Little Learners: A Pre-school Style group for 3-4 year olds

 Are you concerned about your child adjusting to the preschool structure and routine? Has your child not had much exposure to more structured groups and unfamiliar peers? Do you have concerns about their speech & language skills, especially engaging with other children? Could your child benefit from an expansion of their play skills? 

This group is run by a Developmental Therapist & Speech-Language Pathologist and will offer your child the opportunity to practice a wide variety of developmental skills with support and the most important ingredient.....FUN!

General skills to be worked on:

Circle time skills: sitting for circle, paying attention to teacher while teachers talking, raising their hand

Play skills: taking turns, sharing, involving peers in play, pretend play expansion, 

Transitional skills: following a visual schedule, following directions Communication Skills: increasing vocabulary, scripting

Assessment materials will be utilized to determine developmental strengths and differences, allowing goals to be created and the ability to measure and show progress. This program will emphasize foundational developmental skills needed for classroom readiness, and will provide a structured guideline to assess progress in a variety of skills including:

*Joint Attention and Social Referencing

*Sensory Processing and Self Regulation

*Play, especially pretend play

*Early Language Development

Parents will be given initial assessment results and specific program goals for their child approximately one month after beginning the group. A written Progress Summary will accompany parent conferences at the end of the semester.

Which children are the best fit for this group?

Children who are the best fit for this group are interested in watching people around them. They can attend to play tasks for 2-3 minutes at a time, and are interested in some basic pretend play such as feeding a baby doll or taking care of a stuffed animal. Children with language delays/disorders are a perfect fit for this group.

Some children will need the foundational skills provided in our Sensory Explorers group in order to be ready to participate in Little Learners.

This program is appropriate for children with and without identified developmental delays, and primarily addresses concerns for communication in an academic-focused setting. Children with significant sensory differences and/or those who have shown aggression towards others should consider the Sensory Explorers program first to get insight on sensory & regulation needs, which are imperative for learning. 

If you have further questions regarding whether this group is a good fit, please email our office! [email protected]

This developmental playgroup is intended to be a semester-long commitment with monthly payment.
Fall Semester: September 1- December 31.
Spring Semester: January 1- May 31.

COST: $125/month + one-time semester registration/cleaning fee $25 = $150/September Payment.
October/November/December Payment = $125/month.

Holiday Weeks (weeks of 11/20, 12/18 & 12/25) Little Learners sessions with children will be cancelled, and time will be used to complete Parent Conferences & write Summary Reports for families. Payment for September below holds your spot in the group for the Fall Semester only; priority will be given to families in the Fall Semester when Spring openings become available.

Group MEETS:
Tuesdays 10:30-12:00 with Speech Pathologist Sarah and Developmental Therapist Brenna
*AND/OR*
Thursdays 10:30-12:00 with Speech Pathologist Casey and Developmental Therapist Brenna

*Children can attend Tuesdays only, Thursdays only or pay for both options and attend Tuesdays and Thursdays.