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National Scan on State Early Intervention Telepractice Policies
This report contains synthesized information on telepractice policies for early intervention (EI) services in all 50 U.S. states. Information came from publicly available copies of legislation, secondary sources such as the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and conversations with relevant stakeholders in some states.
Linking Language Building Strategies to Serve & Return
Sherri Fickenscher, LSLS Cert. AVEd, Clarke teacher of the deaf and education support specialist, presented at the 2021 Council for Exceptional Children. Participants linked language learning strategies to one of the five steps of brain-building Serve & Return outlined by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.
Adapting and Optimizing Learning for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Their Families in Virtual Environments
Sherri Fickenscher, LSLS Cert. AVEd, Clarke teacher of the deaf and education support specialist, participated in a panel presentation at the AG Bell Global Virtual Listening and Spoken Language Symposium in July 2020.
Resilience: Breakthrough Impacts for Brain Architecture
Sherri Fickenscher, Clarke teacher of the deaf and education support specialist, presented at the 2019 AG Bell Symposium in Madrid, Spain.
tVISIT Expansion Project
Clarke has expanded its application of the tVISIT service-delivery model to New York, Pennsylvania and Florida. This expansion project focused on using teleservices to increase access to high-quality LSL early intervention services for children ages birth to three years who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Recent Clarke News
MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Approves Clarke Programs through 2024
Clarke’s programs in Massachusetts have received full approval and meet standards for Approved Private Special Education Programs through August 31, 2024.
October is Bullying Prevention Month
Clarke is proud to participate in Bullying Prevention Month in partnership with Stomp Out Bullying and other education institutions taking a stand against bullying.
Celebrating 1,000 Certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialists Around the Globe
Clarke joins the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) in celebrating the monumental milestone of 1,000 certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialists!
Our Stories
Leighton
Like most caregivers who discover their child was born with a hearing loss, Nina and Spencer worried at first how...
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John
John was diagnosed with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss at birth during his newborn hearing screening. In 2017, John’s parents enrolled him in Clarke Birth to Age...
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Dexter
Dexter has a single-sided profound hearing loss and wears a bone anchored hearing aid (BAHA) to help access sound. He started attending Clarke New York’s...
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