We provide comprehensive case management for families of children struggling with language and learning difficulties. With strong community relationships, our team approach ensures consistent communication between professionals and parents, provides essential resources necessary for language and learning development, and supports academic success. Educational Evaluations: A full educational evaluation helps the client learn how he or she learns best. If learning is difficult, frustrating, or very time consuming, CCLLC can evaluate a student’s developmental learning profile and make recommendations for appropriate instruction. Our evaluations are based on a battery of tests that assess intelligence, cognitive processing, academic skills, language development and behavioral issues related to learning. Evaluation is essential in planning an instructional program for those who learn differently. The evaluation includes a comprehensive written report to the parents detailing test results and recommendations for instruction. This report is completed within four weeks of the date of the evaluation. The evaluator is available to consult with medical, mental health and school personnel.

Individuals come to Central Coast Language and Learning Center with learning differences that range from mild learning problems to those who have complex learning disabilities. Our scope of practice includes:

• Language delays and articulation difficulties
• Learning style differences
• Specific Learning Disabilities (including dyslexia, language disorders, and nonverbal learning disabilities)
• Attention difficulties (including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
• Gifted learners
• Autism

Educational Therapy: Educational Therapy is individualized instruction that utilizes information from the client’s social, emotional, psycho-educational, and neuropsychological history. The purpose of educational therapy is to clarify learning problems and facilitate learning about learning. Educational therapists (CET) are certified through the Association of Educational Therapists (AET) and are trained to assess and remediate areas of difficulty, and to teach compensatory strategies to students with learning disabilities, and other learning differences. Educational Therapists at Central Coast Language and Learning Center will provide mentoring, communication with teachers, and individual instruction.

Speech-Language Therapy: Speech-Language Therapists (CCC-SLP) are specialists trained to facilitate speech and language development and treat language and speech disorders. Language is essential to communication and learning. Speech therapy targets receptive and expressive language including vocabulary, listening comprehension, following directions, oral and written expression. Speech Therapists at Central Coast Language and Learning Center provide individuals and their families with strategies and solutions for resolving communication difficulties.

Tutoring: Tutoring supports academic success in specific subject areas. Tutoring sessions are scheduled two to four times a week for between one and two hours each meeting. Goals and objectives are discussed with the student’s support system (parents, teachers, and other professionals); progress reports help to track the effectiveness of tutoring; and an end of the term’s parent conference allows feedback for the student and his/her network of support.

Occupational Therapy: Occupational Therapy focuses on refinement of sensory integration, development of fine and gross motor skills, self-regulation, and age appropriate self care skills.

Cognitive Skills Training: Cognitive Skills Training is based on current brain research, which shows that through repetitive drills and activities cognitive processing can be strengthened and enhanced regardless of age or learning challenges. Improve auditory processing, processing speed, working memory, visual processing, and executive functioning.

Early Intervention

Baby University: Developmental milestones are tracked and supported in this wonderful class, nicknamed “Baby University”. With a two to one ratio, these little ones are immersed in a language rich environment. Tumbling Tutor and Music Together are icing on the cake.

Avalon Preschool: Avalon provides a language rich environment and developmentally appropriate instruction that facilitates emergent social, motor and language skills. We utilize the fundamentals of speech and language and cognitive development to guide young learners to their strengths and guide them through their weakest areas.

Summer Services