Outcomes
"Civitan has made a huge difference in the lives of Isaac* and Leroy*. The last
court appearance the Judge even commented on how much better they carried themselves.
I am very impressed with the difference in their communication skills. Isaac has
learned his colors, ABCs, numbers, shapes and social skills. Leroy has learned colors,
shapes and he has developed a personality. It is amazing to see the difference that
Civitan has made in their lives. Thanks to all the teachers, counselors, physical
and occupational therapists that have worked so hard to help these children blossom."
Thanks again,
Trish*
*All the names in this letter have been changed to protect the family. Trish was
just a foster mother, but she worked tirelessly with Isaac, Leroy and their siblings.
She went on to adopt all of the children and today they are thriving thanks to her
love and care.
The Primary Goal in the Early Childhood Special Education program is to prepare
our children to function at an age appropriate level when they attend kindergarten.
We want to see all our children reach their highest potential when they enroll in
public school. The following skills are some of the objectives we work on in our
Pre-K program:
- Recognize their first name
- Print first name
- Identify opposite concepts
- Count to five
- Recite the alphabet
- State address and city of residence
- Identify self by using first and last name
- Identify shapes
- Identify colors
- Work on beginning sounds
- Cutting on a line
- Coloring within the lines
- Days of the week
- Months of the year
- Following directions
- Directional concepts
- Classifying and grouping skills
- State parent’s names
- Answering and questioning techniques
- Expanding vocabulary
What is Early Intervention?
Many of our students test our of the Early Intervention program after the first
year due to the fact that the parents recognized a need for Early Intervention and
the children got the needed one-on-one instruction to prepare them for kindergarten.
One of our former Civitan Preschool students who received early intervention services,
has gone on to elementary school and is in the Gifted and Talented Program.
Before the students reach the Pre-K classroom, we work on Early Intervention skills.
These skills are classified as Early Intervention objectives:
- Toilet training
- Feeding with a spoon
- Learning to play with others
- Dressing without supervision
- Behavior modification skills
- Learning how to play with toys
- Following simple instructions
- Learning to communicate
- Hand eye coordination
- Learning to crawl, walk and balance.
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