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 children who are deaf and hard of hearing 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 alongside 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 growing need for listening and spoken language services in The Woodlands and surrounding communities.
In May 2022, All Ears! Center added an Audiology services to its Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) clinic to accommodate the growing number of children needing specialized audiology and speech services. Recognizing the critical need for timely, quality audiological care for children, All Ears! Center expanded to include early diagnosis and treatment.
In September 2025, All Ears! Center expanded its services even further with the addition of Adult Audiology. While adult audiology is a separate, fee-based service, it provides an opportunity to meet the hearing needs of adults in our community while generating revenue to help support All Ears! Center’s nonprofit mission and programs for children. It also creates a continuum of care for our pediatric patients as they come of age, allowing them to remain with a trusted audiology team rather than having to find a new provider as they transition into adulthood. From childhood through adulthood, All Ears! can be a lifelong hearing home for the families we serve.
In 2026, All Ears! Center launched the Zero Delay Program, designed to eliminate waitlists and financial barriers for families of children ages birth to three who are diagnosed with hearing loss. The program provides immediate access to hearing technology, audiology, Listening and Spoken Language therapy, and family support—because when a baby is diagnosed with hearing loss, every day matters. Zero Delay reflects All Ears! Center’s continued commitment to ensuring that children have access to the services they need at the earliest possible age, regardless of their family’s financial resources.
Families working with All Ears! have chosen the Listening and Spoken Language approach for their child, joining other families on their journeys toward 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 have grown into signature monthly events for families and professionals. These monthly gatherings offer invaluable support for families and provide professionals with timely information about trends and advances in the field.