Speech, Language and Hearing Therapy Summer Camps for Children

Lubbock preschool and school-age school children have the opportunity to continue expanding their communication skills in a fun, interactive way this summer.

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences will host speech and language summer camps for children June 6 through July 14 at TTUHSC, 3601 Fourth St., and at All Saints Episcopal School, 3222 103^rd St.

The programs are designed for children ages 3 to 12 with various types of speech, language and learning disabilities. Children will participate in individual and group speech-language therapy activities while enjoying field trips, socialization, and hands-on crafts, projects and experiments. Camps will be coordinated and supervised by faculty speech-language pathologists in the TTUHSC Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. Speech and language therapy will be provided by current first- and second-year graduate students in the department.

Camp schedules are as follows:

Tech Tykes

9 to 11:30 a.m., Monday-Thursday, All Saints Episcopal School

Session 1: June 6-16

Session 2: June 20- June 30

Ages 3-6

Preschool speech and language skills

Reader’s Theater

1:30 to 4 p.m., Monday-Thursday, All Saints Episcopal School

Session 1: June 6-16

Session 2: June 20-June 30

Ages 5-11

Language and literacy skills

Tech PALS

9 a.m. to noon, July 11-14, TTUHSC

Ages 5-11

Pragmatic and affective language skills

Listen Up Club and Camp Listen to Learn

1 to 4:30 p.m., July 11- 14, TTUHSC

Ages 6-9 and 10-12

Listening and auditory processing skills

Registration for all camps is $45 per day. Discounted rates of 20 percent apply for total registration fees collected in advance. Any HMO/PPO patients must pay their copay in advance. Cost for all camps must be paid in full by the initial session. Installment payments will be possible as long as the final payment is made by the initial session.

For more information or to register, call Carolyn Perry, M.S., CCC-SLP, or Brittany Hall, M.S., CCC-SLP, at (806) 743-5660 or email carolyn.perry@ttuhsc.edu or brittany.hall@ttuhsc.edu.

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