The annual Summer Listening Camp is a week-long, day camp for children with hearing differences that use hearing technology such as hearing aids or cochlear implants. Typical camp activities such as arts and crafts, music and relay races are used to facilitate the child’s development of speech, language, listening and social skills. The camp is staffed with UT Dallas graduate students in speech pathology and audiology and supervised by licensed speech pathologists and audiologists.
I love it, because it’s where you’re around other kids that are just like you. It’s where you can be yourself.
Lauren Retta, age 10
Summer Listening Camp serves children ages 4 to 11. Audiologists, speech-language pathologists and graduate students provide listening and speech-language therapy that is tailored to each child’s individual goals. Therapy is woven throughout each activity including rock wall climbing, fishing, music and dance, arts and crafts and water play.
“Everybody wants their child to succeed and to grow and to be a positive influence and give back someday and I think this is going to give Lauren that direction in life.” – Michelle Retta, Lauren’s mother
“It touches my heart to see a parent that travels from Oklahoma or Arkansas or from all over just to come to this camp. There’s nothing in the area like it and having it in our backyard has been such a blessing.” – Megan Leadingham, parent
When: July 28 – August 1, 2025
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Monday – Thursday)
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Friday)
Note: Timing varies slightly if riding the bus.
Where: Cross Creek Ranch
3406 Dublin Road, Parker, TX 75002
Cost: $350 + $100 nonrefundable enrollment fee. A limited number of scholarships are available with application and approval.
The cost of camp includes: Snacks each day; a camper t-shirt; daily speech, language and listening intervention; transportation from the Callier Dallas campus on Inwood is available for those interested and the Friday Family Celebration. Bus transportation is available Monday – Friday from Callier Dallas to the camp site.
Enrollment requirement: New campers must complete an intake assessment. The cost of the intake is $50 and is not insurance eligible.
Enrollment instructions: Please return the enrollment form and if your child is a new camper, please contact us to schedule an intake.
Registration Deadline: May 16, 2025
Contact: Amber Stehlik 972-883-3650
Amber.Stehlik@utdallas.edu for non-Callier patients. Current Callier patients please contact your provider through the patient portal.
or
Kim Fiorentino 972-883-3041
Kimberly.Fiorentino@utdallas.edu for non-Callier patients. Current Callier patients please contact your provider through the patient portal.
Summer Listening Camp Flyer (Spanish) Enrollment Form Enrollment Form (Spanish)
