Programs


2012 Language/Developmental Groups

Posted By: Lisa Cooseman on Dec 12, 2011   Category: Events, Programs, Resources  

When: Mondays or Tuesdays: January 16th-March 20th

Where: Leaps and Bounds

Leap and Learn Group
Tuesdays:January 17th through March 20th (9:30-11:00)

This group is for children 2 1/2 - 4 years old. It will provide structed activities designed to prepare kids for a preschol environment. This groups will address the following areas:
-Pre-academic skills
-Language enrichment
-Classroom readiness
-Sensorimotor development
-Participation in sturctured activities

Chit Chat Group
Mondays: January 16th through March 19(9:30-10:30)

This group is for children 18 months - 3 years. It is designed for kids that are not talking yet or need a boost in their vocabulary. A portion of this group will include parents participation, and will address the following areas:
-Social Language
-Increased vocabulary
-Ideas to encourage speech/language development in the home

**An intake assessment will be required for children not already attending Leaps and Bounds to ensure all of the children will recieve maximum benefit from their group.

Please call today if you are interested in registering your child for any of the groups and for further information.


1-13-12: 2012 Winter Social Skills Groups

Posted By: Leaps & Bounds on Nov 22, 2011   Category: Events, Programs, Resources  

Register now for our Winter Social Skills Groups

When: Fridays or Saturdays: January 12th-March 3rd

Where: Leaps and Bounds

Each group is led by an Occupational therapist trained in teaching social skills.

Buddy Builders 3-6 years old
Saturdays - January 14th-March 3rd(12:30-1:30 pm)

This group is for children who are working on engaging and playing with their peers appropriately. The group will also be working on turn taking, sharing, coping strategies, and using words to communicate frustration.

Out & About 7-10 years old
Fridays - January 13th - March 2nd(4:30-5:30)

This group will meet weekly, yet will alternate between meeting at Leaps and Bounds and meeting in the community. Sessions at Leaps and Bounds will focus on instruction and preparation for the community outings. Meetings in the community will put those skills learned into practice.

Out & About 11-15 years old
Fridays - January 13th - March 2nd (5:30-6:30 pm)

This group will meet weekly, yet will alternate between meeting at Leaps and Bounds and meeting in the community. Sessions at Leaps and Bounds will focus on instruction and preparation for the community outings. Meetings in the community will put those skills learned into practice.

**An intake assessment will be required for children not already attending Leaps and Bounds to ensure all of the children will receive maximum benefit from their group.

Please call if you are interested in registering your child for any of the groups.


05/13/11: 2011 Handwriting Groups

Posted By: Lisa Cooseman on Apr 11, 2011   Category: Events, Programs, Resources  

Register now for our Summer Handwriting Groups

Where: Leaps and Bounds

Each group is led by and Occupational therapist trained in teaching handwriting.

Intro to Letters 3-5 years old
Thursdays-June 2 through July 28, 2011 (10:30-11:30)

This group will focus on the foundational skills of handwriting. The group will spend time on direct instruction in handwriting as well as postural skills, strength/dexterity, visual processing, etc. Intro to Letters group will focus on teaching proper formation of each letter.

Printing 5-7 years old
Saturdays- May 14 through July 2, 2011 (12:30-1:30pm)
Thursdays- June 2 through July 28, 2011 (12:00-1:00pm)

This group is tailored to children already writing, but trying to put words and sentences together. The group will spend time on direct handwriting skills as well as postural skills, strength/dexterity, visual processing, etc.

**An intake assessment will be required for children not already attending Leaps and Bounds to ensure all of the children will recieve maximum benefit from their group.

Please call if you are interested in registering your child for any of the groups.


Speech and Language

Posted By: Leaps & Bounds on Aug 3, 2009   Category: Programs   Tags: , , , ,

Speech and Language Therapy addresses concerns with a child’s ability to communicate with others. Speech is defined as a child’s ability to produce sounds for speaking. Language is the use and understanding of words for communication.

Therapists use a variety of therapeutic techniques to improve a child’s sound production, communication skills, language development, pragmatics, and oral motor skills. The Speech Language Pathologists at Leaps and Bounds use sensory-motor activities to enhance language development and to make therapy fun for kids. Our goal is to assist families to establish effective communication with their child. (more…)


Gross Motor Skills

Posted By: Leaps & Bounds on Jun 16, 2009   Category: Programs  

Gross motor skills are considered to be the skills that require the large muscles of the body. These are skills such as rolling, sitting, walking, climbing, running, jumping, skipping, riding a bicycle, and jumping rope. Many things are required for good gross motor skills. A child must not only have adequate muscle tone and strength, but he must have the body awareness to develop the appropriate coordination. (more…)


Fine Motor Skills

Posted By: Leaps & Bounds on Jun 16, 2009   Category: Programs  

Fine motor skills are skills completed using the small muscles of the body. This includes those in the hand, mouth, and eyes. Most often, fine motor skills refer to those activities completed with hands and fingers, such as stringing beads, buttoning, holding a pencil, and tying shoes. Fine motor skill development begins at an early age. As a child develops strength and body awareness, the fine motor control becomes more refined. A child must have good strength and stability in his postural muscles and shoulder muscles in order to have mature, refined fine motor control. Additionally, for good fine motor control, a child must have efficient sensory processing in the proprioceptive and tactile sensory systems. These systems enable a child to use his muscles efficiently to complete fine motor tasks. (more…)


Oral Motor & Feeding Skills

Posted By: Leaps & Bounds on Jun 16, 2009   Category: Programs  

Oral motor/feeding concerns can result from a variety of sources. At Leaps and Bounds, a child is assessed to determine if the child demonstrates sensory processing concerns that may impact his ability to eat a variety of textures or if the child is lacking the appropriate motor control for biting, chewing, and swallowing. It is also important to rule out any medical concerns that are inhibiting a child’s desire and willingness to eat a variety of foods. (more…)


Handwriting

Posted By: Leaps & Bounds on Jun 16, 2009   Category: Programs  

Handwriting requires the integration of many skills.  A child must be able to sit upright, pay attention, hold the pencil correctly, hold the paper with the non-dominant hand, understand the direction of letters and words, accurately form the letters and words, and use appropriate spacing.  This is only a portion of what is required for handwriting!  These skills can require the integration of all seven sensory systems.  However, the visual, vestibular, proprioceptive, and tactile systems are the primary systems involved in handwriting. (more…)


Sensory Processing

Posted By: Leaps & Bounds on Jun 16, 2009   Category: Programs  

We learn about our bodies and the world around us through the use of our senses. Everything we do requires the use of our seven sensory systems: tactile (touch), olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste), auditory (sound), visual (sight), vestibular (movement & balance), and proprioceptive (body awareness & movement). Sensory processing is the ability of the nervous system to perceive sensory information, process it, and produce a response based on how the information is interpreted. This occurs in every body every moment of the day. The body is constantly bombarded with an array of sensory information. To participate effectively in daily life activities, we need our sensory systems to be integrated and “working together” to give us information about our body, how to use our body, how to interact with others, and how to interact with the world around us. The ability to efficiently process sensory information impacts all of our daily life activities. (more…)


Social Skills

Posted By: Leaps & Bounds on Jun 16, 2009   Category: Programs  

Good social interaction requires a variety of skills and abilities.  At Leaps and Bounds, both occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists facilitate social skill development.  Occupational therapists address social skills since it is part of a child’s job (his “occupation”).  At Leaps and Bounds, occupational therapists will assess a child to determine if his difficulty with social skills is a result of inefficient sensory processing.

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