Workshops

CALLING ALL 3 TO 8 YEAR OLDS!!

*NEW* SPEECH, LANGUAGE & READING PROGRAMS

STARTING MAY 7th, 2011

Are you concerned about your child’s speech, language and/or reading skills development?Join our 6-week half day program to help enhance speech, language and literacy skills. This program will focus on specific goals for your child based on a speech and language assessment. Once assessed one of our Speech-Language Pathologists will determine whether your child qualifies for this small group program. These programs are overseen by a Speech-Language Pathologist and led by 2 Communicative Disorders Assistants (CDA). One therapist will faciliate the group classroom while a second therapist withdraws each student for a half hour individual session.

See below for specific program descriptions:

Read & Say
Saturday 9am to 12 noon 

The Read & Say program was designed to encourage literacy development in children who are struggling with reading and may be experiencing learning challenges at school. This program offers small group instruction with a half hour of individual instruction during the 3 hour session.  In order to determine whether your child is eligible for this program, a phonological awareness/literacy assessment by one of our Speech-Language Pathologists must be completed prior to the start of the 6-week program so that specific goals and programming can be established for your child.  The Read & Say program enhances important literacy skills in a positive, fun, interactive environment.

Program Features Include:
*  One half hour of one-to-one speech and language therapy each week of the program
*  Intense, small group setting with low child to adult ratio (2-3 children for each adult)
*  Development of your child’s literacy skills
*  Encourage listening, increased attention, and auditory discrimination skills.
*  Enhance auditory memory and sequencing skills which are critical for word attack
strategies in reading
*  Increase performance in reading, writing and spelling
*  Encourage articulation, language, fluency and other speech and language delays and
challenges
*  Daily progress updates and notes, as well as a final written summary report provided
at the end of the 6 week program

This program can be covered by extended health insurance plans.

Call the clinic for specific dates and details

Talk & Say
Saturday 1pm to 4pm

The Talk & Say program offers a unique half day speech and language approach for children who are experiencing speech, language and/or social skills delays.  During the 3 hour program, your child will be engaged in many activities, crafts, songs, games and preparation of snacks in order to facilitate speech, language and listening skills.

Younger children (3-5 year olds) will focus on speech sound development, oral motor skills, concept development, print awareness, early phonological awareness skills (i.e., rhyming, sound identification), receptive (listening and understanding) and expressive language skills by way of structured small group activites such as circle time, cooperative games, show and tell and crafts.

Older children (6-8 year olds) will focus on oral formulation of language, writing and spelling skills, advanced phonemic awareness (sound manipulation, sound segmentation and blending), reading comprehension as well as more advanced receptive (listening) and expressive language skills.  Creative crafts, activities and games will be used to enhance the abovementioned skills.

Program Features Include:
*  One half hour of one-to-one speech and language therapy each week of the program
*  Integration of speech and language strategies into all aspects of the 3 hour program
*  Intense, small group setting with low child to adult ratio (2-3 children for each adult)
*  Specific social skills are addressed with your child
*  Student-specific goals addressing speech, language and listening
*  Development of your child’s literacy skills
*  Daily progress updates and notes, as well as a final written summary report provided
at the end of the 6 week program.

This program can be covered by extended health insurance plans.

Call the clinic for specific dates and details

Children’s Phonological Awareness and Literacy Groups

Every Thursday HearSay will be running small group programs to facilitate phonological awareness and literacy skills. These groups are run by a Communicative Disorders Assistant and designed for children between the ages of 4-7.  Times vary by age of child. Call the clinic for further details and to enroll your
child in the appropriate age group as space is limited.

Literacy Group (4 years to 7 years)

 

Adult Aphasia Workshops
Wednesdays & Thursdays 10am-11:30am

Have you or somebody you know been affected by a stroke and now present with
difficulties with language comprehension and expression, reading, writing, and/or cognition? HearSay is offering group sessions for adults who are struggling with communication as a result of stroke. This 8 week workshop will focus on improving expressive communication, comprehension of language, reading and writing skills, as well as cognition. Join others who have been through similar situations and can relate to the life-changing difficulties that you or your loved ones now face. Whether you are a new stroke survivor or have been living with the effects that often follow this event for the past months or years, please join us as we work together in a supportive environment to improve overall communication and life skills.

For further information or to sign up, please call HearSay.