Early Intervention Group Offerings
 

Marion K. Salomon and Associates now offers new types of services to families and children.

For our Early Intervention children, we now have various types of groups to provide a social atmosphere for learning new skills.  These groups are approved by Early Intervention and must be put on the IFSP.  If you think a group may be beneficial to your child’s current plan, please discuss it with your current teacher/therapist as well as your service coordinator. 

“Talk to Me” is a Speech and Language group providing children with language stimulation activities to increase sound production and oral motor skills. Both expressive and receptive language skills are targeted through facilitated play, circle time and table top activities.  It is a developmental group for the children only but parents/caregivers are right down the hall in our waiting room.  It meets Monday’s from 10:30-11:30.

“Show Me How” is a parent /child group geared toward our younger EI children.  It provides caregivers an opportunity to learn language enhancing strategies, promote independence and encourage play, all in a social environment. The group activities include play, music and movement as well as art and sensory opportunities. It meets Wednesday’s 9:30-10:30 

 “Developmental Transition Group” is specifically for children on the autism spectrum. Its goal is to prepare children to participate in an early childhood classroom setting.  The children will learn to follow routines and directions related to the classroom as well as develop peer awareness and social interest.  Play and self help skills necessary for the typical classroom will also be addressed.  Our ABA staff teaches the group and data is collected to provide information to the parents and home team.  Parents can participate in our parent group meeting at the same time to discuss issues related to children included in the early childhood classroom setting. This group meets Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 11:00-12:30.

“Baby Talk” is a parent/child Language group providing children with language delays the opportunity to facilitate language skills through various types of activities. Parents will learn strategies for facilitating expressive language as well as techniques for receptive language deficits. The group activities include play, arts & crafts, small group games, and music.  This group meets Friday’s from 9:30-10:30.

“Totnastics” is our motor group located in South Bellmore at the All American Gymnastics on Merrick Road.  The goal is to provide children with motor delays the opportunity to climb, jump, bounce and crawl through all types of obstacles in an inclusionary setting.  It is recommended that children be ambulatory in order to negotiate the equipment.  Typical peers and siblings can register through All American Gymnastics. A physical therapy prescription is necessary for this group. Enrollment for the group is based on the child’s IFSP.  It meets Thursday’s 12:00-12:50 (follows the center’s schedule).


 

Groups are open to both Nassau and Suffolk children.  We unfortunately cannot offer babysitting for siblings.

Our parent groups are open to any parent of a child in early intervention.  If your child does not qualify for the group but you would like to join one of our parent groups, please call your service coordinator.

Thursdays, 11-12        Autism Related Issues
Tuesdays (2nd and 4th of each month) 7:30-8:30pm Autism Related Issues

Parents choosing to have related services at a site or just having difficulty getting a home provider, can now come to our Plainview office for preschool OT, PT and speech  services. Physical therapy services are based on the child’s needs. We can provide speech services only in our Bohemia location.  We still have special educators available to work in community preschool settings as well as teams of ABA teachers for children on the spectrum. 

Our observation room allows parents to watch and listen to individual therapy sessions without distracting their child. 

We also provide in-services and professional training to daycare/preschool settings and school districts.  If your child’s school would be interested in speaking to us about the topics we can present, please have them contact JoAnn Fiesel x220 at our office. 

 

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