Social Language Groups
In social language groups, children practice communication skills in a fun, supportive small-group environment. We focus on emotional regulation, classroom readiness, conversation, friendship skills, flexibility, perspective taking, and understanding social cues through guided, interactive activities.
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Ages 2-3
Little Talkers is a play-based language group for toddlers ages 2–3 focused on building early communication skills. This program focuses on building foundational language through engaging activities, social interaction, music, movement, and play.
Early expressive and receptive language skills targeted in Little Talkers include:
vocabulary
understanding and following directions
imitation and joint attention
pretend play
early social interaction
turn-taking
understanding familiar routines
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Ages 4-5
Small Talkers is a play-based language and social skills group designed for children ages 4–5 who may benefit from support with communication and peer interaction. This group focuses on strengthening early language skills while also building the foundation for successful social communication in preschool and early school settings.
Small Talkers uses themed activities, games, and pretend play to support developing skills such as:
speech clarity and intelligibility
answering and asking questions
multi-step directions
cooperative and pretend play
turn-taking
classroom readiness
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Ages 5-6
Big Talkers is a play-based language and social communication group designed for children ages 5–6 who are preparing for or currently navigating kindergarten and early elementary settings. This group focuses on strengthening functional communication skills that support success in the classroom, during peer interactions, and in everyday routines.
Through structured activities, cooperative play, and interactive language tasks, the Big Talkers program supports children in developing skills such as:
speech clarity and intelligibility
vocabulary
WH- questions
multi-step and classroom-style directions
narrative and storytelling
topic maintenance and reciprocity
social problem-solving and flexible thinking
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Ages 7-10
Social Talkers is a social communication group designed for children ages 7–10 who benefit from continued support with social thinking concepts and pragmatic skills. This group focuses on helping children build the language skills needed for success in the classroom, during peer interactions, and in everyday social situations.
Through structured activities, games, and collaborative tasks, children in the Social Talkers group are supported in developing skills such as:
perspective taking
topic maintenance and turn-taking
social cues
flexible thinking
expected behavior
problem solving
self-regulation
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Ages 5-8
Bright Talkers is a language-focused group designed for children ages 5–8 needing support expanding their expressive language and building more detailed, organized sentences. This program uses a structured, visual approach to help children move beyond single words or short phrases and communicate with greater clarity and organization.
The Expanding Expression Tool (EET) is used as a framework to support children in learning how to describe, explain, and organize their language. Through guided practice, children build vocabulary, strengthen sentence structure, and develop more complete communication skills. Children learn to expand language by describing items and ideas using the following attributes:
category
function
appearance
parts
location