Handwriting, Speech/Language, and Picky Eater Camps
A Therapy Connection offers speech-language enrichment camps, sensory handwriting camps, and a picky eater lunch group. We are always forming new classes, so please call to get dates and times! As classes form, children will be placed in a group that best suits their developmental needs and abilities. We are now forming our summer sessions!
Due to the cost involved in planning and staffing the camps, in the event a family needs to cancel, a 50% refund will be given two weeks prior to the start of camp. No refund will be given 13 or fewer days prior to the start of camp or after the camp has started. In the event A Therapy Connection must cancel a camp, a full refund will be given.
Speech and Language Enrichment Camps
Sessions are typically four weeks in length and meet once or twice a week depending on the chosen session, availability, and preference of the parent. During the four week sessions, pricing for once a week classes is $200 per session, pricing for twice a week classes is $400 per session. Our first summer session begins the week of June 14 and ends the week of July 5. Second session begins the week of July 12 and ends the week of August 2. Third session begins the week of August 9 and ends the week of August 23 (this session is only three weeks in length so once a week classes are $150 and twice a week classes are $300).
Little Breakmen- developmental ages 18-30 months (60 min sessions). These classes will focus on following simple directions, communicative interaction, using appropriate greeting and dismissals, turn taking, conflict resolution, and expressive and receptive vocabulary building. Children just beginning to use language will enjoy a new theme each week.
Assistant Conductors- developmental ages 2-3 years (75 min sessions) During this time, your child will be concentrating on following directions, focusing attention on a task, speech production, and all aspects of appropriate social play. The final focus of this class will be concept building. This includes knowledge of shapes, animals, colors, modes of transportation, weather, and body parts. There will be different theme based activities targeted each week.
Conductors- developmental ages 3-5 years (75 min sessions). Expressive and receptive language skills will be improved by targeting answering questions about past events to improve comprehension, promoting simple conversation building, using correct speech sound production, telling and re-telling stories and social skill building
Engineers- developmental ages 5-7 (75 min sessions). During this time, your child will be learning letter recognition, letter sound production, and word blending. This class will also focus on story telling, vocabulary building, and imaginative play to improve social skills. The final target of this class will be following multi-step directions to improve your child’s receptive language ability and auditory comprehension.
Friendship Group- developmental ages 8-11 years (60 min session). This social language group focuses on appropriate social interaction and conflict resolution. Emphasis will be placed on how to talk to others to make friends and to keep friends. We will also target ways to apply social skills in familiar and unfamiliar environments.
Sensory Handwriting Camp
All sensory handwriting classes are three weeks in length, twice a week, for $300. Session one begins the week of June 14 and ends the week of June 28. Session two begins the week of July 5 and ends the week of July 19. Session three begins the week of July 26 and ends the week of August 9.
Please provide us with a sample of your child's handwriting for appropriate group placement.
Beginning Printers- developmental ages 3-5 (75 min sessions). Pre-K and early kindergartners are welcome to join this handwriting readiness camp. During the session, your child will be involved in various sensory motor activities that promote grasp development, shape and letter formations, and introduction to the left-to-right reading and writing directionality.
Intermediate Printers- developmental ages 6-8 years (75 min sessions). This handwriting camp is designed to utilize fun sensory motor techniques to solidify the skills your child is currently learning regarding word formation, punctuation, and attention to lines and spacing. Grasp, hand strength and endurance, and pencil control will be addressed as well in order to improve handwriting legibility.
Printing Masters- developmental ages 9-12 (75 min sessions). Older children will love this sensory motor approach to handwriting mastery! Speed, legibility, and endurance will be the main focus of this camp. Your child will also learn techniques to help maintain focus and attention during handwriting tasks at school and at home.
Picky Eater Lunch Group
The picky eater lunch group is four weeks in length and occurs once or twice a week for an hour. Once a week sessions are $200 and twice a week sessions are $400. Finicky eaters will enjoy this low-stress one-hour lunch group designed to develop your child's eating repertoie. Your child will be exposed to new foods. They will play in it and make food art, all working up to the point where they will try a new food. A food inventory will be established at the beginning of the group and hopefully by the end, the kids will be a bit more willing to try new things. Some will have overcome any food fears they have, while others will hopefully be a bit more open to trying new foods.