Tuesday, August 7, 2012

New School Year!!

Welcome back to all returning speech students and their families!!  We hope you enjoyed your summer break and we look forward to hearing all about it from your child. We are excited to get the new year underway!! 

We are also excited to announce that we have been able to purchase some new computer based materials that will aid in providing evidenced-based therapy to our students.  Each child should have they opportunity to participate periodically in these computer activities that will help them practice their targeted skills in a fun way!  In addition, our students may have the opportunity to learn and engage in activities through the use of an IPad!   We are thrilled to see how the students will respond when they have the opportunity to use these resources.

Again, WELCOME BACK!!

Courtney Peck, Kathy Villaescusa, and Jamie Ettinger

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Speech Update

Our "Speech Improvement Class" at both campuses has been very successful!  The majority of students have shown great progress and are performing within age level expectations!
At this time of year many parents are wondering about extra support their child may receive over the summer break.  Our speech team will be preparing summer packets that will include speech/language activities that can be worked on over the summer.  These activities will be selected to work on each students individualized goals.

In addition, we recommend having your child participate in the summer reading program through the public library.  This program allows your child to practice their reading skills while achieving prizes throughout the summer.  If you are looking for resources that can be used at home to keep your child developing academically, we recommend a workbook that can be ordered or purchased at "Teacher-Parent Connection" called "Summer Bridges".  It helps review academic skills students have learned for their grade level and begins to introduce new concepts they will be learning at their next grade level.

If you have any more questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.