TAPP
Community Options – A Society for Children and Families
About This Program
Offers a preschool program to assist students diagnosed with Childhood Apraxia of Speech. — Service provides:
- a preschool program to assist students diagnosed with Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Programing elements include:
- speech and language therapy, pre-literacy skill development, and positive social-emotional development
- certified staff working directly with students
Apraxia or childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder that impacts the ability to speak clearly. Key Provider: certified teachers, occupational therapists (OT), speech-language pathologists (SLP), speech-language pathology assistants (SLPA)
Eligibility
Yes, Service targeted to:
- children 2 years and 8 months to 5 years and 11 months as of September
- whose understanding of language is age-appropriate
Priority will be given to children with a confirmed diagnosis of apraxia of speech as diagnosed by a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) or Pediatrician. Consideration will also be given to children with suspected apraxia of speech, motor speech disorder, and / or severe phonological delays.