After we've put away our Christmas tree
And chased away our winter "blahs,"
It's time to mix and color our winter "snow",
And watch it flow, just watch it flow.
And learn the language of winter.
Who's better to tell us than Sharon Hanvey, our speech therapist. Sharon has a Master’s degree in Speech / Language Pathology, 19 years experience as speech therapist, and 7 years experience at Frankie Lemmon School.
Why speech therapy? Some of our friends may have fluency, articulation or voice disorders. Others may have language disorders such as Aphasia or delayed language. They need therapy for a variety of reasons, including: hearing impairments, problems with cognitive-communication (intellectual, thinking), birth defects, autism—the list goes on.
Sharon assesses all these speech / language disorders and comes up with the best ways to treat them. In addition to involving the parents and working with our friends one-on-one or in small groups, she holds a language group therapy session in our classroom every Wednesday. Her hope is that our friends will better understand or process language and be able to better put words together, increase their vocabulary, and learn to use language in a socially appropriate way.
Class is just beginning—please join us!
In case you've been wondering...
Resources for families in the wake of the CT tragedy
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