Our mission is to foster lifelong learning, literacy and independence in children who are deaf and hard of hearing through a comprehensive and family-focused Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) program, regardless of a family’s financial resources.
In 2014, Shelley Mathay, ToD, LSLS, Cert AVT, founded All Ears! Listening and Language Center. Shelley had long dreamed of educating preschool-aged deaf and hard of hearing children within a typical community hearing setting. The Early Learning Program (ELP) at The Woodlands Community Presbyterian Church (WCPC) welcomed us and our dream, bringing children with hearing loss into the classroom with ELP’s hearing students. Houston’s Be An Angel Foundation and a small group of passionate donors provided funding that enabled All Ears! Center to open two mornings a week for six students and auditory verbal therapy clients. Within five years, our enrollment had more than tripled, highlighting the need for listening and spoken language services in The Woodlands and surrounding communities.
In May of 2022, All Ears! Center opened an audiology and listening and spoken language clinic to accommodate the growing number of children needing our specialized speech services. Recognizing the critical need for timely, quality audiological care for children and adults alike, All Ears! Center expanded to included early diagnosis and treatment for patients of all ages.
Families working with All Ears! have chosen the listening and spoken language approach for their child, joining other families on their journeys towards mainstream education and lifelong independence. All Ears! Center’s family-centered approach promotes family education and engagement. Parents gain confidence as the most important members of their child’s team, and children enjoy our holistic, play-filled approach to learning listening and spoken language.
Parent education and support services have been a mainstay of All Ears! Center from the very beginning, and has grown into signature monthly events for families and professionals. These monthly gatherings offer priceless support for families and timely introduction of trends in the field for professionals.