Start-Up Social Skills for Autism, Asperger’s, PDD-NOS: Ages 3 - 5
Social skills training program designed specifically for children with Asperger's Syndrome, PDD-NOS, High Functioning Autism and related pragmatic social and language delays. The children are trained to focus on awareness of self and others, and coached to use specific, appropriate language that supports healthy and relevant social interaction. The thirty-week program, divided into three, ten week sessions, combines a methodical approach to acquiring specific social skills with fun and playful opportunities to apply those skills. A prize based reinforcement system and creative video techniques are used to facilitate self-assessment and increased awareness. Parents receive weekly follow-up skills sheets and individual conferences to help guide and coach the children through various social situations and experiences.
Fee for each 10 week session: Fall/Winter/Spring - $245
Fee for 6 week Summer session - $160

Ages 3 – 4: Saturdays 10:45 - 11:30 AM
Ages 4 - 5: Saturdays 11:45 - 12:30 PM

Step Ahead Literacy for Children with Learning and Language Delays: Ages 4 - 5
This early literacy play class focuses your child on letter and word identification, meaningful text and story comprehension to bolster emerging literacy skills and provide a head start for meeting the academic demands of elementary school. Class taught by Rosalie Franzese, Reading Specialist, Adjunct Professor at NYU and author of Reading and Writing in Pre-K and Kindergarten: A Practical Guide (2002, Scholastic) and Twenty Reading and Writing Centers for Pre-K and Kindergarten (2005, Scholastic). Rosalie's innovative techniques build self-esteem and make learning a fun and joyous process.
Fee for each 10 week session - $245

Mondays 1:30 - 2:15PM