SpeechRighter
Pediatric Therapeutic Learning Center
Offering Speech and Occupational Therapy for children and adults.
Brain Waves – Brain and Ear Building Therapies for Improved Reading, Auditory Processing and Working Memory. The future of brain training interventions has arrived and it’s all due to:Neuroplasticity. The breaking news of brain science tells us that contrary to long held beliefs, the brain can and does continue to change and create new connections in response to focused and direct stimulation. Neuroplasticity, the ability to create, mold and sculpt (plasticity) specific nerve cells (neurons) of the brain refers to the potential the brain has to create new neural pathways to targeted areas of the brain resulting in improved cognitive functioning.SpeechRighter is a certified provider of the following brain training therapies – Fast ForWord, Cogmed and The Listening Program. These brain training interventions use evidence-based, research driven science to improve Reading, Auditory Processing and Working Memory.
What are social skills? Social skills are generally referred to as the unspoken set of rules one is guided by as we interact with others. For some, those rules are learned by following the examples, accurately reading a social situation and responding accordingly, or by adjusting and modifying our behavior in response to feedback we receive. For others, the acquisition of these skills is not a natural occurrence. Social skill or social cognition can absolutely be increased.
Got Friends? Social Skills Learning Groups
Join ongoing dyads and groups to learn how to make friends and develop relationships.
Build strategies, skills and self-esteem.
Groups available for pre/k-12
Your child is invited to participate in an ongoing group of 2-4 peers to develop social thinking skills that will enable him or her to learn socially appropriate strategies necessary to make friends and build relationships.
Got Friends? is designed for students experiencing difficulty navigating social waters. It is appropriate for children who do well in academics but have trouble making friends and interpreting social cues.
Children with Asperger Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, or those without diagnosis but socially struggling benefit greatly by learning how to develop social cognition/social thinking skills necessary for developing and maintaining healthy and successful peer relationships.
Students develop a repertoire of strategies or a “social skills toolbox” focusing on:
- Accurately Reading and Responding to Body Language and Non-Verbal Cues
- The Speaker – Listener Dynamic – How not to be a Conversation Hog
- Perspective Taking (seeing someone else’s point of view),
- Rules of Conversation
- Problem Solving for Social Scenarios
- How to Join a Group
- Initiating Social Exchanges
- Developing and Maintaining Friendships
Groups will meet 1x per week for 60 minutes. Groups will contain 2-4 members organized by age/grade and social competence skills. Individual sessions can be arranged to supplement the program as well.
Sessions involve hands on exercises and activities, role playing, written information and opportunities to build confidence in their abilities, raising awareness of themselves and others. The result will be an elevated perspective on the expectations and requirements of social behavior, and an available skill set to meet the challenge.