Programs
Kids’ Toolbox for Success Summer Camp offers full day summer programs for students ranging in age from 9-17 years. This day camp serves as an academic and/or social bridge for students on summer break. We have put together a program that is less structured than the one or two week intensive sessions. Students will enjoy fun and interactive exercises in communication and academic enhancement that encourage learning, independence and creativity. The day begins with breakfast when students interact with each and decide which academic enhancement classes they will attend. While the schedule reflects a typical day, each day may be different depending on the students’ choices and when a field trip is scheduled. Field trips may be half-day or all day. Information regarding these excursions will be forthcoming as details are finalized. A notebook will be used to collect each day’s activities with take-home practice materials. Students will provide their own snacks and lunches each day. Snack and drink machines are available for the campers to purchase snacks. Cell phones may be brought to the camp and used for emergencies only. Otherwise, cell phones are expected to be off during camp activities. Parents may contact the Program Administrator for messages. Our goal is for each camper to develop communication and socialization skills for building self-esteem and self-confidence. through positive learning experiences each day.
The Kids’ Toolbox for Success After-School Programs enhance or facilitate learning for academic success during the school year. Our goal is for each child to enjoy activities designed to help them function at their optimum level and to have positive learning experiences while attending the after-school program. A non-refundable $250.00 deposit is required. Please reserve your space early.
(After School Programs)
Applications are accepted throughout the school year.
Deposit is due when space is reserved.
SUMMER TUTORING PROGRAMS
Students may choose to spend time in one or more of the tutoring programs in small groups to prepare them for the next school year. The tutoring programs can be computer-based or conducted entirely by an instructor.
Reading Fluency Training, intended for struggling readers, is essential in developing strong reading habits through rate and accuracy skills practice, decoding unknown words, and finding meaning of words through the use of context clues.
Reading Strategies and Benchmark Skills are the essential elements needed to become an advanced reader. These include strategies for predicting, questioning, visualizing, making connections, developing vocabulary through context, skimming and scanning, and understanding concepts such as main idea, comparisons, cause and effect, and author’s purpose.
Report Writing Strategies are vital for elementary through high school students and include choosing a topic, the use of nonfiction conventions, how to engage the reader, organization and structure of a paper, and presentation skills.
Study Skill Strategies are crucial across all areas of curriculum and include determining the importance in text, memory techniques, test-taking skills as well as stretching and breathing techniques to use before and during tests.
Mathematics Training involves basic math skills for intermediate elementary students to reinforce foundations of number sense, geometry concepts, algebraic thinking, problem-solving and basic probability.
SPEECH THERAPY PROGRAMS
Applications are due May 25, 2008
Deposit is due when space is reserved.
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Speech & Language Camp provides a combined program in articulation and language practiced drills and interactive opportunities. This two week program meets daily for 90 minutes. Social Communication Camp will focus on helping adolescents to develop social interaction skills in the home, school and community. Special attention will be paid to adolescents who have social communication challenges such as lack of close friends, difficulty with communication rules, shy or passive communication or those who misunderstand or misinterpret nonverbal language expression. Small group sessions will teach youth how to handle conflict, express feelings and ideas, maintain conversational interactions and negotiate in groups. This two week program meets daily for 90 minutes.
Intensive Articulation Camp provides fun experiences for learning and using various speech sounds during individual and group sessions. This two week program meets daily for 90 minutes.
Language Camp is an intensive program for children with language impairments. The program is designed for children with normal cognitive functioning. The fun, interactive activities are for children who have difficulties with grammar, verbal expression, written expression, vocabulary, word finding, story telling, following directions, comprehension of written and spoken information, as well as difficulties with social interaction, conversational skills, and/or appropriate social behavior. This two week program meets daily for 90 minutes.
Applicants for any of the above programs are to include the following with the application:
• A current speech pathology report, not more than 1 year old ( if applicable)
• School counselor or educational psychologist report within 2 years ( if applicable)
• Current school reports
