Here's a special video thanks to the John Tracy Clinic where I am a successful product of their oral-auditory program. This a candid and frank video about my background in my oralism upbringing which made me for who I am today. Without it I wouldn't be where I am today.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
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A John Tracy "graduate" here....! I remember my year there very well! Can't say I remember many of my other years at school. LOL.
Well, my mother received some packets from JTC back in the mid to late 60s when I was 22 months old on how to work with a deaf child on speech development. So, that was an important and first step to my oral-auditory training. It wasn't an intense one at all. Nor was it boring or rote as you might think. I'm sure other kids had to work exceptionally harder than me. I was pretty much in the clear by the time I was nine years old.
My mother took a correspondence course from the John Tracy Clinic, like your mother did, when I was an infant. Yeah, I was one of the "other kids" who had to work exceptionally harder than you ;-) No, my speech is not good, but hey... that's fine.
I grew up in the oral-auditory program and all I have to say is that I wouldn't be the person that I am today if it wasn't for my mom and for the program that I was in since I was a year old. I am 24 now and I am now working in a middle school d/hoh program as a teacher aide. In a way, I am giving back to those who taught me to live and stand on my own.
Thanks for posting this video and for saying your point of view. Not many consider all sides in the world that we are in. I grew up talking, signing in High School and college and is now learning Cue Speech. Seeing and learning what is out there and what really works. All systems has it pros and cons. What everyone has to realize is that there is no right way.....it is what is best for the child and family.
Sorry. I wrote a novel but I just wanted to thank you for having an awesome blog and for bringing up topics that are considered taboo in many areas. :) Thanks again, Liz
I grew up in the oral-auditory program and all I have to say is that I wouldn't be the person that I am today if it wasn't for my mom and for the program that I was in since I was a year old. I am 24 now and I am now working in a middle school d/hoh program as a teacher aide. In a way, I am giving back to those who taught me to live and stand on my own.
Thanks for posting this video and for saying your point of view. Not many consider all sides in the world that we are in. I grew up talking, signing in High School and college and is now learning Cue Speech. Seeing and learning what is out there and what really works. All systems has it pros and cons. What everyone has to realize is that there is no right way.....it is what is best for the child and family.
I just wanted to thank you for having an awesome blog and for bringing up topics that are considered taboo in many areas. :) Thanks again, Liz
Nice tribute!
You made a good point. Umm.. My parents are deaf. My mom's dad was a superintendent of a school district in central Illinois and because of that, my mom has respect for people in pretty much any school system. She also had experience the tug of war over oralism and signed language. Her father was against signed language and her mother was for it. In spite of that experience, she kept an open view about oralism for her children.
There was this lady, who was a speech therapist and ran the hh program in Chicago which was new. I'm not sure if this speech therapist was affiliated with John Tracy or any other oral program at the time. But, if it wasn't for her suggesting my mom to take advantage of the amount of hearing her children had left, we all might not have the ability to speak. Am forever thankful to my mom for giving me that opportunity. Mostly I am thankful for that speech therapist for making a big impact on my life. I am not sure how to spell her name, but, I can pronounce it. It may have been spelled, Ms. Zelke.
My parents are culturally deaf and the deaf culture (yup, the Big D) was a great part of our life. The fact that I was able to attend a regular school, just like you, is evidence that oralism does work for those who can benefit from it.
The people who are trying to stamp out oralism are wrong. They will be taking away opportunities from kids that will benefit greatly from oralism.
I found your blog through the JTC e-newsletter.
I went through the distance learning program with my daughter. It will be a proud day for me to listen to her speak as well as you about her experiences growing up hard of hearing.
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