"Camp Communicate with Confidence"
2011
JOIN US FOR OUR 4th ANNUAL SUMMER CAMP!!
Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 2:00
June 27, 2011 - August 4, 2011
(No camp on July 4, 2011)
AN INCLUSIVE SUMMER CAMP
FOR CHILDREN WITH COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL SKILL DELAYS
Started in 2008, "Camp Communicate with Confidence" is a unique, co-ed camp for children and adolescents ages 3—12. The camp is tailored to individuals with social/pragmatic language impairments including those diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism, PDD-NOS, Down’s Syndrome, ADHD, Language-Learning Disabilities, Specific Learning Disabilities, Speech/Language Impairment and Nonverbal Learning Disorder. Children without social/pragmatic language impairments also attend our camp in order to provide an inclusive camp environment to all children
“Camp Communicate With Confidence” was designed by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst®, 2 speech/language pathologists & applied behavior analysis instructors from Dower and Associates, Inc. to provide direct coaching in supporting children with communication delays to acquire, achieve fluency, maintain and generalize social communication skills while interacting with typical peers in a fun & enriching environment.
“Explorers”
Designed for children ages 3-7 who are being taught every day, functional communication with multiple, daily opportunities to participate in a less restrictive setting with typical peers with 1:1 support throughout their camp day. They are children who are discovering how they will best communicate whether that be verbal, through sign language, through a picture exchange system or through an augmentative communication device. This camp group is designed for children who 'early learners' and the primary focus of their experience at camp is to be able to mand for items and activities and to participate in summer-time and group activities with support.
“Pioneers”
Designed primarily for children ages 3-6. Children enrolled in this group will be working on manding for information from adults and peers, sharing, attending to group instruction, choral responding, displaying appropriate behaviors in a group setting and engaging in appropriate play/game skills. This group of children will have ABLLSTM-R and VB-MAPP profiles that are vast in receptive language, imitation and tacting with their intraverbal repertoires needing further development and/or their use of social language and behavior with peers identified as the primary need.
“Adventurers”
Designed primarily for children between the ages of 6 and 8 who are fully included in their educational setting with minimal behavioral or educational supports/modifications. These children are voracious talkers and find social interaction reinforcing. This group of children may still be in need of direct instruction in social skills and pragmatic language.
“Voyagers”
Designed primarily for children in rising grades 3-6 who are fully included in their school with minimal behavioral or educational supports/modifications. This group of campers will be working primarily on social skills with peers utilizing the Skillstreaming curriculum, teambuilding, dramatic arts utilizing “Acting Antics”, referencing peers, inferencing, advanced communication and play/game skills.
Summer 2011 Themes
Week of June 27th, 2011: "Under the Sea"
Week of July 4, 2011: "Sand, Surf and Sun'"
Week of July 11, 2011: "Nature Around Us"
Week of July 18, 2011: "Shiver Me Timbers"
Week of July 25, 2011: "Dinosaurs Rock"
Week of August 1, 2011: "Under The Big Top"
BCBA® and/or BCaBA® on site full time during camp hours
CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US AT INFORMATION@DOWERANDASSOCIATES.COM OR 703-618-6180 WWW.DOWERANDASSOCIATES.COM
SUMMER 2011 LOCATION
The Boyd School, Inc.
Aldie Campus
24328 Goshen Road
Aldie, VA 20105
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