Mama, Papa & Me is a language based socialization program for toddlers and preschoolers & their parents or caregivers. It is designed to facilitate the communication, play and socialization needs of young children with special needs in a structured group setting. Parents and caregivers will be active participants in activities allowing for interaction with their children, as well as an opportunity for the speech language pathologist to facilitate play and model techniques that will enhance the communicative abilities in the children.
1. Explore various avenues for interaction between parent/caregiver and child.
2. Learn techniques to engage the child in successful and rewarding exchanges.
3. Learn how to facilitate communication with their child
4. Have fun.
Play Pals Summer Session
Play Pals is designed for preschoolers from 3 through 5 years of age and incorporates structured play activities, literacy, role play, games, music and movement, sensory experiences, and art projects. The focus is on language enrichment, listening skills, social interaction and motor skills. Our child centered program uses a developmental approach to increase awareness of others, foster engagement, encourage problem solving, and promote expansion of play schemas and social interactions.
Play Pals, our preschool play and communication skills program runs all year long. The summer session is an opportunity to be introduced to the program as well as an option for extended year services.
Participants will:
1. Begin to improve sharing skills.
2. Increase awareness of others sharing space.
3. Begin to expand play schemas and interests.
4. Begin to increase social communication skills.
5. Have fun!
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Session |
Days |
Times |
Ages |
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Week of July 5-Week ending August 14, 2010 |
One day a week for a one hour session |
Each group will be individually scheduled |
3 years - 5 years |
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Kid Connect Summer Session
Kid Connect is a program designed for children of all ages who present with social inadequacies secondary to expressive, pragmatic and social language and social cognitive deficits. The aim of the program is to improve the understanding of social situations, social thinking, and use of language and to develop communication strategies for successful peer interactions and family relationships. It will focus on facilitating the verbal and nonverbal communication, play and interaction skills necessary to enjoy meaningful and fulfilling social relationships.
Kid Connect runs all year long for the development and enhancement of communication and social thinking skills. The summer session is an opportunity to be introduced to the program as well as an option for extended year services.
Participants will:
1. Become aware of the concepts of social thinking and communication.
2. Become familiar with social expectations and behavior.
3. Begin to understand how to maximize interactions with peers.
4. Have fun!
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Session |
Days |
Times |
Ages |
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Week of July 5-Week ending August 14, 2010 |
One day a week for a one hour session |
Each group will be individually scheduled |
5 years - 21 years |
For more information on any of these programs, please contact out office at:
(201) 837-8371
