SPEECH AND OT GROUPS
WITH EXCEL SPEECH AND OT ETC

The SPOT Social Group is designed to promote friendship, self-confidence, and cooperative play among children. Speech Therapists and Occupational Therapists will incorporate games, crafts, and snack time in order to facilitate each sessions’ topic: getting to know friends, conversation, emotions, turn-taking, sharing, helping others, body language, and cooperative play. This 8 week group is offered one hour per week to children ages 3-12, where children are placed in groups according to ages and interaction skills. $250.

Through the use of the Handwriting Without Tears Program and sensory integrative concepts, the Crayon Club at OT Etc is a kindergarten readiness group that is designed to work on prewriting skills, including visual motor skills, postural strength, functional upper extremity control, fine motor dexterity and coordination, motor planning skills, as well as organization of behavior. These foundational skills are facilitated through games, hand exercises, and craft activities. This 4 week group is offered two times per week (1 hour sessions) to children ages 3-5 years of age. $200.

The Pencil Club utilizes the Handwriting Without Tears Program and sensory integrative concepts to improve the foundations of successful handwriting. This group focuses on letter identification, formation, sizing, alignment, and spacing though fine motor tasks, craft activities, and the Handwriting Without Tears approach. This 4 week group is offered two times per week (1 hour sessions) to children ages 5-8 years of age. $200.