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Western Hills University Partnership Magnet Center
6543 Western Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska, 68132
Phone: (402) 554-1510
The Omaha Hearing School for Children, Inc.
1110 North 66th Street
Omaha, Nebraska, 68132
Phone: (402) 558-1546
email: lisa.burton@ops.org
Western Hills University Partnership Magnet Center
6543 Western Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska, 68132
Phone: (402) 554-1510
The Omaha Hearing School for Children, Inc.
1110 North 66th Street
Omaha, Nebraska, 68132
Phone: (402) 558-1546
email: lisa.burton@ops.org
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Let me tell you about the Primary Hearing Impaired Classroom....
Who are we?
The primary hearing impaired classroom is a partnership between the Omaha Hearing School for Children, Inc and Western Hills University Partnership Magnet Center. This classroom has proven to be a valuable addition to the school's programs since the fall of 1998. The ability to provide continued services to a child who is deaf or hard of hearing in his/her early elementary years is critical. Professionals from the Omaha Hearing School (OHS) staff this classroom. They employ strategies and accommodations that help children who are deaf and hard of hearing prepare for successful mainstreaming.
An OHS teacher of the deaf, a reading specialist, a speech language pathologist and Western Hills general education teachers work together in order to meet the needs of each individual child. This team seeks to build reading, math and study skills as the foundation for future academic success.
Mainstream opportunities are chosen based on each child's specific language level and socialization needs. The hearing impaired child must have the language necessary to access the information in the general education curriculum before successful mainstreaming can take place.
Once a child has developed the prerequisite skills necessary for successful academic and social mainstreaming, the child's neighborhood school staff is involved in the decision-making process for placement. The ultimate goal is to assure that the child has a seamless transition to his or her neighborhood school.
What is the Omaha Hearing School?
History
The Omaha Hearing School for Children began in 1952 in a small apartment over a garage. It was started by four Omaha Ear, Nose and Throat doctors and their wives, Dr. & Mrs. Allan Davis, Dr. & Mrs. W.A. Cassidy, Dr. & Mrs. Frank Klabenes, and Dr. & Mrs. Robert Lovgren. These eight pioneers are responsible for developing an educational alternative in this area that would assist deaf and hard of hearing children in learning oral communication skills.
The children at the Omaha Hearing School have hearing losses that affect their ability to communicate the way most people do. These hearing losses would have lifelong impact if no help were available to these young children and their families. But deaf and hard of hearing children can work to overcome the language and auditory difficulties caused by hearing loss or deafness. They can share in the mainstream--if given the chance--and with the proper help.
Mission
Our mission is to serve children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, their families and the community by providing auditory oral education. Auditory oral education teaches children to listen and talk, so as they grow, choices will be available to them in our talking and hearing world.
Educational Philosophy
Our overall educational philosophy is to provide a language-rich environment where children can explore and develop. At the core of the instructional process are natural, hands-on experiences that give children many opportunities to develop in different ways: language, physical skills, math and logical thinking, visual skills, music, intrapersonal skills, and social skills.
The specific focus for our deaf and hard of hearing children is on the development of the progression of auditory (listening) skills and the development of understanding and expression of spoken language. The goal of our auditory and language instruction is to provide the children with the appropriate language stimulation and practice so the gap will continually close between their chronological age and their language age. Our hope is that the children will learn to communicate effectively with their families, their classmates, their hearing peers, and to develop strategies for accessing information to learn in a regular classroom.
Let me tell you about the Primary Hearing Impaired Classroom....
Who are we?
The primary hearing impaired classroom is a partnership between the Omaha Hearing School for Children, Inc and Western Hills University Partnership Magnet Center. This classroom has proven to be a valuable addition to the school's programs since the fall of 1998. The ability to provide continued services to a child who is deaf or hard of hearing in his/her early elementary years is critical. Professionals from the Omaha Hearing School (OHS) staff this classroom. They employ strategies and accommodations that help children who are deaf and hard of hearing prepare for successful mainstreaming.
An OHS teacher of the deaf, a reading specialist, a speech language pathologist and Western Hills general education teachers work together in order to meet the needs of each individual child. This team seeks to build reading, math and study skills as the foundation for future academic success.
Mainstream opportunities are chosen based on each child's specific language level and socialization needs. The hearing impaired child must have the language necessary to access the information in the general education curriculum before successful mainstreaming can take place.
Once a child has developed the prerequisite skills necessary for successful academic and social mainstreaming, the child's neighborhood school staff is involved in the decision-making process for placement. The ultimate goal is to assure that the child has a seamless transition to his or her neighborhood school.
What is the Omaha Hearing School?
History
The Omaha Hearing School for Children began in 1952 in a small apartment over a garage. It was started by four Omaha Ear, Nose and Throat doctors and their wives, Dr. & Mrs. Allan Davis, Dr. & Mrs. W.A. Cassidy, Dr. & Mrs. Frank Klabenes, and Dr. & Mrs. Robert Lovgren. These eight pioneers are responsible for developing an educational alternative in this area that would assist deaf and hard of hearing children in learning oral communication skills.
The children at the Omaha Hearing School have hearing losses that affect their ability to communicate the way most people do. These hearing losses would have lifelong impact if no help were available to these young children and their families. But deaf and hard of hearing children can work to overcome the language and auditory difficulties caused by hearing loss or deafness. They can share in the mainstream--if given the chance--and with the proper help.
Mission
Our mission is to serve children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, their families and the community by providing auditory oral education. Auditory oral education teaches children to listen and talk, so as they grow, choices will be available to them in our talking and hearing world.
Educational Philosophy
Our overall educational philosophy is to provide a language-rich environment where children can explore and develop. At the core of the instructional process are natural, hands-on experiences that give children many opportunities to develop in different ways: language, physical skills, math and logical thinking, visual skills, music, intrapersonal skills, and social skills.
The specific focus for our deaf and hard of hearing children is on the development of the progression of auditory (listening) skills and the development of understanding and expression of spoken language. The goal of our auditory and language instruction is to provide the children with the appropriate language stimulation and practice so the gap will continually close between their chronological age and their language age. Our hope is that the children will learn to communicate effectively with their families, their classmates, their hearing peers, and to develop strategies for accessing information to learn in a regular classroom.
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