Students at Monarch Preschool and Day School receive daily speech-language therapy with one of eleven Speech-Language Pathologists who is assigned to their team. Together they work diligently on IEP goals related to improving verbal and nonverbal communication. Because our students’ abilities range significantly from non-verbal to minimally-verbal to fluently-verbal, each receives an initial assessment of his/her language abilities, followed by a treatment plan that is individually tailored to meet the student’s needs. Routine evaluations are conducted to reconfirm the best approaches and to reestablish goals for the student.
In an effort to teach difficult language concepts to our students in a way that captures their attention and is meaningful, Monarch Speech-Language Pathologists use a variety of electronic tools including augmentative communication devices (e.g., DynaVox, Prentke Romich, ATI), VizZle™ (web-based visual learning software), TLC software (Teaching Language Concepts developed by Dr. Howard Shane), SmartBoards (interactive whiteboards), and video modeling (visual teaching method that promotes memorization, imitation and generalization of exemplary behaviors that are depicted in homemade videos).
