The speech and language program at The Crossroads School is implemented by staff speech and language therapists who work with all faculty members in a team approach. Students from kindergarten through middle school attend an innovative speaking and listening class specifically developed by The Crossroads School to encourage language development. Children focus on listening comprehension, verbal expression, and vocabulary skills to become more effective communicators. Students learn how to interpret information, develop note taking and text reading skills, and learn how to prepare and study for test. To sharpen memory skills, students learn a variety of strategies to help them remember, retain, and retrieve information.
Every child has an individual learning style.
Some children are visual learners, other children learn by hearing. Many children learn by touching and doing. At Crossroads, we engage our students in learning opportunities which use all of the senses. Younger classes may use a variety of tactile materials such as shaving cream, sidewalk chalk, and tiles to make new concepts like letter and number identification easier to understand and remember. Older students employ interactive computer technology, board games, and other tactile materials to facilitate the learning process.