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Nell LaRock
Nell LaRock to Speak
Speech Therapist Nell LaRock to speak at the Annual Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association meeting March 12, 2010


Nell LaRock, Speech Therapist for Pioneer Center, has been selected as a Presenter in the 64th Annual Convention for the Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Nell, who has spent a career working with preschoolers in the crucial area of speech development, will speak for the following program tracks at the convention:

 See It Sign It Say It

See It Sign It Say It is a preschool, school-age classroom based program used to teach a functional core vocabulary by presenting the visual communication symbol (See It), the manual sign (Sign It) and the spoken word (Say It) for each word.

Instructional Level: Introductory

 

 Signing at the Center / A Community and Therapy Client Early Sign Group

Early sign has been shown to be effective in promoting language skills and early literacy in young children. Peer modeling is an effective means of promoting communication in children with language delay. Pairing typically developing and delayed children in a sign group benefits the children and families of all participants.
The Early Childhood Center
Pioneer Services at the OU-C Early Childhood Center

 Descriptions of

Early Intervention Program, Preschool Program,

and Early Intervention and Preschool Therapy Program

 

 

Early Intervention Program—(0-3 yrs.)

The Pioneer Center Early Intervention Program is designed to assist infants who have mental retardation or developmental delays, and to assist the parents of these infants. An Early Intervention Specialist is assigned to each infant to provide ongoing development, assessment and evaluation in each of 6 developmental areas: cognitive, language, gross motor, fine motor, social-emotional and self help. The Early Intervention Specialist regularly updates parents on their infant’s progress and provides them with activities, information, and assistance on how best to help their infant’s development. The Early Intervention Specialist offers these services according to the convenience of the parents; either in their homes or at the Child Development Center.

 

The staff is available through the enrollment of infants, and through the transition process when the child, just prior to his/her third birthday, is to be placed in a preschool setting.

 

Some infants are able to “catch up” on their development through these intervention services and are able to transition to regular school programs. Other infants, who have more severe delays, may need to stay in special programs or developmental preschools, but will be better prepared through the benefit of Early Intervention Programs.

 

Preschool Program:--(3 to 5 yrs.)

Pioneer Center’s preschool classrooms consist of eight children with handicaps and up to four typically developing children. The program stresses self-help skills (eating, toileting, dressing and personal hygiene), language development, gross and fine motor skills, and primary academic skills. Also built into the daily schedule are opportunities for peer/social interactions, art and music activities, and organized play. Pre-school is in session Monday through Thursday from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.

 

Early Intervention and Preschool Therapy Programs-- (0-5 yrs.)

Pioneer Center’s Early Intervention and Preschool Programs offer full developmental evaluations by a staff of trained therapists. Physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and music therapy are provided by these therapists for infants and preschoolers who qualify.
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