2017 Summer Opportunities with Jordan Speech Services
Social Learning Groups
Children and adolescents will practice developing nonverbal communication skills, emotional regulation, cooperative game skills, and social communication skills. Our social learning groups are based upon Michelle Garcia Winner’s, CCC-SLP, Social Thinking concepts and core principles (www.socialthinking.com) In addition, strategies from the Zones of Regulation (by Leah Kuypers, OT) curriculum will be introduced to help group members problem solve conflicts and manage their impulses and emotions. Participants will learn and practice social interaction skills in a group environment taught by Speech-Language Pathologists. Students are grouped according to age and social communication skill level.
Learning will occur through hands-on, cooperative activities and projects.
- Participants will engage in topics such as, initiation, social attention, emotional regulation, perspective-taking, and flexible thinking
- Problem-solving, idea sharing and collaborative decision-making are focal points of the group
- Best suited for children who are fully conversational in home and school environments
- A parent wrap-up at the end of each day will review vocabulary
- An intake assessment, review of active IEP, OR a current speech-language evaluation is required for all new group participants. (Cost of intake for new participants is $50).
- Groups available for ages 4 to 13 years
WHEN: Monday-Thursday from 9:00am-12:00pm | Weeks of: June 12, June 26, July 10, July 17, July 24, and August 7
WHERE: 960 Corporate Drive, Suite 109, Hillsborough NC 27278
Cost: $200 per week ($100 deposit is required for each week to reserve a spot)
Speech Sound Groups
Speech sound groups are weekly 60 minute programs designed to develop articulation and motor speech skills in small groups (4 children). An intake assessment, review of active IEP, OR a current speech-language evaluation is required for all new group participants. (Cost of intake assessment for new participants is $50. Individuals with BCBS insurance may be eligible for coverage of the intake assessment.) Students are grouped according sound errors and age. A parent wrap-up will occur during the last 5-10 minutes of the group. Groups available for ages 3-12 years.
WHEN: Monday-Thursday, 60 minute groups in the afternoons starting at 1:30pm
WHERE: 960 Corporate Drive, Suite 109, Hillsborough NC 27278
COST: $40 per 1 hour group
For more information contact: 919-427- 4130 or jjordan@jordanspeech.com
Help Your Children Succeed in Life by Training and Strengthening Their Brains
I want to use these blogpost to showcase interesting articles and information about social groups which are of interest to our clients. Periodically, I’ll be updating these and posting new materials. So by all means, consider visiting here before or between visits and see if some new information really speaks to you.
Today, I’d like to bring to your attention an interesting Article by Victoria Prooday at YourOT.com:
( https://yourot.com/parenting-club/2016/5/16/why-our-children-are-so-bored-at-school-cant-wait-and-get-so-easily-frustrated?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork will open in a new page )
In this article, a very important point is brought to light:
The brain is just like a muscle that is trainable and re-trainable. If you want your child to be able to bike, you teach him biking skills. If you want your child to be able to wait, you need to teach him patience. If you want your child to be able to socialize, you need to teach him social skills. The same applies to all the other skills. There is no difference!
You can make a difference in your child’s life by training your child’s brain so that your child will successfully function on social, emotional, and academic levels.
Our children and our families are so vital to our lives. If you feel this article has touched you or given you something to think about, please don’t hesitate to reach out and let me know. Together we can build a brighter tomorrow.