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MAKING LEARNING FUN July 9 to 13, 9 am – 11:30 am Richmond Hill Office: 65B West Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill. The Speech Therapy Centres of Canada is offering an exciting new group developed by our team of Speech-Language Pathologists. Making Learning Fun is our innovative and research based Pre-Literacy Group for children ages 4-5 aimed to help your child improve their literacy skills and develop the love for reading and writing! The Pre-Literacy Group is right for your child if they are; • Disinterested in books? • Struggling with the alphabet? • Unfocused during conversations? • Unable to form proper sentences? • Expressing incomplete thoughts? • Struggling with generating new stories? • Narrating past experiences (e.g., sharing with you their day at school, telling you about a problem)? Speech-language pathologists are trained to work with children who have difficulty with pre-literacy skills. We not only help them learn to read and write, but to identify the underlying difficulties and work with parents to overcome specific speech and language challenges that they may be experiencing. The nature of these issues need more than a tutor. Help your child develop the literacy skills they need to be successful in school this September. At the Speech Therapy Centres of Canada, learning is fun! Sign up today! Space is limited. Call to reserve your spot at (905) 886-5941.
MAKING AND KEEPING FRIENDS
July 9 to 13, 9 am – 11:30 am Richmond Hill Office: 65B West Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill. The Speech Therapy Centres of Canada is proud to announce that we are bringing back our incredible group this year! Making and Keeping Friends is a Social Communication Skills group for children ages 5-7 designed by our team of Speech-Language Pathologists. This comprehensive full week communication camp helps children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders and Acquired Brain Injury develop the skills necessary to communicate in social contexts. Help your child learn how to start a conversation, take turns while speaking and interpret non-verbal communication (i.e.: gestures, facial expressions). This fun and engaging program will help your child build social skills, social confidence and friendships when they start a fresh new school year! They’ll discover how to make new friends, express themselves, and enjoy the world around them. Sign up today! Space is limited. Call to reserve your spot at (905) 886-5941.
SOCIAL COMMUNICATION GROUP Who: Young Adults (16-23 years old) What: A group program for young adults with Acquired Brain Injuries led by a registered Speech-Language Pathologist. Clients can learn essential social communication skills and strategies to help build social confidence and develop meaningful relationships in real-life, functional settings. Where: The Speech Therapy Centres of Canada offices. When: Summer program which will run every other week. Why: There are 2 Levels of the Social Communication Group. Clients start in Level 1 where they learn the foundational skills and build the framework needed for entry of Level 2. The group allows for a safe and constructive learning environment and is led by a registered Speech-Language Pathologist. The group members have the opportunity to set realistic goals, develop foundational skills to help them flourish socially and build confidence and skills that generalize outside of the therapy setting (i.e., academic and vocational settings).
Level 1: “Kick-Starting Your Social Life” The six session program is facilitated by a Speech-Language Pathologist and is designed to help young adults initiate and maintain both intimate and plutonic relationships. After completion of this group you will better understand: • Your own communicative strengths and weaknesses • Skills of an effective communicator • Strategies to initiate and maintain conversations • How to close a conversation to ensure continuity of the relationship • How to end a date/friendship • Essential steps involved in making plans • Problem solving skills for negative social encounters • Different avenues of communication and pros/cons of each (Facebook, texting, email, face-to-face)
Level 2: “Moving Your Social Life Forward” The group will be comprised of 6 sessions, every other week and run by a Speech-Language Pathologist. The clients and clinician will create goals together at the onset of the group and self-evaluate throughout the course of the program. Clients will be encouraged to work together to help their peers achieve their goals, giving and accepting feedback about their communication. They will be each other’s communication coaches. Included in the group is an outing for all group members to practice their skills in a real-life, functional setting. This outing will take place on Week 5 of the group program. There will be a project for the group that has to be completed within the 6 sessions and that encompasses all objectives in the lessons. After completion of this group you will better understand: • How to monitor and adapt your own behaviour in social situations • How to self-evaluate your social communication skills • Boundaries with different conversation partners • Choosing the right group of friends • The importance of nonverbal communication and how to read social cues (body language, tone of voice) • The importance of planning and organization in communication • Picking up on subtle language in conversation (sarcasm, humour) • What is expected in social situations and “reading between the lines” • Feeling more confident in social situations with friends or family
Call to reserve your spot at (905) 886-5941. Groups run monthly at the following locations: Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Whitby, Toronto.
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