Clarke Jacksonville

About Clarke Jacksonville

Clarke JacksonvilleLocated in Duval County, FL Clarke Jacksonville provides services to children from ages birth through the early elementary school levels. All aspects of the child are considered in Clarke Jacksonville's curriculum including social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth in addition to listening, speech and language skills.

Clarke Jacksonville is a private, non-profit educational program devoted to teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing children to listen and talk. The school opened in 1996 in response to the growing need for oral deaf education in Jacksonville, FL and the surrounding area. In 2004, Clarke Jacksonville Auditory/Oral Center was accredited by the Florida Kindergarten Council, a member of the Florida Association of Academic Non-Public Schools. Currently, more than 40 children with hearing loss are benefiting from our program that focuses on the development of listening, thinking, and conversational skills. Our families come from throughout Florida and southern Georgia and Mississippi for services.

Clarke Jacksonville provides early intervention services, toddler, preschool and kindergarten classes, a primary class, mainstreaming services and cochlear implant rehabilitation. Our students use cochlear implants, hearing aids, and FM systems.

About our Staff

Clarke Jacksonville is led by director Susan G. Allen and her expert staff of teachers of the deaf and speech-language pathologists, all who have Masters degrees in their related field. The staff also includes an Early Intervention Specialist, teacher's aides, clinical fellowship speech language pathologists, interns, an assistant to the director and an office manager. The teaching staff at Clarke Jacksonville is highly competent in the areas of cognition, language, speech and listening skill development, in addition to child development and deaf education. Clarke Jacksonville is deeply committed to helping children with hearing loss reach their full potential.

What Families Say About Clarke Jacksonville

"If it weren't for Clarke, Jonathan would not be talking (speaking). I owe so much to Clarke and Susan Allen." Carmen Pons

"Clarke is an excellent school to help educate you and your child." Dana Stallings

"My children attended Clarke for speech and language training and gained the ability to listen and speak and communicate." Ann and Dennis Filloon

Read Frank, Monica and Zane Benintende's Story

Clarke - School for the Deaf - Center for Oral Education
Round Hill Road - Northampton, MA 01060
Voice/TTY (413) 584-3450 - FAX (413) 587-7318 - Email info@clarkeschool.org

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