D/HH Itinerant Services
NIA provides itinerant services to students with hearing loss (age 3-22) in district programs and/or mainstream education. DHH service staff members help educational planning teams identify those who qualify for and are in need of hearing service intervention to ensure academic success.
Services
Itinerant Teaching
- Direct and Consult services
- Language Development
- Self advocacy skills
- Management of hearing loss and impact on language, communication and social interaction
- Share current resources and information with education team and families
D/HH Supervision
Technical assistance supervision for programs and teachers
- Review failed hearing screenings and hearing referrals
- Functional Hearing Assessments and provide recommendations if needed
- Program and curriculum development
- Professional Development for educators
- Links to specialized resources
- Coordinate site-based hearing clinics and district-specific hearing screening days
- Coordinate annual needs assessment *Supervise classroom and/or itinerant teachers serving deaf/hard-of hearing students, providing technical assistance on an ongoing regular basis
Who We Are
Our DHH team consists of Licensed Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Leadership and support is provided by supervisors who are also licensed in the area of Deaf and Hard of Hearing. On average our DHH team members have 15 years experience. We access ongoing and continuing education through the Illinois Teachers of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Conference as well as other state and local training.
D/HH Services Contacts
Amy Lowrance
Rockford, IL 61108
(779) 717-3132
Email Kathy
Noelle New
D/HH Supervisor
Rockford, IL 61108
(779) 248-1872
Email Noelle
Find us in Northwestern Illinois
5 Office Locations
- Sycamore
- Rockford
- St. Charles
- Sterling
- Aurora
4 Audiology Clinic Locations
- Aurora
- St. Charles
- Rockford
- Sterling