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Clarke alum Austin is on track to graduate early, and he is doing so with an eye toward saving money and the help of his excellent time-management skills.
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Seven-year-old August, who has a unilateral hearing loss, attends online mainstream school with the support of his family and his Clarke team.
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Families and educators are sometimes skeptical of the idea of providing services remotely to children with hearing loss. But Clarke’s history in this area has proven those fears to be unfounded.
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As students who are deaf or hard of hearing settle into their classrooms each fall, an acoustic assessment of these spaces is key to helping them thrive.
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Each fall, many students begin working on their personal essays for college and scholarship applications. While all personal essays should be unique—hence the term “personal” essay—there are some guidelines students should follow to produce the most effective and compelling submission.
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When students navigate academic transitions or apply for internships, summer work or scholarships—sometimes even babysitting jobs—they often need a letter of recommendation. This type of letter, used to assemble a full picture of an applicant’s capabilities, strengths and professional promise, is often written by an adult who knows the student well and can vouch for their character through personal experience. For a student who is deaf or hard of hearing, the teacher of the deaf who works with them may be an ideal fit.
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This year’s Week of the Young Child, (April 1—7) sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), is designed to focus attention on the vital needs of young children and their families.
With those goals in mind, it’s fitting to consider the importance of the whole-child approach to education and the many ways it benefits the youngest children whether at home, daycare, school or within their community.
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Being a teenager has never been easy; in the wake of Covid-related disruptions and generally stressful times, it hasn’t gotten any easier. Families and educators can play a role in helping boost teenagers’ mental health, but sometimes only a same-age peer can truly relate.
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Families consider private schools for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they’re seeking a community organized around a certain belief system, a school known for providing a particular academic focus, such as language immersion, or perhaps they attended the school themselves. A complicating—and often stressful—factor for some families during this selection process is determining what services will be available for their child with hearing loss.
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