Learning Beyond Limits helps students advance their speaking, reading, and writing abilities so they can improve communication in personal and academic settings
Language is a spoken, written, or other symbolic system (e.g., Sign Language) used to communicate thoughts, ideas, and concepts. It is divided into receptive language (i.e., listening and reading comprehension) and expressive language (i.e., speaking and writing). Spoken language skills provide the foundation for a person’s reading and writing abilities to develop.
Many additional factors also come together to influence a person’s language abilities at any given time including: auditory and visual processing, motivation and self-regulation, social perspective-taking, flexible thinking, intellectual functioning, memory, attention, educational opportunity, and life experiences. Therefore, it is crucial to consider the complete profile of a student when identifying where and why language difficulties may exist.
“He has not once said a single negative thing about doing his work with you and that is not true of most other things he does — so that’s a real compliment! He often notices the negative side of things before he finds anything positive, but this is just not the case with his time with you! You are doing an awesome job making him feel positive and capable. Thank you so much!”
We use current research and evidence-based methods that adhere to ASHA national standards for best practices to design a targeted language program for each student
These are some of the skills for both receptive and expressive language that we can help students develop or strengthen.
SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Vocabulary knowledge
Understanding figurative language
Making inferences
Social language
Perspective-taking
Reflective thinking
READING
Decoding and spelling
Automaticity and fluency
Monitoring comprehension
Understanding text structure
Research and note-taking
Study skills
WRITING
Brainstorming and topic selection
Grammar, sentence structure, and paragraph organization
Essay and thesis writing
Narrative and creative writing
Editing and revising
Considering audience
Weekly sessions form the structure for a collaborative approach
In addition to weekly sessions, ongoing consultation and collaboration with parents, teachers, therapists and any other educational or healthcare professionals is often provided to maximize carryover of skills across school and home settings.
