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The Language
Center at CID
For hearing children (3-5)
with language delays 

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> Tuition and Financial Aid

Thanks to all of our generous sponsors, donors and volunteers who came out to support our students and families at the 2008 Ultimate Picnic: "Roaring 20s."

We loved seeing you or meeting you for the first time and we hope you had a great evening. See you next year!

Founded in 1914 by Max Goldstein, MD, CID - Central Institute for the Deaf is a fully accredited auditory-oral school where deaf and hard of hearing children learn to listen, talk, read and succeed. We specialize in excellence in auditory-oral deaf education for children birth to 12. Generous private support makes CID affordable for families of children with hearing loss who qualify, regardless of ability to pay. 

CID supports a full-time school pediatric audiology staff who are cochlear implant and hearing aid specialists and a full-time staff of certified speech-language pathologists, with an occupational therapist, school counselor and school nurse on premises. Our experienced teachers have master's degrees in deaf education and specializations in early childhood special education and related fields. They benefit from an ongoing commitment to professional development in the CID school, and they meet the certification requirements of the national Council on Education of the Deaf.

CID teachers incorporate speech and language into mainstream academics, and offer art, physical education, music, computer instruction and a variety of special activities (science and literacy fairs, tennis, photography, etc.) Every CID classroom in pre-k through primary has a state-of-the-art SMARTBoard and teachers who are trained to use them. 

CID classrooms serve as practicum sites for local universities and CID school teachers and audiologists serve as faculty in the Washington University School of Medicine Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS), offering advanced graduate degrees in deaf education, audiology and speech and hearing sciences. CID professional education workshops are attended by audiologists, speech-language pathologists and educators from around the world.

The CID school has enjoyed a longstanding affiliation with Washington University, starting in 1931 when the CID teacher of the deaf training program became the first program of its kind to offer university degrees. CID has a strong history of research in hearing, deafness and education of hearing-impaired children, including contributions to the science of audiology, infant hearing assessment, digital hearing aids and educational methods.

CID is a member of the United Way and the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association and a recipient of a 2006 Focus St. Louis Award for creating quality educational opportunities. Arrange to visit the CID school.