• The main goal of this program is to help our children gain the necessary skills to make the transition to a public school, private school, or a daycare setting as seamless as possible. The transition program is offered to children that are enrolled in our full-time clinic services, and are conducted two hours per day during standard therapy hours.
• The Pre-First program focuses on several social skills necessary for transitioning, such as: following group instructions, completing independent activities, learning new skills in a group environment, and responding in group learning environments. All children who participate in The Pre- First program are still assigned a 1:1 therapist to assist in developing these group learning skills, as well as generalizing previously learned skills. Therapists fade their presence to allow the child to independently engage in the group learning environment, and provide prompting only as needed.

Skills Targeted in our Pre-First Program:

• Compliance to group instructions
• Following independent schedules
• Completing independent tasks
• Appropriately recruiting therapist attention and assistance
• Engaging in group activities
• Actively engaging with peers in group activities
• Turn taking
• Answering group question

Inclusion in The Pre-First program is determined based on the child’s progress in 1:1 therapy. The ultimate goal of this program is for children to learn skills that will allow them to effectively transition into a group learning environment following transition out of our services.