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Oral Academy SchoolStatement of PurposeThis academy roots back to 1912. Archbishop Ryan school was founded and continues to exist today to provide deaf and hard of hearing students with an oral opportunity to increase listening skills and to learn to talk in a religious environment that nurtures self-confidence and self-esteem. Throughout the education in this academy, students develop speech skills as they learn appropriate content following the regular education curriculum of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The development of speaking, reading and written language skills form an important basis for this complete education. Equally important is the child’s spiritual formation. Each child learns of God’s immense love for him/herself through the ministry of teachers, the family environment, prayer experiences and the teaching of strong moral values. FacilityThe Archbishop Ryan Oral Academy resides in the St. Denis School of Havertown, PA. Students are included in mainstream classes at St. Denis, in accordance with their individual skills and abilities. FacultyLisa Leitner, MA. CCC-SLP Lisa Leitner is a Speech Language Pathologist, certified by the State of PA. and the American Speech Language Hearing Association, serves the children of our Oral Academy three days each week of the school year. Lisa is extremely interested in the development of language in each child. She brings a caring attitude and strives to challenge the students to develop appropriate language in therapy lessons, in ordinary conversation and in periodic visits to the classrooms. She s extremely dedicated and has a special talent for finding just the right exercise for each child. Our students love Speech class because Miss Lisa makes it so much fun! Kristen Alexander, MA, CCC/A Kristen Alexander is our school audiologist, and has been certified by the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) for over 20 years. She has been with our school since 1998. Kristen is responsible for setting up and maintaining the school's various FM systems as well as acting as liaison between the school and each child's personal audiologist. She can perform hearing tests in our sound booth if needed, or do emergency hearing aid repairs. Kristen loves working with our children and has made an effort to develop a personal connection with as many of the students as possible. Jean Comeforo, M.E.D., M.Ed. Jean Comeforo graduated from The
College of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, NJ where she received her
BS. She did graduate work at Smith College receiving an
M.E.D. in 1972 and a M.Ed. at Cheyney State College in Cheyney, Pa. Jean
is certified as a teacher of the Hearing Impaired and as an Oral
Interpreter by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Prior to
joining the Archbishop Ryan School faculty in
September 2001, Jean worked as a homebound tutor for the Radnor School District and as an
Itinerant teacher/Oral Interpreter for the Delaware County Intermediate
Unit. In 1990, Jean was recognized by the A.G. Bell Association as the
International Teacher of the Year. Jean enjoys memberships in many
professional organizations but presently most of her extra-curricular
efforts seem to go to the Optimists International of Lower Delaware
County. Eileen Kelly, BS Eileen Kelly, a graduate of Cabrini College in Radnor, PA, earned a BS in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education. Previous to Eileen joining our faculty, she taught kindergarten in area schools. Eileen has a perfect blend of holding high expectations while offering consistent encouragement to her students. She has great classroom management skills and develops learning units based upon themes in which she develops the students listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Eileen is a great learning community builder! Elizabeth Dwyer, BS Elizabeth joined our faculty from Holy Spirit School in Sharon Hill where she taught fourth grade. Liz holds a BS in Early Childhood education from Cabrini College in Radnor. Liz loves children and brings lots of enthusiasm for language development to her students through her love for books and her enjoyment of music. There is always a story or a song happening in her classroom! |
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