Our Mission
Deaf children can achieve everything that their hearing peers can if they receive the right support from the start.
Our mission at Hark & Spark is to empower families of deaf babies and young children to support their child's development of listening and spoken language.
Therapy sessions are done exclusively through play and focus on the use of functional language. We want deaf children to have age-appropriate language by the time they start school.
Meet Noel Kenely
I'm Noel, I'm a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist and a Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist. I've been working in deafness for over 20 years, starting as a Sign Language Interpreter in Malta, and then working as a speech and language therapist on the NHS and more recently as Clinical Lead of an Auditory Verbal Therapy service
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I am passionate about supporting families of deaf children learn how they can develop a listening brain so that way they can learn how to speak.
At Hark and Spark I want parents to use their home language with their child, whatever that may be. During our sessions, I can support you as a family in English, Maltese or Italian. I am also happy to work with spoken language or sign language interpreters if needed by the parents.
Clinical mentor and trainer
I have worked as a clinical mentor and trainer for several years, mentored professionals working in the NHS and Local Authorities, as well as trained professionals towards their AG Bell Certification.
Over the past 10 years I have trained over 1,000 professionals both in the UK and internationally on topics such as Play, AV therapy, Parent Coaching, use of Telepractice, Speech Acoustics, complex needs etc...
I have presented at various International Conferences on the topic of early intervention and rehabilitation.
