St Joseph Institute for the Deaf

Early intervention services: sji's early intervention program serves children birth to three-years-old who are Deaf and hard of hearing. Sji provides listening and spoken language intervention, audiologic management, toddler classroom programming, and family support services. Through a powerful combination of audiological services and listening and spoken language therapy, infants and their families are provided the tools they need to help their child achieve to their fullest potential. Sji's therapists are listening and spoken language (lsl) providers through state-approved part c programs. Services are family-centered, and routine based. Utilizing a parent coaching model, we help families understand their child's diagnosis, recommend amplification, and learn techniques and skills to help their baby learn to listen and talk. Sji's goal in early intervention is for children to make accelerated progress in listening and spoken language skills so that they are on par with their peers. for fye 6/30/23, sji served over 300 children through this program.

School-age educational services: students in sji's site-based accelerated language develop program receive daily individual speech, language, and auditory therapy from our specialized listening and spoken language providers, while expanding knowledge in the classroom with lsl focused teachers. Sji also offers audiology, music therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy as part of our curriculum.sji aligns curricula with state standards and supports transitions to traditional academic settings.off-site services include a full continuum ranging from consultation to direct therapy provided in person or via teletherapy. the goal is to "close the language gap and return students to their local school no later than 1st grade with language and academic levels that match their hearing peers. for fye 6/30/23, sji served 225 children through this program.