HEAR
in New Hampshire’s Kindergarten Readiness Program services children
from four and a half to six years of age, Monday through Friday from
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM. Students in this program are part of the Kindergarten
classroom
from 8:30 to 11:30 AM daily. After lunch they remain at HEAR in New Hampshire
for additional
support and instruction in preparation for the Kindergarten
program the following year. The student to teacher ratio is low, giving
us the opportunity for daily one-to-one instruction. The classroom staff
consists of a Teacher of the Deaf (Auditory-Oral), a Speech/ Language Pathologist
and a General Educator. The children receive daily speech, language and
listening therapy (individual and small group) both in the classroom and
in a quiet setting.
The
children who attend the Kindergarten Readiness program at HEAR in New Hampshire
are exposed to the same theme based curriculum as the Kindergarten students.
Pre-academic
skills, speech, language, listening and social interactions are emphasized
and further reinforced as part of their extended school day. 