PACT Summer Session Full - Fall dates now available
The Preschool and Communication Therapy Program (PACT) at the
University of Michigan is one of a small number of clinical service
programs around the country offering language and literacy therapy
to very young children on an intensive intervention schedule. PACT
was created in 2005. It is a small program, enrolling only 3-5 new
children at a time. PACT is committed to providing
state-of-the-art, evidence-based, high-quality, intensive
intervention for young children with language and literacy
problems. We strive to accomplish the following:
- build verbal and nonverbal communication, symbolic play, and
joint attention skills
- integrate parents into the intervention team to facilitate
the child’s use of emerging skills in natural environments
- be respectful of home and cultural values and honor
individual differences
- teach age-appropriate preschool participation skills and
emergent reading and writing abilities
- decrease challenging behaviors by helping parents manage
environmental stressors and by developing positive and effective
alternative communication forms to replace inappropriate
interactive behaviors
PACT is designed to present authentic classroom and naturalistic
play contexts for the delivery of intervention services. The
intervention schedule involves 2.5 hours of intervention per day, 4
days per week, for 6 weeks, resulting in a total of 60 hours of
therapy. At least one parent is required to attend, participating
in therapy observations of the intervention, and educational
seminars.
Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Held at
UCLL.
PACT Session Dates
Summer 2008: June 30 – August 7
FULL
Fall 2008: September 22 – October 30
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