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Presbyterian Ear Institute Oral School

1114 Copper Avenue Ne, Albuquerque, NM, 87106-0871 -

School Notes Overview:

Presbyterian Ear Institute Oral School was founded on the belief that many children with hearing loss can develop the ability to listen, learn, and speak. Presbyterian Ear Institute Oral School provides an educational program in which children with hearing loss learn to communicate using spoken language. We provide a supportive and stimulating learning environment in which children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing can grow socially and emotionally as well as linguistically and academically. The team of professionals on campus includes oral deaf educators, speech-language pathologists, early childhood educators, special educators, audiologists, and otologists. The team also enlists the service of other providers such as occupational and physical therapists and vision specialists. It is the goal of Presbyterian Ear Institute Oral School to teach children with hearing loss to talk by providing an educational environment that fosters oral communication. Our school offers an innovative teaching plan for children who use hearing aids and/or cochlear implants and provides a curriculum individualized to meet the specific needs of each child. The small student teacher ratio of 3 to 1, combined with teachers trained in oral deaf education, ensures active student participation and high motivation. Our goal is to ensure that all children develop their speech, language, audition, academic, and social skills to a level that will bring them success in a mainstream classroom setting and in the larger hearing world as they grow older....

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School Overview:

	Presbyterian Ear Institute Oral School
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	Other special emphasis association(s) State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 1
County	Bernalillo County, NM
Student Body
Total Students	15 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NM) School Avg.
% Students of Color	67%	42%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 12 students
	Kind - 2 students
	Grade 1 - 1 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	2 teachers
	This School	(NM) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:5	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	7 hours

School Notes:

Presbyterian Ear Institute Oral School was founded on the belief that many children with hearing loss can develop the ability to listen, learn, and speak. Presbyterian Ear Institute Oral School provides an educational program in which children with hearing loss learn to communicate using spoken language. We provide a supportive and stimulating learning environment in which children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing can grow socially and emotionally as well as linguistically and academically. The team of professionals on campus includes oral deaf educators, speech-language pathologists, early childhood educators, special educators, audiologists, and otologists. The team also enlists the service of other providers such as occupational and physical therapists and vision specialists. It is the goal of Presbyterian Ear Institute Oral School to teach children with hearing loss to talk by providing an educational environment that fosters oral communication. Our school offers an innovative teaching plan for children who use hearing aids and/or cochlear implants and provides a curriculum individualized to meet the specific needs of each child. The small student teacher ratio of 3 to 1, combined with teachers trained in oral deaf education, ensures active student participation and high motivation. Our goal is to ensure that all children develop their speech, language, audition, academic, and social skills to a level that will bring them success in a mainstream classroom setting and in the larger hearing world as they grow older.
Profile last updated: 02/17/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (87106)	School Zip (87106)	(NM) State Average
Population (Approximate)	25,578 people	1,814,374 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	53%	24%
Population Average Age	30 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.1 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$27,036	$38,590
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.2 rooms	5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	52 years old	33 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	41% / 59%	66% / 34%