Our Speech and Language Treatment Program is designed for children of all ages and focuses on all areas of Speech and Language, including:
Articulation (speech sounds / phonemic awareness)
Receptive language (auditory comprehension / thinking skills /sequencing abilities / understanding language)
Expressive language (grammar/sentence building / vocabulary / word finding skills)
Fluency
Social / pragmatics
Our Speech and Language Program is led by a Speech and Language Pathologist. Speech and
Language screenings are completed at the start and end of each program. Parents are given a brief summary of their child's speech and language status at the conclusion of each program.
Social Skills
Children of all ages enjoy a wide range of teaching strategies used to facilitate skill development, including role play, video modeling, and interactive games. Sessions focus on:
Nonverbal communication
Discriminating / labeling emotions
Reciprocal social interactions
Perspective taking
Problem solving
Conflict / anger management
Maintaining appropriate boundaries
Developing and maintaining friendships
Social skills training sessions are led by a qualified school social worker. This small, structured, skill-based instruction follows detailed lesson plans while collecting data to ensure progress. Children are placed with peers who are of similar age and ability in order to promote successful learning involving social interaction and understanding.
Tutoring
Our program focuses on the areas of Math and Language Arts and is aligned to the Michigan State
Standards. Your child will receive:
A pre-assessment to determine academic strengths and challenges
An individualized learning plan outlining goals based on Michigan State
Standards, with focus on reading, comprehension, spelling, and/or math
Small group (3-5 children) or one-on-one sessions, including learning activities
that utilize a state approved curriculum
A post-assessment to determine academic growth of set goals
Transition Planning
This program will prepare students to progress toward functioning at their
fullest degree of independence. Each student will develop a personal transition file that will assist them in advocating for themselves. The folder will include such items as:
Description of disability
Learning style/aptitude inventory
Accommodations needed
Career planning inventories
How to prepare for post secondary education
Two to three recreational "field trips" will be planned.
More About Camp
One essential goal of inclusive education programs is to provide children with the tools necessary to thrive in their individual environments and within their individual abilities. Another vital objective is to promote friendships and social relationships with a diverse group of peers.
We offer a variety of Summer Enrichment Programs that integrate these essential principles. Our
programs target a variety of developmental goals for children and young adults with various skill levels and abilities. Thus, we offer an inclusive
program that supports the development of students with and without
disabilities.
TES aims to fulfill the needs of our communities for summer programs
designed to bring together children with disabilities and their typically
developing peers. Parents are invited to participate in the sessions, which consist of small groups and a teacher/therapist who provides services using the child's naturally
occurring activities within his/her specific routine. At the beginning of each program, participants are screened to determine specific areas of need and appropriate strategies will be embedded into our
curriculum.
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Speech and Language Camp Social Skills Camp Tutoring Camp
