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Adapting, Understanding & Growing at ACCESS Early Childhood
Milo started exhibiting some concerns at his daycare just prior to his 3rd birthday, and his teacher suggested that he be evaluated for autism and other developmental delays. When the testing was complete, I toured several preschools and knew immediately when I walked through the front door of...
Continue ReadingExpanding Potential: Eloise’s Success Through Early Intervention
“Happy. Loving. Determined.” These are the three words Mandy and Eric Wright use to describe their oldest daughter Eloise. Those traits have served Eloise well as she works to overcome developmental delays. Eloise’s story began four and half years ago in Boston, Massachusetts when she was...
Continue ReadingIntentional Learning with a Unique Curriculum
I have been blessed to be a co-creator of the ACCESS Early Childhood curriculum that started with a small class of four-year-olds and has continued to evolve for 25 years! The philosophy behind our curriculum is that language is the key to not only future academic success, but for participating...
Continue ReadingSuccess Story: How Early Childhood Intervention Helped Karmen Soar
When Marquita Rich first toured ACCESS, her only daughter Karmen was two years old. Marquita was a stay-at-home mom devoting every moment to her only daughter who was born with mild cerebral palsy and periventricular leukomalacia, and she and Karmen had never been separated. However, she knew...
Continue ReadingGetting App Happy: Apps Geared Toward Learning and Therapy are Worth Smiling About
It’s a lament heard by parents and teachers of students in early childhood all the way through high school: “My kid is glued to their smart technology.” We worry that we are helping to create an entire generation of children and young adults who use touch-screen devices as a means to...
Continue ReadingParent Testimonial – Hannah Fulks
At eighteen months of age, our son Max was only saying two words. Out and Dog. Knowing something wasn’t quite right, we had him assessed in Benton. He was diagnosed with a “mild speech delay”. Two months later, our therapist came to us and said, “I think it’s something more than a...
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