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The Department of Speech and Hearing Science Speech-Language Pathology Clinic offers a variety of summer camps for children with communication impairments.
All camps will be held at the new, state-of-the-art facility conveniently-located in:
For more information about any of the camps described below contact the clinic office at 217-333-2205 or email Tami York: tyork@uiuc.edu. To enroll your child, download the PDF and complete the registration form below and mail to or drop off at:
For children ages 3–5 years old with impaired language, or pragmatic skills who have not yet attended Kindergarten and are or will be receiving speech/language therapy. Activities will be chosen to target each child's individual needs and enhance speech and language skills, fine and gross motor development and social skill development. PLG will also target helping children improve their attention span, take turns, initiate communication, and interact with peers through language and sensory activities. An occupational therapist will be assisting in motor and sensory activities one hour/ week. Each group will consist of a maximum of 6 children.
For children ages 4–5 years old who are preparing for Kindergarten entry.
For children ages 3–12 years old with impaired speech skills who currently have an IEP or are receiving speech therapy. Activities will be chosen to target each individual child's specific speech errors and enhance speech and language development and social skills. Activities will be chosen to target each individual child's specific speech errors and enhance speech and language development and social skills. Participants will be grouped by age and scheduled in groups of 4. Session length is 1 hour and 15 minutes.
For children and teens ages 3–15 years old who have a fluency disorder. Activities will be chosen to target each individual's needs and enhance fluency. Participants are scheduled by age in groups of 4.
For children ages 6–8 years old with impaired language skills who have attended Kindergarten and are receiving speech/language therapy. Activities will be chosen to target each child's individual needs and enhance speech and language skills, fine and gross motor development and social skill development. Language Explorers will also target helping children improve their attention span, take turns, initiate communication, and interact with peers through language and sensory activities. Each group will consist of a maximum of 6 children. Session length is 1.5 hours.
For children and teens ages 6–14 years old who have a communication impairment that affects social/peer interaction. Activities will be organized to target social interaction and pragmatic language through themes. This group is designed for children with verbal conversation skills who have difficulties with social interactions. Participants are scheduled by age in groups of 4. Session length is 1 hour and 15 minutes.