Mainstream Services
Listening and spoken language support for students, families, schools and districts
Clarke offers deaf and hard of hearing resources to help children succeed alongside their peers with typical hearing in school.
Mainstream Services
Itinerant Teacher Services—Providing Support Right Where They Need It
Clarke’s itinerant teaching service puts an experienced teacher of the deaf at a neighborhood school several times a week to offer assistance to both the student and the teacher. For many students who are deaf or hard of hearing, this personal attention is critical to success. The itinerant teacher’s expertise in hearing loss and its effect on the learning process ensures that any academic or social challenges students face are noticed and addressed immediately. Itinerant teachers observe students in class so they can offer meaningful consultation to teachers. Having an itinerant teacher involved in a student’s program helps put the student, the classroom teacher, the student’s entire school team and the other children at ease so they can all focus on what’s important – learning and growing together.
Read more about our Itinerant Teaching Services on Clarke’s Hear Me Out blog, and check out Mainstream News, our newsletter for educators and families.
Mainstream Services
Consulting Services—Educating Mainstream Schools
Most public and private schools in the United States have had little direct experience with students who are deaf or hard of hearing. When a school is unfamiliar with hearing loss, hearing aids, cochlear implants and other assistive devices commonly used by these students, it can be difficult to anticipate the students’ unique needs, both academically and socially. A mainstream consultant, who is a trained and experienced teacher of the deaf, provides support and training to school professionals, caregivers and students through a variety of personalized services which incorporate specific strategies to enhance each student’s communication access and success. Mainstream Services will work with a school’s team to create a customized consulting model that works for that school and the students it serves. Consultants are also available to do a one-time program evaluation and provide deaf and hard of hearing resources.
Mainstream Services
Transitional Planning—Easing the Transition to the Mainstream
Transitioning from a specialized program, like those available at Clarke, to a mainstream school is a very exciting time for each child and family. Mainstream Services helps families lay out a set of steps to follow and offers support and guidance to both students and families during this important time of change. Once a school is chosen, a mainstream consultant begins to prepare the staff of the school to receive the student and is available to provide ongoing support through our itinerant services. But it can also raise a lot of questions:
- What is the best placement for my child?
- What kind of support services will my child need?
- How do we educate our child’s teachers and classmates about hearing loss?
- What do we do if something unexpected comes up?
Mainstream Services
Educational Audiological Management / Acoustical Classroom Evaluations
Outcomes
Families form partnerships with Clarke’s experienced mainstream staff to create a supportive team dedicated to the success and development of each child.
Individualized support for students
Optimized learning environment
Training and coaching for educators and administrators
Family guidance
Our Stories
Joey
Joey, diagnosed with bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss, excels thanks to Clarke's tVisit® Teleservices.
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Eliana
Eliana participated in Clarke’s tVisit® Teleservices Program for early intervention from six months of age through three years of age.
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Revi
Revi graduated from Clarke’s Preschool Program with the tools to succeed socially and academically, entering kindergarten at a mainstream school!
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Tune In! Social-Emotional Learning Podcast Features Clarke Education Support Specialist
Tune in to the BIG PICTURE Social Emotional Learning Podcast to hear Sherri Fickenscher, M.S., LSLS Cert. AVEd, teacher of the deaf and education support specialist at Clarke, discuss the importance of social-emotional instruction and support for children who are
Clarke Teacher of the Deaf Co-Authors Article on Korean Immigrant Experience During COVID-19 Pandemic
Joo Young Hong, teacher of the deaf at Clarke, has co-authored a publication in the Natural Hazards Review, an ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) journal, titled “Perceived Vulnerability to Disease, Resilience, and Mental Health Outcome of Korean Immigrants amid
American Education Week, Leadership Transition & Clarke’s Vision
As Clarke celebrates American Education Week this November, we’re honoring the work of educators who support students of all ages and generating awareness that impactful, safe, just and equitable learning is essential. For context, American Education Week was instituted in
