Program Summary

Curriculum/Assessment

• Developmentally-based areas of competence and goals
• Individual Educational Plan, updated every nine weeks
• Formal parent conferences twice yearly
• Informal updates on progress with parents on a daily basis
• Group parent conference, once a year

Daily Schedule-

• Visual/concrete representation
• Establishes a visual/concrete representation for blocks of time throughout the day
• Organizes and grounds (makes the day predictable) the child from the beginning to the end of the day
• Within each block of time, activities are developed that support each child’s unique learning style, individual skill level and behavioral issues
• The day becomes familiar

From the above-mentioned each child receives the following:

• The ability to anticipate the next step
• Spontaneous initiation/spontaneous language
• Security in knowing where he/she is and what comes next
• Teaches scheme of activity

Activities-

• Concrete
• Functional (meaningful)
• Child relevant
• Repetitious
• Related to thematic units in each area of the day, i.e. independent work area, circle, center activities, group language, snack, reading, community outings
• Designed for success (with each child’s communication level both receptive and expressive and developmental levels taken into account)
• Designed for independence