Learning Center Hours

Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm, most Saturdays from 10AM to 3PM.

Our Learning Center

Our center offers one-on-one intensive ABA therapy to kids ages 2-12. We have a 4-Phase Program that prepares a child to enter mainstream or special needs schools. The ultimate goal of our 4-Phase Program is to teach the child to naturally learn from his/her environment.

For younger kids, our goal is to improve communication and social interactions and teach basic skills. Some of the things we will work on are:

• Sound pairing, sign language, or PECS (depending on the child's needs and abilities) to increase communication. We also encourage our parents to enroll younger clients in Speech Therapy services, in order to really strengthen communication. The earlier children learn these skills, the better!
• Fine/Gross Motor skills
• Self-Help Skills- Potty training, appropriate eating skills, getting dressed
• Tacts, Mands, Imitation, Receptive, and Expressive skills. Improvement in these skills increases the ability of a child to learn naturally from his/her environment (the ultimate goal!)

For older kids, our goal is independent work, improving on social skills, and for the child to be able to entertain himself/herself with varied productive tasks. Some of the things we will work on are:

• Vocational Training and Choice Making
• Regulating Emotions
• Multiple Step Activities- Making a sandwich, doing laundry, cleaning his/her room
• Audio/Reading Comprehension
• Computer Skills
• Visual Schedules

We offer:

• Individualized Data Programming: Each child has his/her own individual data program that is specific to the child's needs and areas of improvement.
• Language/Communication Improvement: We expand language and communication skills through natural environment training and incidental learning.
• Behavior Intervention Plan: Behavior intervention can be the most rewarding and most challenging part of a program. In order to have a successful behavior intervention, it takes full cooperation from parents and staff. Behavior does not change overnight, but can be modified given the right instruction and reinforcement.

Our 4-Phase Program:

We have developed a 4-Phase Program that helps us to streamline the way we do data programming. All children who come to our Learning Center will be thoroughly assessed and then placed into the Phase in which they belong, moving up through the phases as their skill level increases. Our goal is that by the end of the fourth Phase, a child will be ready and able to enter a school setting.

• A more efficient data programming system means less wait time for your child to gain new targets
• The Phases are arranged so that the more easily acquired skills come first, and move toward more challenging tasks
• We have incorporated the best elements of various assessments and developmental charts, but also left room for each kid's individual growth