travel is no excuse to pause the listening and spoken language (LSL) learning process – even when you are 8,000 miles away from your LSL professional!
Clarke Helps Undergrads Gain Classroom Experience
Clarke Philadelphia is co-located on the La Salle University campus just north of the city’s vibrant downtown. The “commute” for Clarke students brings them past university signage, classroom buildings and the La Salle School of Business. College students may see Clarke preschoolers playing outside or using the nearby auditorium for holiday performances.
Clarke New York Celebrates Year-End Accomplishments
Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech in New York celebrated the accomplishments of the Class of 2018 and the graduation of 16 students who are deaf or hard of hearing.