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Therapy Creative Movement and Music WRITE Paint, Glue, and Scissors Too FIRST FOCUS Special Education FIRST FOCUS Regular Academic Program Multi-sensory Reading Child Therapy We provide occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech and language therapy for children with special needs. Sessions are usually held one-on-one and can last for an hour. A child must undergo an initial evaluation on the first meeting and the frequency of sessions is based on the results of the evaluation (once or twice a week). A program may last for 3 months or 6 months depending on the child's condition and progress. The parents must bring a referral letter from a developmental pediatrician or teacher. Creative Movement and Music The small classes are usually handled by our licensed physical therapist. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to join the children. The program combines neuro-developmental and sensory integration approaches and uses structured and unstructured play to facilitate attention, motor planning, coordination, social, advanced motor development, and self-confidence. Busy Bodies (2.0 - 3.0 years old) Bright Start (3.1 - 4.0 years old) Bop 'n Hop (4.1 - 5.0 years old) WRITE The small group is usually handled by our licensed occupational therapist who specializes in the assessment and management of handwriting in children. The program is for 1, 3, or 6 months. WRITE Start (4.0 - 6.0 years old) WRITE Track (6.1 - 7.0 years old) WRITE Curves (7.1 - 8.0 years od) Paint, Glue, and Scissors Too This program is for children ages 2.0 to 5.0 years old. Our planned art activities promote, fine motor, visual motor, eye-hand coordination, creativity, and self-expression. It also focuses on social skills, psychological, and emotion development. There is one-on-one or groups of 3 kids. FIRST FOCUS Special Education The SpEd program is handled by our SpEd teacher. This program for children with special needs includes academic readiness, self-care, art, cooking, concept development, pre-reading, pre-writing, and pre-math. Sessions are one-on-one or in classes of 3. The program entails an assessment on the first meeting and a quarterly re-assessment by phone or a parent conference. Sessions can be daily, once or twice a week, or an entire school year for an hour or 1.5 hours depending on the child's program. An individualized education plan (IEP) is provided and tailored to the needs of your child. We also consider developmental levels during placement and eventual mainstreaming. Twos and Threes Hrees and Fours Fours and Fives FIRST FOCUS Regular Academic Program The FIRST FOCUS program follows the developmental and progressive approach. The curriculum is integrated and activities are thematic and structured. The program consists of pre-reading, number readiness, pre-writing, oral language, art and drawing, cooking, discovery, and music and creative movement. The program provides plenty of hands-on and enrichment activities to make it more meaningful and interesting for the children. The grading system is qualitative and non-numeric taken from daily observation and checklists. A class is composed of 3 children per level. Level I Pre-nursery (2.0 - 3.0 years old) Level II Jr. Nursery (3.1 - 4.0 years old) Level III Nursery (4.1 - 4.11 years old) Multi-sensory Reading This program uses the Fernald Approach in teaching reading and spelling. This program is widely used in the U.S. and was designed specifically for kids with learning disorder, reading difficulties, and dyslexia. The program also includes phonemic awareness and visual perceptual training. Child Therapy | Creative Movement and Music | WRITE | Paint, Glue, and Scissors Too FIRST FOCUS Special Education | FIRST FOCUS Regular Academic Program | Multi-sensory Reading |