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Admission

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Admission Anonymous Tue, 08/30/2022 - 11:33

Forms

Application for children to be placed in the �� Oral Preschool shall be made by the child's local school division. Districts considering placement for students should contact Janet Knust at Norfolk Public Schools (757-683-4890).

We are happy to answer inquiries from parents, relatives, early intervention (Part C) providers, local school divisions and medical/clinical providers to share information about the program and the application process. Tours of the building, classroom observations and meetings with staff can be arranged by appointment. However, actual request for placement may only be made by the child's local school division to Norfolk Public Schools.

Criteria

The student must have a current Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or an IEP in process prior to placement.
The student must exhibit hearing loss, being found eligible for special education services with a disability of "hearing impairment", "deafness" or "developmental delay."
The student must be between the ages of 2 to 5 years old
The student's family must demonstrate commitment to the pursuit of listening and spoken language and the consistent use of amplification at school and home. Parent participation is strongly encouraged.

Placement of a given student is not guaranteed, is subject to availability and is at the discretion of Norfolk Public Schools. Prior to placement determination, the NPS Hearing Impairment Team may request any of the following: student observation, review of records, and participation in the IEP development.

Application Procedure

School divisions considering placement for students at the �� Oral Preschool should contact Norfolk Public Schools prior to the development of the IEP. Placement is determined through the IEP process; however placement is not guaranteed and is at the discretion of Norfolk Public Schools.

Upon acceptance into the program, parents will complete a preschool enrollment packet, including a school health form. Once the enrollment process is complete parents will be notified as to the start date for their student. Within 30 calendar days of the start date a new IEP will be developed by ��'s Oral Preschool staff/IEP team.

Divisions are welcome to contact Norfolk Public Schools at any time in the eligibility process for children for whom the oral preschool may be appropriate.

Program Contact

Janet L. Knust
Oral Preschool Program
4501 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23529-0316
jknust@odu.edu

Oral Preschool Program

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Oral Preschool Program Anonymous Tue, 08/30/2022 - 11:33

The Oral Preschool Program is a Norfolk Public Schools program provided in partnership with ��. It offers a unique educational setting and services for young children with hearing loss. Within a small, specialized class, children with hearing loss are taught to communicate successfully using spoken language.

Furthering the College & University's Mission

This program delivers unique educational and research opportunities to the �� community. Through graduate level assistantships, practicum experiences, thesis projects, observations, special presentations and the like, the Oral Preschool Program provides a distinctive contribution to the college's mission of preparing distinguished professionals within the disciplines of early childhood, special education and speech pathology/audiology.

University students are encouraged to contact Janet Knust (jknust@odu.edu) for information on how they can take advantage of these unique opportunities to further their development as future professionals.

A Community Resource

In addition, the Oral Preschool Program supports ��'s mission of outreach and community service by being a resource center for the larger community. The program offers a variety of professional development training opportunities to school personnel, professionals and early intervention providers who work with children having hearing loss. Parent support and training is provided both to families within the program as well as those in the community at large. With a growing need for oral education options for children who are deaf or hard of hearing, the Oral Preschool Program offers another placement option for school divisions.

Collaboration and Support

The Oral Preschool Program is the result of a partnership between �� and Norfolk Public Schools, along with collaboration among the Virginia Department of Education, Coalition for Hearing Education and Research (CHEAR), Eastern Virginia Medical School, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, the Tidewater Scottish Rite Foundation and local Hampton Roads schools.

This broad-based collaboration has as its purposes the delivery of significant and visible community service, the training of current and future professionals who teach deaf or hard of hearing children, the generation of needed research and the development of model programming for children with hearing loss who seek a listening and spoken language outcome. This Norfolk Public Schools placement is available for preschoolers with hearing loss within Norfolk and is also offered to children from other local school divisions as space allows.

Contact

Department of Human Movement Studies & Special Education

2006 Student Rec Center
Norfolk , VA , 23529

757-683-3351 office

757-683-4270 fax

Auditory-Oral Education

The Oral Preschool Program teaches young children with hearing loss to communicate effectively by developing spoken language and listening skills based on research supported "best practices" of oral deaf education. Under the guidance of a certified listening and spoken language specialist, children are taught within an intensive, specialized education environment that supports and encourages language development in a natural way. The children also have opportunity to practice skills with hearing peers by regularly participating in Child Study Center preschool classes during both structured and naturally occurring activities. Each activity and lesson in the Oral Preschool is designed to provide rich language and listening practice, and the classroom is acoustically treated to provide the best possible listening environment. In addition, specialized equipment, technology, materials, and teaching methods are utilized that are specific to the education of children with hearing loss.

Information for Parents and School Divisions

Children applying for entrance to this program need to come through their local school divisions and Norfolk Public Schools. Parents who are interested may come to observe, meet the staff and discuss the program in general, but are referred to their local school division to discuss placement for their child. School divisions seeking placement for children will contact Janet Knust regarding the process. Children for whom placement is being sought must be between 2-5 years old and have an active IEP (individual education plan.)

Program Contact

Janet Knust

757-683-4890

jknust@odu.edu

Community

Unity Block Party Rescheduled for Sept. 22

Admission

Forms

Criteria

Application Procedure

Program Contact

Children's Learning & Research Center

Oral Preschool Program

Furthering the College & University's Mission

A Community Resource

Collaboration and Support

Department of Human Movement Studies & Special Education

Auditory-Oral Education

Information for Parents and School Divisions

Program Contact

Children's Learning Research Center