New Providence gets a special visit
New York Giants cornerback Aaron Robinson made a special visit to Summit Speech School to help celebrate National Read Across America Day. Aaron was kind enough to visit all of the preschool classrooms and read a book that was selected by Summit Speech School staff. The football star was able to capture the attention of our youngest three-year-olds and he entertained our soon to be graduates. Giving Aaron a high five and throwing a football with him brought smiles to their faces. All of the students at the Summit Speech school have a diagnosed hearing loss and are learning to listen and speak. They all gave a shout out to Aaron and thanked him for coming.
Fans of every age enjoyed the visit! Aaron autographed Giants posters, talked with staff and students, toured the school and said this of his visit: “I am so appreciative of Summit Speech School for including me in their National Read Across America Day celebration. The energy and excitement from the students made it such a memorable day and I want to thank the Summit Speech School staff for welcoming me with open arms.” Executive Director, Mary Baumont welcomes Aaron to come and visit any time and hopes this can become an annual tradition.
About Summit Speech School
Located in New Providence, NJ, Summit Speech School was founded in 1967 by Junior League of Summit member May S. Gold, who wanted to teach deaf and hard of hearing children to listen and talk. The School has grown over the years and currently consists of the Parent Infant Program, a Preschool, an Itinerant Mainstream Support Program and an Audiology Center that provides pediatric audiology services to families as well as educational audiology services to school districts. Through its four programs, the School serves about 300 children annually. Summit Speech School works with families and school districts to develop children’s listening, speech and language skills, thus fostering communication, education, socialization and self-advocacy.
