Atlanta Speech School
The Atlanta Speech School is a comprehensive language-based school in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1938. Its educational programs focus on literacy and language development, guided by the principle that literacy is a fundamental human right. The school’s Rollins Center for Language & Literacy advances this mission through professional development for educators in partner schools and preschools, as well as through Cox Campus, a free online learning platform offering coursework for educators, healthcare professionals, and community leaders supporting children from birth through age eight.
The four schools of the Atlanta Speech School are its elementary school for children with dyslexia, the Wardlaw School, as well as its three preschools, Katherine Hamm Center, Stepping Stones Preschool, and the Anne & Jim Kenan Preschool. The School's Learning Hub provides services in Speech and Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Audiology and academic instruction and intervention. These year-round academic and clinical services are available to the broader community, beyond enrollees of the School's four programs.
The Atlanta Speech School is accredited by the Southeast Association of Independent Schools.
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Wardlaw School
The Wardlaw School enrolls elementary-aged students with dyslexia. Using a collaborative teaching model, instructors provide individualized academic intervention and instruction tailored to each student’s language-based learning needs. The program is designed as a short-term educational placement, with the goal of preparing students to transition successfully to general education settings.Katherine Hamm Center
The Katherine Hamm Center offers auditory-verbal education for children ages 0 to 5 who are deaf or hard of hearing. The goal of auditory-verbal programs is to enable students to communicate using listening and oral language. Students enrolled in the Katherine Hamm Center use assisted listening devices such as cochlear implants and hearing aids and are prepared for mainstream classroom environments. The majority of students leaving the Hamm Center are mainstreamed into regular public and independent schools. The Katherine Hamm center is licensed by, and is a member of .
Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones Preschool is an integrated early childhood program serving children ages three to four with speech and language–related delays. Stepping Stones combines language-based instruction, speech-language intervention, and multisensory learning to address individual learning needs. Instruction is delivered by interdisciplinary teams that include a speech-language pathologist, learning disability specialist, occupational therapist, and teaching assistant. Stepping Stones Preschool is licensed by Bright from the Start.Anne & Jim Kenan Preschool
The Anne & Jim Kenan Preschool is an inclusive early childhood education program serving children ages two to five. Kenan was established more than fifty years ago to support the transition of students from the Atlanta Speech School’s Katherine Hamm Center who are deaf or hard of hearing into general education preschool and elementary settings. The program emphasizes spoken language development through an oral language–based instructional approach.Clinical and community programs
The Atlanta Speech School's Learning Hub provides communication and literacy education, serving clients ranging in age from infancy to late adulthood, including members of the metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia community, as well as Atlanta Speech School students.Learning Hub
The Atlanta Speech School's Learning Hub provides evaluation and therapy for children and adults with speech, language, learning, and hearing challenges. The Hub, through its partnership with PENTA, serves as a referral source for Georgia's Universal Newborn Hearing Screening program and dispenses hearing aids for infants. Therapists in the clinic also provide services for area independent schools.Therapy is available to treat persons with speech or language difficulties related to the following:
- Accent
- Aphasia
- Apraxia of Speech
- Articulation Disorders
- Auditory Processing Disorders
- Aural Habilitation/Auditory Training
- Cleft Palate
- Hearing Loss
- Phonological Disorders
- Phonological Processing Skills
- Spoken and Written Language Delays
- Stuttering
- Voice Disorders
- Word Retrieval/ Word Finding Difficulties
- Diagnostic testing, evaluation and remediation
- Hearing evaluations, aural rehabilitation guidance
- Auditory Processing Disorder testing
- Hearing aid dispensing, programming and service
- Non-medical support prior to and following cochlear implantation
Occupational Therapy Services
The Hub's Occupational Therapy services support children who experience difficulties in sensory integration, gross and fine motor coordination, visual-motor and handwriting skills, visual perception, independent self care, and feeding skills.Services Provided:
- Diagnostic evaluations
- Intervention services
- Parent/teacher consultation
Academic Services
The Hub offers individual intervention and tutoring for students age four through college-age needing assistance to achieve academic success. Educators use formal and non-formal assessment data to monitor progress. Upon request, instructors may consult with the student's teacher or other professionals.Academic Areas Served:
- Reading
- Written expression
- Language abilities
- Mathematics
- Organizational/Study skills