Did you know...
There is more effectiveness research on Sensory Integration (SI) than any other
area of Occupational Therapy (O.T.) and meta-analysis of Health Related research
shows O. T. to be an undervalued service.
Found at: www.way2grow.com. (Daems - 1994, 57 studies on effectiveness of SI as a treatment; Vargas & Camilli -1999, 16 studies; Miller –2003, 80 articles)
Celebrate with us by taking part in one of our unique programs!
Specialized Speech Technologies, Inc. Now offers....
Cursive Handwriting Group Class:
- Ages 8-12 years (children ages 6-8 may be considered depending on OT screening results)
- Group size: 3-5 children
- Class length: 6 weeks, 1 hour class consisting of warm-up activities for first half of session and actual writing practice in second half of session.
- Prerequisite: child already knows how to form the letters of the alphabet in print
- Each week concentrates on different sensory motor activities that impact on a child’s handwriting ability (i.e. fine motor coordination, visual memory, intrinsic hand strengthening, body awareness, motor planning, bilateral coordination, ocular control, etc).
- Homework for short daily practice will be provided each week.
Early Handwriting and Grasp Class:
- Ages 3-5 (or depending on screening results)
- Group size: 3-4 children
- Class length: 6-8 weeks, 1 hour class consisting of fine motor, visual motor, and graphomotor activities to facilitate age appropriate grasping patterns and foundational skills for pre-writing/early handwriting success
Early Childhood Sensorimotor Coordination OT Group:
- Ages 4-6
- Group size: 3-4 children
- Class length: 6 weeks, 1 hour class consisting of sensorimotor lesson plans
- Each week concentrates on different sensory motor coordination exercises that impact on a child’s motor planning skills, balance, postural control, bilateral motor coordination, body awareness, fine motor/gross motor coordination, and visual motor integration skills
Elementary Sensorimotor Coordination OT Group:
- Ages 6-10
- Group size: 4-6 children
- Class length: 6 weeks, 1 hour class consisting of sensorimotor lesson plans
- Each week concentrates on different sensory motor coordination exercises that impact on a child’s motor planning skills, balance, postural control, bilateral motor coordination, body awareness, fine motor/gross motor coordination, and visual motor integration skills
Infant Touch and Massage Classes:
- Ages birth-pre-crawling, both typical and special needs
- Group size: 1-5 families
- Class length: 3-6 weeks depending on class size 1 hourclass, consisting of infant massage instruction; strokes, communication through touch, positioning
- Each week concentrates on specific concerns with colic, constipation, reflux, congestion, etc. Benefits include: promotion of parent-infant bonding, stimulating baby’s brain development, decreasing stress, creating better sleeping patterns, improving muscle tone and circulation and MUCH MORE!
We also have private Occupational and Speech Therapy sessions available!
INQUIRE TODAY, space is limited, 614-734-7777 614-734-7777
Read more at: www.specializedspeech.com or www.facebook.com/specializedspeech
We are conveniently located off I-71 near Polaris Mall |
Our Infant Touch and Massage Program is currently on hold. Length of each class is 60 minutes and there is room for 4-5 families. Class is open to special needs and typically-developing babies (birth to pre-crawling). The instruction of Infant Touch and Massage is designed to be individualized to each baby and parent.
The goal of family-centered touch and massage is not to learn just generic repetition of infant massage strokes, but to learn how to read your baby's cues/non-verbal communication, recognize interaction through touch with your baby, and then adapting your massage approach so that it supports your child's sensory needs and capabilities.
Emphasis will also be placed on positioning and specific techniques for concerns with colic, constipation, reflux, congestion, etc.
Other benefits of infant massage include promotion of parent-infant bonding, stimulating baby's brain development, decreasing stress, creating better sleeping patterns, improving muscle tone and circulation, and much more!
Call Specialized Speech for more information! 614.734.7777 |
In an effort to sustain the high-quality of Oakstone Academy's program and to increase autism awareness in our community, the parents of Oakstone Academy will host a fundraiser on:
When: Monday August 30, 2010
Where: Jefferson Golf and Country Club.
Specialized Speech is pleased to announce they will be teaming up with Oakstone by sponsoring a hole on the Jefferson Golf Course during this event.
Please contact Esther Brody, Development, Oakstone Academy at 614.519.3763 for more information about this worthwhile event! |
