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About Clarke School East
 Clarke School East is a private, non-profit educational program devoted to teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing children to listen and talk. The school opened in 1995 in response to the growing need for oral deaf education in Greater Boston. Currently, more than 30 children with hearing loss are benefiting from our program that focuses on the development of listening, thinking, and conversational skills. We have been welcoming families from the Greater Boston area, Cape Cod, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.Clarke School East provides early intervention services, has preschool and kindergarten classes, as well as mainstreaming and cochlear implant rehabilitation services. Our students use cochlear implants, hearing aids, and FM systems.About our StaffClarke School East Director Cara Jordan leads a dynamic group of six teachers of the deaf and three speech-language pathologists who are experts in the field of auditory-oral education for children with hearing loss. The staff also consists of three assistant teachers and an office manager. An audiologist is also on staff to assist with any hearing aid/cochlear implant questions and concerns. The teaching staff at Clarke School East is highly competent in the areas of cognition, language, speech and listening skill development, in addition to child development and education of the deaf. Clarke School East is deeply committed to helping children with hearing loss reach their full potential.What Families Say About Clarke School East
"Clarke has provided my daughter with an outstanding oral language environment – and immeasurable support to us as parents. There is so much more than education here – Clarke is her gateway to the world." Patti Linnete Tuttle"This is a wonderful place if you want an oral education for your deaf/hard-of-hearing child." Heather Ross"The best place for a deaf child to prepare for mainstream." Adrian Goerlich and Bill Karas
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