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A Little About WISE
The Woolley Institute for Spoken-Language Education (WISE), is a 501 © not for profit organization dedicated to teaching deaf children to speak. We are a statewide, family focused program working in collaboration with Alabama’s Early Intervention System, local school systems, and private and public entities which advance the education of deaf children who use listening and spoken language.
“We empower Alabama’s infants and children with hearing loss, speech, language, and communication delays to reach their fullest potential. We understand that children with communication needs are best served when their families are engaged, educated, and intentional in promoting their child’s development. We guide families on their journey, cultivating their understanding of their child’s needs and building their capacities for addressing those needs in family-focused ways. Not only are WISE families guided by Alabama professionals with unparalleled expertise in the Listening & Spoken Language (LSL) communication mode, we also connect them to a larger community of people, who like them, have faced the challenges pediatric hearing loss, speech, language, and communication delays but are farther along on the journey. Our programs are specifically designed to empower families toward resiliency and joy.”
Andi Hill, WISE Board Member
Testimonials
Julianne
https://youtu.be/vgSdIV4xExE My story with deafness and cochlear implants begins long before I was even born,with my family’s story of hearing loss and my older siblings, Jessica and Jared. My oldestsister, Jessica, was born with severe to profound sensorineural...
Bella
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5w0GK5Xsz0 Bella Grace Brady was born February 22, 2012. While at the hospital, Bella's newborn hearing screens were normal. At the age of two, I requested a speech evaluation Bella only because her older brother needed...
Vivi
WISE was the answer to our journey of Listening and Spoken Language (LSL). Watching Vivi struggle for 2 years (her first 2 years of life) was heartbreaking. Out of the womb, Vivi had a dynamic personality, even with her hearing loss. We knew we wanted...
Kailin
Today my daughter speaks her mind. Her vocabulary has increased tremendously and she now speaks in sentences instead of grunting and pointing. We quickly saw her frustration go down and behavior problems improve as a result of the new communication skills she was learning.
Luke
Luke started learning on his first day at the Hearing School. I got a video from the teacher after I dropped Luke and sat down in my office. I watched such a simple and short video again and again with tears in my eyes and joy in my heart. I was amazed how good he was in mimicking his teachers with the hearing aids on. I knew I needed to do the same thing at home every day.
Caroline
I will never forget the hours we spent at the table inputting the learning to listen sounds and the sheer delight I felt when Caroline said her first “word”, if you could call it that. We were working on “ho, ho, ho” when I heard Caroline say “hmm, hmm, hmm.” I called everyone I knew and quickly realized that they were not nearly as aware what a milestone this was as I was, but I knew we were on our way!
Amelia
She has attended the Woolley Institute for Spoken-Language Education (WISE), formerly known as the Alabama School for Hearing for three years. I can never express in words what this school did for Amelia. Thank you doesn’t seem enough.
Ben
The two years of therapy he received at the school optimized the AVT he had already received and, in my opinion, is the single factor that has contributed most to his current day success. Being immersed in spoken language and receiving AVT from certified therapists at WISE was one of the best decisions we could have ever made for our son
Allie
Our miracle came through a group of people who have dedicated their lives to children like our daughter. She will leave this school with a hope and future that didn’t seem possible a couple of years ago. Please accept our sincere appreciation for what the entire staff does for these children, especially our daughter. We will be forever grateful.
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Location:
400 Corporate Parkway
Birmingham, Alabama 35242
Telephone: (205) 728-5480
Email: [email protected]
The Woolley Institute for Spoken-Language Education (WISE), is a 501 © not for profit organization dedicated to teaching deaf children to speak. We are a statewide, family focused program working in collaboration with Alabama’s Early Intervention System, local school systems, and private and public entities which advance the education of deaf children who use listening and spoken language.