All Day Wear Time Means All Day Listening

AHHHHH – time for school!  Where is your backpack, who has made the lunches, why is the dog barking, is Charlie even out of bed yet?  Now that we’re fully in the back-to-school routine, mornings are no less crazy just because it’s...

Songs from “Singing for the Brain!”

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SJI is a KMOX Voice of Caring Winner!

Have you heard our PSAs on KMOX 1120am? St Joseph Institute for the Deaf won  the June “Voice of Caring” award from KMOX, a local STL radio affiliate.  Click here to see our featured page and listen for our PSAs on KMOX (1120am), KEZK...
Um……summer camp for my child with hearing loss?

Um……summer camp for my child with hearing loss?

By Jeanne Flowers, MSDE, MS, CCC-SLP, CED, LSLSCert.AVEd with Cheryl Broekelmann, MS, LSLS Cert AVEd Summer camp is a fabulous learning opportunity for children, and children who have a hearing loss are no exception!  Don’t be hesitant to sign your child up...
LSLS – why now and why is it important?

LSLS – why now and why is it important?

SJI President, Teri Ouellette, MA Ed, LSLS Cert AVEd, was recently featured in the British Association of Teachers of the Deaf with her article “Development of AG Bell Academy and Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS®) Certification”.  The...

109th session and a sweet goodbye

Our iHear therapists build a close relationship with families not unlike home based therapists.  “I’m in their home a few times a week,” says Barb Meyers, CED and iHear therapist.  “I’ve had kids offer me ice cream through the...