We believe that progress can be achieved with the team, but more particularly with the involvement of the parents. At Wordplay Therapy Center, we encourage parental observation during actual therapy sessions to provide immediate feedback and demonstration for follow up at home.
We offer the following:
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Assessment / Reevaluation
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Auditory, Speech, and Language Therapy
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Occupational Therapy
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Physical Therapy
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SPED Tutorials
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SPED Classes
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Preschool (Nursery 1, Nursery 2, Kinder 1)
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Saturday Play School
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Home Programs and Progress Reports
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Team Meetings
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Outbound Assessment and Therapy
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Referral to hearing companies and doctors
One-on-one therapy sessions are most commonly done. Dyad and group sessions are only done upon recommendation of the Developmental Pediatrician, judgement of the therapists, and approval of the caregivers.
Wordplay Therapy & Developmental Center
Services
Speech Therapy
Speech-Language Therapy is the science of treating people, kids and adults alike, with speech problems by employing specific and specialized techniques. Kids with speech condition due to hearing loss/deafness, autism, Global Developmental Delay, Down's Syndrome, cleft lip and/or palate, cerebral palsy, stuttering, childhood apraxia of speech, phonological disorders, and developmental delay acquire speech therapy.
Speech Pathologists
Speech Language Pathologist, often referred to informally as Speech Therapist, is the only professional trained to do speech therapy. In the Philippines, the minimum requirement for a person to practice speech therapy is a Bachelor's Degree. Universities offering BS Speech Pathology/BS Speech Language Pathology are University of the Philippines Manila and University of Santo Tomas, De La Salle Health Sciences Institue in Batangas, and Cebu Doctors University in Cebu. UP Manila is the only university in the Philippines offering Master's in Speech Pathology.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy is primarily concerned in helping people participate in everyday activities. For children with special needs, occupational therapy treats the physical, cognitive, and sensory disabilities. It also promotes independence by improving the child's fine motor skills, playing, and school performance.
Occupational Therapists
An Occupational Therapist enables adult clients who have lost their skills (due to stroke, head trauma, etc.) to perform day-to-day activities. Occupational therapists also address children with sesory integration issues (tactile, proprioceptive, and vestibular). In the Phlippine setting, practice of occupational therapy has a minimum requirement of BS Occupational Therapy course and a PRC licensure.
Special Education (SPED) Services
Special education is the practice of educating children with special needs according to their individual differences and abilities. SPED tutorials and classes often supplement, if not substitute, the child's academic needs
SPED Teachers
A SPED Teacher is a licensed professional trained to educate children with special needs in a one-on-one basis, small groups, an in classes. In the Phlippine practice, minimum requirement is a undergraduate course that specializes in Special Education, or a non-SPED course with a Masters in SPED. Licensure via PRC is also necessary.
Referral to Developmental Pediatricians
Developmental pediatricians, or DevPeds as they are called in the Philippines, are highly trained and experienced in identifying a range of developmental and behavioral differences. They can evaluate your child’s overall development, provide a diagnosis, and recommend specific treatment plans. They can also initiate medical evaluations or prescribe medications when appropriate. They also provide long term monitoring as a child moves through different educational settings, assisting with educational programming, behavioral and medical management, and often acting as a care coordinator.
Developmental pediatricians are experts in the management of autistic spectrum disorders, developmental delays, learning disabilities, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other developmental disorders, and help manage many other developmental and behavioral issues.
Saturday Play-Based School
Targeting children ages 2 to 5 years old, our Play-Based school offers learning for Toddler Classes and Pre-school Transition Classes using the seven learning domains of Play, Music, Arts. Self-Help, Social-Emotional, and Numbers. The school follows a curriculum developed by Ms. Almira Clarisa S. Santos (BS Speech Pathology) and Ms. Ana Patricia S. Reyes (BEEd Major in Preschool Education).
For interested students, please reserve your slots now!
Preschool (Nursery 1, Nursery 2, Kinder 1)
Nursery 1. This is a Toddlers Class appropriate for children age 2 years old before August 2017.
Nursery 2. This is an Early Explorers Class appropriate for children age 3 years old before August 2017.
Nursery Classes are handled by our Child Psychologist Teacher. Class size is up to 6 only.
Kinder 1. This is a regular Kinder Class appropriate for children age 3 years old before August 2017. Kinder Classes are handled by a Preschool Teacher. Class size is up to 10 only, with one teacher assistant.
For interested students for SY 2017-2018, reserve your slot now! Contact 0925-325-6472.