School fees update: The Child’s Voice store webpage is currently unavailable. To pay school fees, call the Business Office at 630-595-8200 for the PayPal link.
The School Program will be using a Remote Microphone (RM) system this year. Click here to learn more.
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 Bullying Policy.
For more information on the School Program, please e-mail Executive Director Michele Wilkins at mwilkins@childsvoice.org.
Important School Information & Calendar
Click on this link for the upcoming 2021-2022 School Program’s Calendar
Click this link for the Child’s Voice Family Handbook
For the Child’s Voice Bullying Policy, please click here.
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