For Current Parents: Click here to visit the Parent Portal.
The School Program, located at the Child’s Voice Wood Dale site, offers a busy, full-day program for children ages 3-8 years old. All students have hearing loss and utilize their cochlear implant or hearing aid to gain access to sound.
Work Disguised as Play
- Students move between small group classrooms and a large group (10-12 students).
- Curriculum is aligned with Illinois Early Learning Standards and Common Core State Standards.
- Certified by the Illinois State Board of Education.
- Play-based learning, focused on necessary educational components while incorporating a concentration on listening and spoken language skills.
- Literacy/Reading
- Vocabulary
- Math
- Social sciences
- Self-Advocacy is taught to all students to increase their understanding of being deaf, their devices and what to expect when they transition to their home schools.
- To support our students in development of appropriate behavior and social/emotional skills, the School Program utilizes the “Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports” (PBIS) Program. PBIS offers universal behavior reinforcement focused on positive feedback, appropriate consequences and creating a safe, respectful and responsible environment for all students. Click here to view the Child’s Voice Bullying Policy.
For more information on the School Program, please e-mail Executive Director Michele Wilkins at mwilkins@childsvoice.org.
Important School Information & Calendar 2019-2020
Click on this link for the 2019-2020 Child’s Voice School Program Calendar.
Click on this link for the 2019-2020 Child’s Voice Family Handbook .
For the Child’s Voice Bullying Policy, please click here.
