by Zareena Koch | Oct 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
KSDK featured SJI in a special United Way of Greater St Louis on 10-8-18. The segment, part of a series on local partner agencies, interviewed educators, administrators and parents about the impact of our services on children with deafness. Additionally, it...
by Zareena Koch | Sep 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Reading with a child is a wonderful experience – everyone is all cuddled up and sharing the pictures, the words, and the story. Lead Early Interventionist Michelle Graham, MA, LSL Cert AVeD, has some affirming words about this activity. “Reading with...
by Zareena Koch | Sep 24, 2018 | Event, Uncategorized
SJI’s Young Friends Society is pleased to announce SJI’s annual Bourbon fundraiser on Wednesday 10/17/18 from 7-9pm. Hosted again at Naked Vine, Bryan and his crew will offer four pours (and a little education) of bourbon, scotch, Irish whiskey and rye....
by Zareena Koch | Jun 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are very pleased to announce SJI’s Preschool program is now Missouri Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) approved! Being approved as a private agency translates to children who are deaf or HOH (hard of hearing) can now qualify for our program...
by Zareena Koch | Jan 10, 2018 | Blog, Education, iHear Internet Therapy, Uncategorized
iHear therapist, Barb, received a marvelous email over the break – her former student Zahra who is back in Saudi Arabia with family. “Zahra was served in the iHear program while her parents attended Purdue University. Through Indiana Firsteps, they found...
by Zareena Koch | Dec 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Photo on left, circa 1980, photo on right, circa 2009 Happy birthday, cochlear implant (CI)! On this day in 1977, the cochlear implant dream became a reality when Engineers Jim Patrick and Ian Forster presented the circuit diagram for the Mastermos silicon chip...