Programs
Toddler (18 months – 3 years old)
- Curriculum aligned with Texas Early Learning Guidelines
- Gross motor, fine motor, emergent literacy and cognitive development
- Full-time and Part-time programs
- Full-Day MWS Toddler
- 8:00 am - 2:45 pm
- Student-teacher ratio is 3:1
- Part-Time MWS Toddler – LEAP (Language Enrichment Auditory-Verbal Program)
- 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, two to three days per week
- Student-teacher ratio is 3:1
- Full-Day MWS Toddler
- Early Learning Program
- 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Student-teacher ratio is 6:1
Click here to learn about our toddler programs
Preschool and Kindergarten Program (3 – 5 years old)
- Curriculum aligned with the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
- Small group academic instruction for literacy, math, handwriting, phonemic awareness, science and social studies
- Benchmark assessments to evaluate mainstream readiness
- Transition support from Texas Hearing Institute educational liaison
- Journey Program for graduating students that includes social emotional learning and self-advocacy skills
Click here to learn about our pre-K 4 program
Click here to learn about our kindergarten program
Co-Enrollment Program (18 months – 4 years old)
- Children with normal hearing are fully emerged in the classroom with children with hearing loss
- Small group instruction with individualized goals for all areas of development
EXTENDED CARE
The Melinda Webb School offers morning care from 7 am - 8 am, and after care from 3 pm - 6 pm. Please contact the MWS coordinator or director of education for extended care fees. Financial aid is available for families who qualify.
PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Our school offers on-site physical therapy and occupational therapy services through our partnership with Kids Developmental Therapy (KDT). KDT provides screenings for all students. Evaluations and services can be scheduled through KDT at (713) 668-6690.
If your child receives physical or occupational therapy from an outside provider, or KDT does not accept your insurance, the Melinda Webb School has a PT/OT room inside of the school and welcomes any providers who are able to provide on-site services here.
LIBRARY
Reading to a child on a regular basis is extremely important for future academic performance.
Please donate to our library today!
Each year, we hold a new and used book sale. Monthly scholastic flyers are sent home with students to give families the opportunity to build their home library.
We are changing lives, book by book. With your support, we can grow our library, promote literacy, and help our children practice and develop their reading skills, including while on summer break.
Please take a look at our Amazon.com wishlist
TUTORING
The Melinda Webb School Tutoring Program offers a variety of support for children with hearing loss from master's level teachers of the deaf. Click here to learn more about tutoring services for your child.
MELINDA WEBB SCHOOL PTO
The Melinda Webb School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is a group of Melinda Webb School parents and teachers who raise awareness about children with hearing loss and provide valuable experiences for their students.
The PTO organizes fundraisers to raise money for field trips, special events, and classroom supplies. Examples include trips to the Houston Zoo and Museum of Natural Science, supplemental art and physical education classes, and graduation gifts for students. The Melinda Webb School PTO relies solely on donations from local organizations and individuals.
To learn more about the Melinda Webb School PTO, please contact Director of Education Kasie LeBlanc at kleblanc@texashearing.org.
The Melinda Webb School toddler program includes individualized instruction in gross and fine motor skills, health and well-being, early literacy, as well as cognitive and social-emotional development. These skills are taught daily through structured activities, play routines, and experience activities.
Teachers utilize early learning guidelines based on Texas state standards for early childhood development to monitor a child's progress and set goals for developmental skills.
The Melinda Webb School is now enrolling children in our early learning program for January 2022!
Our play-based curriculum, whole-child approach, and state-of-the-art building near the Texas Medical Center truly set us apart. The early learning program offers instruction in developmental skills, including fine and gross motor skills, early literacy, health and well-being, as well as cognition and social-emotional development.
In addition, children enrolled in the early learning program will receive child evaluation and progress reports three times a year from teachers who are mentored by master’s-level teachers.
The Melinda Webb School’s part-time toddler program is called LEAP. It is for students who do not need intensive, full-day services. Teachers guide and coach parents about strategies to foster listening and spoken language and global development during bimonthly parent coaching sessions.
The Melinda Webb School enrollment committee evaluates students interested in the LEAP program to determine the appropriate level of support each student will need. If a student qualifies for two to three days of support, they may enroll in the LEAP program.
Our pre-K 4 program includes daily instruction in emergent literacy, science, social studies, and math skills through structured activities, play-based games, and experience activities.
Teachers utilize the Texas prekindergarten guidelines, and the Texas state standards for pre-K 4 academic instruction to monitor progress and set goals for academic skills.
Teachers use the following curriculums for academic instruction in pre-K 4:
- Handwriting Without Tears
- Read It Again! Pre-K
- Numbers Plus Math & Little Learners Math
- Little Learners Science and Social Studies
- Michael Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum – Preschool
The goal of our kindergarten program is to prepare our students to enter mainstream schools by first grade. Students at the Melinda Webb School receive daily instruction in all the areas of academics that are taught in public kindergarten classrooms in the state of Texas.
Teachers utilize the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), and the Texas state guidelines for kindergarten instruction to monitor progress and set goals for academic skills.
Teachers use the following curriculums for academic instruction in kindergarten:
- Handwriting Without Tears
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Into Reading Kindergarten
- Reading A to Z
- Pearson – EnVision Math Kindergarten
- Michael Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum – Kindergarten
- Little Science Learners
- Little Social Studies Learners
- Second Step Social-Emotional Curriculum
The Early Learning Program is open for January 2022 enrollment!
The Early Learning Program offers instruction in all developmental areas, such as fine and gross motor, cognition, early literacy, social-emotional, health and well-being, and communication development. Our language-rich environment focuses on the whole-child with play-based experiences and activities that set our program apart from others.
Students enrolled in the Early Learning Program will receive a full developmental evaluation and progress report three times a year. Teachers in the Early Learning Program are mentored by on-site master’s-level teachers.
Come in for a visit to see our enriching and engaging facility. We are conveniently located in a new state-of-the-art building near the Texas Medical Center.
To enroll, please fill out our enrollment packet. If you would like additional information or have questions, please email mws@texashearing.org.
