Camp TnT promises language enrichment for WFL Users
Children who use Words for Life (WFL) vocabulary are invited to Camp TnT (Talking in Turner: A Communication Explosion) June 3-6 from 8:30 a.m. to noon hosted by the Speech and Hearing Center at Mississippi University for Women.
“Camp TnT uses fun, engaging activities such as crafts, sensory play and music to promote natural language and communication,” said Jennifer Pounders, instructor and clinical supervisor of speech-language pathology.
The camp is for children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices and will focus on encouraging language development, language use and social interactions with peers in a typical summer camp, language-rich environment. The event is limited to campers ages 5 to 10 years old.
The camp will provide a one-to-one camper/counselor ratio. Campers will participate in group activities that will include arts and crafts, gross and fine motor skill games, snacks, story time and songs. All rotations will focus on the camp’s theme of carnivals.
Training sessions will be available for the parents of campers. Parents and caregivers will learn to program for AAC devices so that they can personalize the communication devices with people, places and things that are important in the child’s life.
Applications are available through The W’s Speech and Hearing Center website: https://www.muw.edu/slp/shc.
Register early as capacity is limited.