The More Than Words Program was designed specifically for parents of young children on the autism spectrum and with other social communication difficulties. Addressing the unique needs of these children, the program provides parents with the tools, strategies and support they need to help their children reach their full communication potential.
Here are some of the valuable things you’ll learn when you attend the More Than Words Program:
What motivates your child to communicate
How to use your knowledge about your child to set appropriate and realistic goals
How to make interactions with your child last longer
Tips for using pictures and print to help your child’s understanding
Strategies for how to talk so that your child understands you
Strategies for developing your child’s play skills
Ways to help your child make friends
ORIENTATION SESSION
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PROGRAM LOCATION
Cape May County Special Services School
148 Crest Haven rd.
Cape May Court House, NJ 08320
PROGRAM DATES
January 2023-May 2023
4:00-6:00 pm 1x per week
LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE
More Than Words does this by empowering you to help your child reach the following three goals:
Improved social communication and back-and-forth interactions
Improved play skills
Improved imitation skills
Program Facilitated by:
Lindsay Laielli MS CCC-SLP
Hanen Certified Speech Language Pathologist
Program Componants:
6-8 training sessions for parents in small, personalized groups
A Hanen Certified speech-language pathologist leading the program
A pre-program consultation for you and your child with the speech-language pathologist
Three individual visits for you and your child with the speech-language pathologist
The Hanen Centre, a world-renowned leader in early childhood language development, has committed the last 35 years to putting parents first when it comes to helping their child build language and social skills. Driven by the firm belief that parents can and should be their child’s most important language teachers, Hanen has developed several research-based programs and resources specifically for parents of children from birth to five years of age to show them how they can make the most of every interaction they share with their child.
Contact us
Email: Hanen@cmcspecialservices.org
Call: 609-465-2720 ext:4406