LCAP Innovation Grant

In March 2015, we submitted a grant application in hopes of obtaining funding for a Preschool Speech & Language Program we introduced to our school district at the beginning of the school year. On April 1st, we found out that we were one the recipients of the LCAP Innovation Grant! We could not be more thrilled to have this opportunity to share our knowledge with parents, encouraging them to take an active role in their child's language and literacy development. Outlined below is a detailed description of how our program facilitates language development through literacy and play skills. 

Each week, we provide Speech & Language Therapy Services to 50-70 SBCUSD preschool age students. Once a month we will have Language & Literacy Group Sessions where parents will attend therapy with their children. Each child will receive a book and educational toy to help develop and expand upon language and play skills that were learned in our classroom.

We believe that early intervention is the most effective means to enhance early developmental skills and the preschool years are an invaluable time that needs to be taken advantage of in terms of education. We have found that early intervention is a profound need in our community, especially for children who have already been identified as needing Special Education Services. As our community progresses to educational values that increasingly neglect early play skills, it is imperative for us to instill the importance of language and play skills in the home. These skills are the building blocks for student outcomes in their educational careers.