Early Intervention |
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• General
• Early Intervention Services
around Australia
- New
South Wales and the ACT
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Northern Territory
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Queensland
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South Australia
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Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
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| General |
| Early
Identification and Intervention: The Journey Starts
Here by Janet DesGeorges
Attachment
and the Special Needs Child by Dianne I Maroney,
RN
Brain
Development: Frequently Asked Questions
Birth
to Three Corner: Ideas from a parent
Building
Conversations
A
Good Start: Suggestions for Visual Conversations
with Deaf and Hearing Impaired Babies and Toddlers
By Patricia Elizabeth Spencer Ph D
The
importance of play in a child's development
Learning
through play
Help
your child learn by speaking and listening, reading
and looking and drawing and writing
Ethan's Book - Ethan's mum is an early childhood teacher and she makes Ethan little books to help with his language development. This simple idea may provide other parents with inspiration for their children.
Make your own book!
Play
is your child's work!
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| Early Intervention
Services around Australia |
Early
childhood education in Australia - a comparison |
Early
Intervention Services in New South Wales and the
ACT |
Catholic Centre for Hearing-impaired
Children
59 The Boulevarde STRATHFIELD NSW 2135
Phone (V): (02) 9746 6942 TTY: (02) 9746 6942 |
Aural/oral/cued speech/total communication |
Department of
Education and Training
Contact: Senior Education Officer (Hearing-Impairment)
Phone: (02) 9244 5750
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Oral/aural OR total
communication |
"Hear
the Children" -
St Gabriel's Auditory-Verbal Early Intervention
Centre |
Auditory-verbal |
Royal
Institute for Deaf and Blind Children |
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Early Learning Program
Phone: (02) 9872 0347
• Nepean
• North Rocks
• Campbelltown
• Sutherland
• Central Coast
• Northern Beaches
• Hunter
• Remote
Early Learning Program - for children in regional and rural areas |
Auditory verbal
Auditory-oral
Total communication
Auslan |
St
Dominic's Centre for Hearing Impaired Children |
Auditory-oral |
| St
Gabriel's Distance Education Progam |
Auditory-verbal |
The Shepherd Centre |
Auditory-verbal |
• Sydney Centre
• Roseville
• Liverpool
• Wollongong
• Canberra
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Early
intervention services in the Northern Territory |
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Northern Territory has very low population levels
and the incidence of severe profound hearing loss
is also low.
Programs are mainly individual and based round
home support and parent knowledge and skills.
Currently there is only a very small number of
children under 4 yrs identified and each is living
in remote indigenous communities.
Services
are provided to all children with hearing loss
either through visiting advisory support or, in
Palmerston, Darwin, and Alice Springs by regularly
timetabled support, which may be on a daily basis.
Contacts for services are:
Alice
Springs
Jude Larsson,
Education Officer, Sensory Impairment
Phone (08) 89 518432
Jude.larsson @nt.gov.au
Peter
Strong
Education Officer, Hearing
Phone (08) 89998708
Peter.strong@nt.gov.au
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| Royal
Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
Remote Early Learning Program
- for children in rural areas
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Any method chosen
by the parents |
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Early Intervention Services
in Queensland |
Brisbane
Catholic Education Early Intervention Centre
St Brendan's School
Hawtree Street MOOROOKA QLD 4105
Phone: (07) 3277 3587 |
Auditory
- verbal
Signed English |
Education
Queensland |
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Ipswich Central Special Education Developmental Unit
Griffiths Road IPSWICH QLD 4305
Phone: (07) 3432 5331
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Total
communication |
Taigum
Special Education Developmental Unit
266 Handford Road TAIGUM QLD 4018
Phone (V/TTY): (07) 3265 3911 |
Oral
Oral and signed English |
Vincent Special Education Developmental Unit
PO Box 415 AITKENVALE QLD 4814
Phone:
(07) 4728 0436 |
Total
communication |
Yeerongpilly
Special Education Developmental Unit
8 O'Loan Street YEERONGPILLY QLD 4105
Phone (V/TTY): (07) 3848 0560
Email: ysedu@uq.net.au |
Two
programs:-
Total communication - oral-aural or oral-aural with
signed English
Bilingual - Auslan and spoken English |
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Additional early intervention services |
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Hear
and Say Centre for deaf children and their families
40-44 Munro Street AUCHENFLOWER QLD 4066
Phone: (07) 3870 2221 |
Auditory
- verbal |
Royal
Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
Remote Early Learning Program
- for children in rural areas |
Any method chosen by parents |
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Early Intervention Services
in South Australia |
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CanDo4kids
28 King George Avenue HOVE SA 5048
Phone (V): (08) 8298 0900 TTY: (08) 8298 0960
Email: info@cando4kids.com.au |
Any method chosen by parents |
Cora
Barclay Centre for the deaf and hearing impaired
6 Garnet Street GILBERTON SA 5081
Phone: (08) 8344 2924 |
Auditory-verbal |
| Department of Education
and Children’s ServicesSpecial
Education Resource Unit
Early Intervention Service - Hearing Impairment
72A Marlborough Street HENLEY BEACH SA 5022
Phone (V): (08) 8235 2871 TTY: (08) 8235 0465
For
children in country locations, Hearing Impairment
Coordinators provide a free home visiting service.
They can be contacted at the district
offices.
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Oral/aural
Auditory-verbal
Auslan
Total Communication |
Ballara
Park Kindergarten - Program for the Hearing Impaired
9 Ormonde Avenue WARRADALE SA 5046
Phone: (08) 8296 2928 |
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| Klemzig
Early Learning Centre
Klemzig Primary School CHI
Hay Street KLEMZIG SA 5087
Phone (V): (08) 8261 1944 TTY: (08) 8261 5424
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Bilingual-bicultural |
| Royal
Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
Remote Early Learning Program
- for children in rural areas |
Any method chosen by parents |
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Early Intervention Services
in Tasmania |
Arthur
Early Special Education Centre
c/- West Somerset Primary School
Beaufort Street SOMERSET TAS 7322
Phone: (03) 6435 2021 |
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Tasmanian
Department of Education, Community and Cultural
Development
Services
for Hearing Impaired Students
c/- Claremont Primary School
Cadbury Road CLAREMONT TAS 7011
Phone (V): (03) 6249 5930 TTY: (03) 6249 5930 |
Home
based |
Royal
Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
Remote Early Learning Program
- for children in rural areas |
Any method chosen by parents |
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Early Intervention Services
in Victoria |
Aurora School
96 Holland Rd BLACKBURN SOUTH VIC 3130
Phone (V): (03) 8878 9878 TTY: (03) 8878 9899
Email: aurora.sch@edumail.vic.gov.au
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Oral-aural or bilingual program |
The
Early Intervention Program for Hearing Impaired
Children
2 Francis St EAST BRIGHTON VIC 3187
Phone & TTY: (03) 9596 6830
Email: info@eep.org.au |
Auditory-verbal,
oral-aural or visual communication |
| Royal
Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
Remote Early Learning Program
- for children in rural areas |
Any
method chosen by the parents |
Taralye
Early Intervention Centre |
Oral-aural |
Parent
Advisers for Children with Impaired Hearing |
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Western Metropolitan Region
Phone: (03) 9275 7529
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Any
method chosen by the parents |
Northern Metropolitan Region
Phone: (03) 8345 55439 |
Any
method chosen by the parents |
Loddon-Mallee Region
Phone: (03)5444 9999 |
Any
method chosen by the parents |
Grampians Region
Phone: (03) 5333 6659
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Any
method chosen by the parents |
Barwon Region
Phone: (03) 5561 9424 |
Any
method chosen by the parents |
Geelong Region
Phone: (03) 5226 4664 |
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Early Intervention Services
in Western Australia |
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Royal
Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
Remote Early Learning Program
- for children in rural areas |
Any
method chosen by the parents |
| The
WA Institute for Deaf Education |
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| Early
Intervention Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Children |
Auditory-oral |
| •Playgroup
Program for children aged 0-3 years |
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| •Kindergarten
Program for children aged 4-5 years |
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| •Visiting
Teacher Support Program |
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| Weekly
home visits program |
Sign
language |
| Bilingual
bicultural program |
Bilingual
bicultural |
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Telethon Speech and Hearing Centre for Children WA
(Inc.) |
| •Parent/infant
program |
Auditory-
verbal |
| •Integrated
pre-school programs |
Auditory-
verbal |
| •Special
language needs programs |
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