Since 1996, Clarke Florida has served children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families from around Florida and the Southeast region. Our expert staff is a group of master’s-level teachers of the deaf and speech-language pathologists.
Clarke Florida, a resource and school for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families, is located in the historic Mandarin area of the city of Jacksonville, and offers services daily on-site, at homes and online.
Our location includes five acoustically-treated classrooms, therapy rooms, an interactive STEM play area, a parent-education space and an outdoor playground. Families throughout the state can also access Clarke’s expertise through our teleservices (tVISIT: teleservices Virtual Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers) Program.
We provide listening and spoken language programs and services for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families throughout the state. These services are referred to as "auditory-oral" in Florida.
Clarke Florida, a resource and school for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families, has a dedicated team of professionals who teach children to listen and speak. We also provide family coaching to help establish a language-rich setting within the home.
My husband and I recall our son’s first six weeks as a full-time student with Clarke. He started when he was about three-and-a-half years old after wearing hearing aids for around 12 months. Within those first six weeks, he went from communicating mostly through gestures and screaming/crying to consistently attempting spoken language. From there he took off and today at five years old we often have a hard time getting him to stop talking. Our prayers were answered. Clarke has given him the tools he needed to learn to listen and speak.
Whether you want to maximize the early language development of your baby or find a supportive and personalized preschool class for your toddler.
Birth to Age Three Program
Clarke Florida professionals work closely with families of infants and toddlers to support listening and spoken language learning. With home visits, tVISITs, “Caregiver and Me” and our daily, center-based Toddler-Twos group, families have a number of options for accessing family-centered intervention. Learn More
Preschool / Early Elementary Program
With low student-teacher ratios and daily individual speech therapy, Clarke Florida offers full-day, year-round preschool, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first grade programs. Students enjoy age-appropriate learning activities at every level enriched with the specialized intervention that targets the development of listening and spoken language skills comparable to those of their hearing peers. Learn More
tVisit® Teleservices Program
Clarke offers a full range of Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) services virtually, for children of all ages and their families. Learn More
Support Groups
Clarke Florida’s support groups, including Parent/Caregiver-Infant Groups, allow families to come together, sharing their experiences and receiving support from Clarke’s expert listening and spoken language professionals. Learn More
Summer Services
Clarke Florida offers many of its services year-round, including Support Groups, Preschool / Early Elementary Program and support for students in general education settings. We also offer a fun and enriching listening and spoken language summer program for children entering preschool through the first grade! Learn More
Auditory, Speech and Language Services
Children in Clarke Florida’s Preschool / Early Elementary Program have daily access to auditory, speech and language therapies. We are open after school five days a week to meet the needs of children who attend general education schools as well. Learn More
Trainings & Workshops
Clarke Florida, a resource and school for children who are deaf or hard of hearing, offers essential education for families and caregivers through our monthly parent-education series, “Caregiver and Me” parent-coaching and auditory-verbal therapy sessions. Learn More
Services for Students in General Education Settings
Our services for students at general education schools support children from preschool through high school, providing individualized speech therapy, facilitating progression to new schools and offering families the resources they need to help their child thrive in new settings.
Speech, Language Services
Individual auditory, speech and language services are available for children in general education programs, giving them access to the tools they need to thrive at school. Alums can return once a year for an evaluation at no cost to families.
Progression Planning Services
Clarke Florida, a resource and school for children who are deaf or hard of hearing, offers Progression Planning Services to help facilitate adjustment into general education settings, working with the student, their family and the school staff to develop appropriate goals and service delivery models for their IEPs.
Consulting Services
Our teachers of the deaf are available to provide customized strategies for success for students with hearing loss in general education settings. Direct service models are available at the request of individual school districts.
You’ve researched our programs and services, and read about children and families who have found success at Clarke. You think Clarke could be the right place for your child. What happens next?
Contact us at florida@clarkeschools.org or 904.880.9001 to learn more about any of our programs.
Children ages birth to three are funded by support from the Florida Department of Health and private grants. Students ages 3-7 are typically placed at Clarke Florida through their neighborhood school and funded in partnership with state, local and private sources such as the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS) Discretionary Project Auditory-Oral Grant. Clarke Florida is a provider for VPK-SIS services and an approved school/provider with the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA).
Clarke Florida, a resource and school for children with hearing loss and their families, admits children who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides services to families without consideration of personal characteristics or circumstances unrelated to program eligibility.
Contact us at florida@clarkeschools.org or 904.880.9001 to learn more about any of our programs.
Interested families are invited to tour our Clarke Florida site, where you will meet our professionals, see our acoustically-optimized space and learn more about our programs and services.
To arrange a tour, contact us at florida@clarkeschools.org or 904.880.9001.
Clarke follows current Covid-19 guidance from the CDC as well as local school district guidance.
As of Sept 28, 2022, Clarke Jacksonville is closed due to directions of Duval County and for safety reasons and concerns due to hurricane Ian. It will remain closed through Sept 30, 2022.
Clarke Florida uses the Remind App to update families on any weather-related delays or closings.
Clarke Speaks Up features upbeat stories from the Clarke community as well as up-and-coming news from our professionals in the field.
Voice: 904.880.9001
Fax: 904.880.9007
Email: florida@clarkeschools.org
Melanie Jensen, Development Director
Email: mjensen@clarkeschools.org
Take Interstate 95, from north to south, to interstate 295, which is approximately 9 miles south of the Jacksonville center. Take I-295 North (Toward Orange Park) to the first exit, No. 3, (approximately 1 mile) which is Old St. Augustine Road. At the Exit Ramp turn to the right and go north on Old St. Augustine Road. Continue on Old St. Augustine for approximately 2 miles, passing through four traffic lights. Clarke is located on the east side just past Crown Point Road. We are located in the one-story, white, stucco building (The Doctors Center). Our office is Suite 8.
Start Interstate 10 East until it terminates into Interstate 95. Take I-95 South approximately 9 miles to Interstate 295. Take I-295 north and follow the instructions above.
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