SUMMER LANGUAGE GROUP FOR PRESCHOOLERS: A program designed to enhance children's speech, language, and emergent literacy skills in a social context. Click on the underlined link for further information. 2010 Summer Program Diagnostic testing and treatment for communication disorders including: Speech and Language Articulation/Phonological Disorders – characterized by omitting a sound, substituting one sound for another, distorting a sound, or overall poor intelligibility of speech Acquired or Congenital Language Disorders – caused by neurological impairments affecting comprehension, verbal abilities, reading, and writing Delayed Language - characterized by slow developing vocabulary and/or grammar skills Apraxia of Speech – characterized by difficulty with the sequential motor patterns necessary for speech/language Stuttering/Fluency disorders – characterized by inappropriate rate and rhythm patterns of speech English as a Second Language - accent modification Voice Disorders Physician referral Vocal nodules Recurrent laryngitis Progressive voice disorders related to Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and other neurological conditions Services for individuals wishing to reduce vocal strain or fatigue and improve general vocal quality or voice production Hearing Disorders Educational and industrial hearing screenings Diagnostic testing of hearing and balance using behavioral and electrophysiological measures, including auditory brainstem response (ABR) and otoacoustic emissions (OAE) Assessment of listening skills and central auditory functions Hearing aid dispensing featuring the most sophisticated digital, programmable, and conventional technology Support services to ensure success during hearing aid fitting and follow-up Cognitive Disorders Attention and memory deficits Delayed information processing Problem solving difficulties Feeding and Swallowing Disorders Physician referral Choking on food or liquid Failure to thrive Difficulty swallowing Weaning from tube feeds