Community | Group Therapy
Aural Rehabilitation Groups
Speechreading and Related Topics
The speechreading course series provides clients with a foundation for strong receptive communication. The courses focus on training the individual to watch a speaker's lips, facial expressions, body language, and gestures in order to understand the spoken message. Through speechreading techniques, the hard of hearing person learns to use visual information, linguistic and situational cues, and communication strategies.
Related topics include:
- Understanding your hearing loss and audiogram results
- Communication strategies and behaviors
- Improving communication skills at home and work
- Hearing aid care and maintenance
- Assistive technology
Resources and support groups
For individuals who have completed an initial course at Gallaudet University, an advanced speechreading course is offered, depending on a minimum number of registrants. This course covers the basic principles of speechreading and focuses on the use of an assertive approach to communication, appropriate use of strategies, and speechreading in difficult listening situations.
Classes are offered once a week for 90 minutes. Most courses are 10 weeks and provide up to a total of 15 instructional hours.
The current fee for this course is $300 per person, which includes registration, tuition, instruction, materials, and labs.

Communications strategies group members and graduate students
Communication Support Group (CSG)
CODA Language Stimulation Group
Camp SHARP
Camp SHARP is GUHSC's summer camp for Deaf/hard-of-hearing children. It is designed for rising Pre-K and Kindergarten-aged campers to continue to develop their language skills in a bilingual-bimodal (ASL, English) play-based environment. Skill areas addressed are individualized to the child's learning and audiological profile. These may include: language (receptive, expressive), social skills/pragmatic language, play, speech-reading, early-literacy skills, speech and/or hearing/listening development. Campers have individual camp objectives that are addressed throughout the camp experience.
CAMP SHARP 2022
Dates: July 5th-July 29th (Mon-Fri)
Times: 9am-3pm
Tuition: $1100 for full program (4 weeks); $300/week (minimum 2 weeks enrollment). Deposit of $250 to enroll. Scholarships/financial aid may be available
Please email campsharp@gallaudet.edu for more information!


