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Project

Debbie School Listening and Talk Project

Center:

FL-Mailman Center for Child Development, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2013

Contact Information:

Kathleen Vergara
[email protected]
305-243-5804

Project Description:

The grant funding from the Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation for the Listen and Talk Project provides weekly individual and small group speech and language therapy services for children with hearing loss who are enrolled in our Auditory/Oral Education Program. This program incorporates specialized auditory training strategies into the daily curriculum so that our students with hearing loss learn to use their hearing aids and cochlear implants to develop listening and spoken language skills. Sevices include educational intervention, speech and language therapy, audiological management, and parent education.

Keyword(s):

Speech/Language therapy

Core Function(s):

Demonstration Services

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention, Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Limited English, Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County