Programs
Kindergarten - 5th grade
School Enrollment
Summer Program -
3 week sessions
4 days a week - Monday-Thursday -8:30am-12:00pm
Full Time Program – This fulfills mandatory attendance requirements. Children attend 6 hours a day, 5 days a week. Students attend school 180 days.
Pieceful Solutions uses a variety of teaching modalities as needed by each child:
• Individualized curriculum
• Instruction using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Visual schedules
• Transitional aides
• Functional total communication – PECS, ASL and Augmentative communication all accompanied by verbal communication
• Social Skills
• Generalization training and community activities
• Independent life and play skills
• Sensory diets
Each day every student will attend each of the “classes” and receive direct instruction described below. Each class is approximately 30 minutes.
The ABLLS (The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills is an assessment, curriculum guide, and skills tracking form for children with autism and other developmental disabilities (Partington, J. Ph.D., BCBA 2008). The ABLLS contains a task analysis of many skills necessary to communicate successfully and to learn from everyday experiences. More information can be found on www.behavioranalysts.com. Each student at Pieceful Solutions will be enrolled on WebABLLS in which parents, teachers, therapists, etc. will all have the ability to share student data with authorized team members. It will also be used for the selection of educational objectives as well as tracking and documenting progress in skills acquisition. To see how the WEBABLLS works click here for a presentation from Behavior Analysts.
Pieceful Solutions will have a theme of the month. Themes may include, but are not limited to circus, zoo, farm, transportation, seasons and holidays.
Students will be grouped in "classes" of 4 children and will be grouped based on functional level and language model support needs.
Music and Movement (M and M)
Music and movement will be done first thing in the morning involving all students. Curriculum is created by certified special education teacher. M and M is created to increase language skills and imitation. Songs and activities are based on the monthly themes. ABLLS skills worked on but not limited to, motor imitation such as foot/leg and hand/arm movements, imitation with objects, imitation of actions, imitation of speed, sound imitation, word imitation and imitation of short/fast, loud/soft, low/high words. Intraverbal skills such as filling in words to a song.
Sensory
Sensory integration plays a crucial role in the regulation of each student’s sensory system to allow them to learn better. When in the sensorimotor lab students learn to regulate his or her own arousal state. Through active involvement children can explore and select those activities that provides a sensory experience most beneficial to them. Through active involvement and exploration the child can become a more efficient organizer of sensory information. Sensory integration is the process by which the brain organizes and interprets sensory experiences such as touch, movement, body awareness, sight, and sound. It is sensory integration that provides a crucial foundation for more complex learning and behavior. Pieceful Solutions and the O.T. will use "How Does Your Engine Run?" - The Alert Program for Self Regulation as well as the Sensory Profile to help determine each child's unique sensory needs. Science curriculum and experiments will also be a part of the sensory class.
Fine Motor
Students will work on strengthening their fine motor. Hand Writing Without Tears will be used to assist in teaching hand writing and Brain Gym for writing/reading warm up. ABLLS skills worked, but not limited to coloring, cutting, tracing, pasting, copying, printing letter and numbers, stringing beads, stacking, pegs, puzzles, strengthening and self help of opening jars, bags, wrappers, squeezing, buttoning, zipping and tying.
Gross Motor/Physical Education
ABLLS skills worked on, but not limited to running, jumping, hopping, throwing, climbing, balancing, kicking, catching, skipping, swinging and riding a tricycle or bicycle.
Daily Living/Horticulture
With a kitchen and bathroom, students will learn and practice those skills necessary for independent living. Students can help make and prepare snacks, practice brushing teeth, washing hands, washing dishes etc. In addition, students will work in a garden helping to water etc. Items grown in the garden can then be used and prepared in daily living class as a part of snack. ABLLS skills worked on but not limited to toileting, eating, drinking for multiple modalities, spreading, pouring, cutting food, preparing food, cleaning up, and dressing.
Social Skills – teacher is a certified SLP
ABLLS skills worked on, but not limited to sharing, active attention seeking, eye contact, initiate greetings, joining peers, direct others attention, attends to others, conversation with others, asks for information and obtains attention of others as well as recognizing and expressing emotions, abstract thinking and figurative speech.
Academic – teacher is a certified special education teacher and/or BCBA
ABLLS skills worked on but not limited to:
Math – rote counting, counting objects, sequence of numbers, more, less, some, all, none, adding, telling time, identify coins, subtraction. Possible educational curriculums - FASTT Math, Touch Point Math and Digi-Block Program.
Reading – names letters, read simple words, decode words, reading and following instructions, reading and answering comprehension questions. Based on the time-tested Orton-Gillingham method of reading instruction, the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE) offers a revised and expanded multi-sensory approach that provides students the opportunity for success and benefits every learner. For over a decade this research-validated approach has been successfully implemented by teachers to empower children at all three tiers of instruction to dramatically reduce reading failure.
IMSE programs provide the essential five components of an effective reading program as stipulated by the NICHD and the National Reading Panel and supported by the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act:
- Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Vocabulary Development
- Fluency
- Comprehension Strategies
IMSE delivers explicit instruction in these key areas, while utilizing and strengthening all learning pathways through our unique multi-sensory approach. In addition, teachers will be provided with ongoing assessment and progress monitoring tools necessary to quickly and continuously evaluate each student’s individual needs.
Visual performance – puzzles, form boxes, matching, sorting and sequencing.
Language – teacher is a certified SLP
ABLLS skills worked on, but not limited to receptive language, verbal imitation, requesting, labeling, syntax and grammar.
Community
With a small “mock” community children will learn and practice the skills to enable them to appropriately participate in the community. Skills worked on, but not limited to waiting in line, money exchange, ordering/requesting items/food of desire, shopping for items on a list. Once a week each “class” will practice their skills out in the community. Items purchased in the community can be used during daily living class to make snacks.
Play – Toys and Dramatic – teacher is a speech language pathologist
In a room full of theme based toys, dress up and games children are free to discover the fun of playing. With a SLP designing and structuring the class, children learn to use language while they play. ABLLS skills worked on, but not limited to exploring toys, independent activities, play with toys appropriately, multiple responses to theme based toys, plays interactively with others, sociodramatic play, playing simple games, coordinated play with peers and playing board games with peers.
Specials
Each day of the week will be a different “special”. The specials may include karate, yoga, art, and dance. Specials are subject to change depending on availability of instructors.
Laura Lyon - Independent Certified Instructor
BABY SIGNS® & KIDS LOVE TO SIGN(TM)
Playgroups, Storytimes, Classes, & More
480.220.6083
www.babysignsprogram.com/withlauralyon.
Jeanette Runnings, OTR/L, KKY, RCYP1-2
Yoga-Yingo kids and family yoga classes and yoga games
480-633-7199
www.yoga-yingo.com.
