Preschool & Early Learning
Preschool & Early Learning at HSDC includes the bilingual (ASL & English) Parent-Infant Program for deaf and hard of hearing children (birth to 3); the Rosen Family Preschool - a bilingual preschool for deaf and hard of hearing children; the Ned Behnke Speech Language Preschool - serving children with speech and communication delays; and the Paul G. Allen Family Literacy Lab which houses a Language to Literacy Program for kindergarten through high school aged children struggling with reading, and adult education courses.
Testimonial
"So many people are doing early learning but you are doing it right. You are spot on with the important work you're doing. You are doing all the right things to help these children develop successfully."
- Dr. Patricia Kuhl, Co-Director, UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences
Our Goals
We believe children advance to the best of their abilities when their emerging skills are reinforced in a context of acceptance and respect. Using a team approach, we provide parents, siblings, extended family and caregivers with the education and emotional support to create an environment that promotes a child's natural development of:
Language - through American Sign Language (ASL), spoken language, Cued Speech
Auditory Skills - with hearing aids, FM systems, cochlear implants
Cognition - through age appropriate play
We are committed to parent education in visual communication, child development, hearing loss and amplification, community and parent-to-parent connections. We welcome families with deaf or hard of hearing infants and toddlers who have a developmental delay such as deaf-blindness, vision loss, or cerebral palsy.
Our inclusive philosophy provides access to various modes of communication, so your child can develop a foundation of language that will serve well for learning to read and write. We support the idea that each child is a child first - someone who needs to laugh and play, love and be loved and be an integral part of family life and culture. Communication allows families to build upon that relationship.
Our Staff
Our professional staff includes Deaf and hearing professionals who hold Master's degrees and Washington State Certification with specialized training in one or more of these areas: Early Childhood Education, Family Counseling, Deaf Education, Deaf-Blind Education, Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Sensory Disabilities, American Sign Language, Deaf Culture, ESL, Language Acquisition.
Contact Preschool & Early Learning
Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center (HSDC)
Artz Communication Center
1625 19th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
Direct 206.388.1300
Voice 206.323.5770
Videophone (Voice to Video) 206.452.7964 / 866.410.3363
TTY 206.388.1275
Fax 206.388.1301
Email education@hsdc.org / contact
Events
February 11, 10:00am - 12:00pm: Preschool Open House
