As part of our commitment to the
development of each child’s abilities and potential, Montessori
Children’s House relies on an ongoing evaluation system of each child
through repeated observation and documentation throughout the school
year. Additionally, Healis Rehabilitation Center's Children's Clinic
offers a yearly screening for every child attending the school in
October. The school is keenly aware of the importance of preparing
children for success in their future academic school years. We are also
alert to the fact that some children have difficulties with their
speech, fine or gross motor development and/or other issues that need to
be addressed for the child to receive appropriate early intervention
into correcting these delays. Thus, a balance must be struck between
the goal of self-direction, the child’s inherent developmental abilities
and the realities of academic preparedness. Daily teacher observations,
ongoing assessments, formal and informal conferences with parents, and
available speech, hearing, vision and developmental screenings ensure
that every child receives the individual attention and guidance he or
she needs.
Montessori Children's House
The qualified
teachers at Montessori Children’s House implement a yearly Developmental
Screening on each child around his/her birthday. Every child is
additionally and diligently observed by his teacher and assistant
teachers over a period of at least two months around his birth date to
facilitate the completion of a Developmental Screening Checklist
compiled by the State of Florida Department of Children and Families.
Any child requiring further detailed assessment will be referred to Part
C Early Intervention (for children under three years old), Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources
System (FDLRS)
(for children over three years old), and/or The Lillias Company.
Developmental Screenings
Montessori
Children's House, in collaboration with The Lillias Company continues to
offer optional developmental screenings for your child at the beginning
of each school year. The screenings are designed to detect gross and
fine motor delays, social/emotional delays and self-care issues that
your child may have. Delays in any of these areas may cause coordination
problems, learning difficulties, and/or behavior issues if left
untreated.
If the screening
findings reveal that your child might benefit from Physical and/or
Occupational Therapy,
arrangements may be made for a therapist from The Lillias Company to
provide these services in school. Founder Lisa Galvez, President, is a
highly qualified, licensed Physical Therapist who holds a Bachelors of
Science Degree and PT certification with over 18 years of experience.
Brenda Kent, OTR/L, holds a Masters in Occupational Therapy, a Bachelors
in Special Education and brings with her over 15 years of experience in
pediatric rehabilitation.
Speech, Hearing,
Vision and Language Screenings
Speech, Hearing, Vision and Language
Screening is offered as an option for all students by Janice
Berger-Landau, MS, CCC-SLP Speech/Language Pathologist.
Ms.
Berger-Landau holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology from Emerson College and a Master of Science degree from
Baylor University. She completed post-graduate studies at New York
University.
She is certified by the State of Florida
and the American Speech/ Language and Audiology Association (ASHA). Ms Berger-Landau has
been a speech/language pathologist for 34 years
providing diagnosis and remediation to children with a variety of
speech, language, auditory processing and learning issues.
She has been affiliated with Montessori
Children’s House for the past sixteen years in this capacity.
Speech/Articulation is the ability to
produce speech sounds age-appropriately that are intelligible to an
unfamiliar listener. Language entails the ability to comprehend spoken
language and express oneself age-appropriately. It is of utmost
importance that children’s skills in these areas be age appropriate for
future academic success.
Daily teacher
observations, ongoing assessments, formal and
informal conferences with parents, and available
speech, hearing, vision and developmental screenings
ensure that every child receives the individual
attention and guidance he or she needs.
Speech/Articulation is the ability to produce speech
sounds age-appropriately that are intelligible to an
unfamiliar listener. Language entails the ability to
comprehend spoken language and express oneself
age-appropriately. It is of utmost importance that
children’s skills in these areas be age appropriate
for future academic success.
Developmental
screenings are designed to detect gross and fine
motor delays, social/emotional delays and self care
issues that your child may have. Delays in any of
these areas may cause coordination problems,
learning difficulties and/or behavior issues if left
untreated.
The qualified
teachers at Montessori Children’s House implement a
yearly Developmental Screening on each child around
his/her birthday.
