PACE School Therapy Department
Speech and Occupational Therapy are important elements of students’ Individualized Education Plans (IEP). One of the unique program aspects of PACE is the full-time onsite integration of speech and OT therapists into our daily activities. Therapists and classroom teachers work as a team to meet the individual needs of each student.
PACE Speech and Language Therapy
Three full-time speech-language pathologists provide services to our students with communication disorders through a Total Communication Approach.
- Students learn multiple ways to initiate and respond to people, communicate their needs, and appropriately comment on their environment
- Each student’s communication system is tailored to fit his unique needs
- Some students communicate verbally, while others use picture exchange, sign language, voice output devices or a combination of systems
- Students’ receptive language skills, or how they understand language, are also emphasized and developed with visual supports and schedules
- Students also practice pragmatic language, or how to use language socially, in a variety of contexts by learning expected behaviors in multiple social situations
- Individual or group therapy is available in a variety of settings depending on the student’s needs
- Training can be provided to families
PACE Occupational Therapy
Three full-time occupational therapists provide individual, group, and consultative services.
Therapeutic goals address:
- gross and fine motor development
- visual motor integration
- visual-perceptual skills
- self-care skills
- independent living skills
- pre-vocational skills
Intervention may include:
- sensory integration strategies
- sensory diet application
- environmental modifications
- use of adaptive equipment
- Therapeutic Listening (Listening With the Whole Body)
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