eXL Group Programs

Social Skills Groups

(ages 4-14) Small Groups

Age & Ability-Appropriate Social Skills

Social Skills (4 years to 14 years old)

1. Ideal for students who need help improving social communication skills.
2. In small groups, students receive instruction in using effective eye contact and appropriate facial expressions, the use and interpretation of body language, sharing/turn-taking, conversation initiation and maintenance, age-appropriate anger management and conflict resolution skills and strategies, etc.
3. Each lesson is highly interactive and involves role-playing and student creativity.
4. Each student works at their specific skill level and is encouraged to work to their potential.
5. Each student is screened for an appropriate group placement (placed in either a Primary, Junior or Intermediate group).
6. Groups run throughout the school year.

Social Skills Groups run year-round. For dates and times or to schedule your child’s screening for group placement, please call the eXL office.

• Articulation and Phonology Group (Kindergarten to Grade 2)
• Good speech skills often contribute to improved social communication and self-confidence
• In each small group, children learn and practice new speech sounds and sound patterns within a fun, communication-enriched program that includes songs, crafts, games and stories
• Each child will build a functional vocabulary of words and phrases that include his or her target sound(s)
• Each child is screened for an appropriate group placement

Groups run year-round. For dates and times or to schedule your child’s screening or entry assessment, please call the eXL office at 905.686.4800.

Early Language for Preschoolers

• Good language skills are the basis of good learning and effective social communication!
• Ideal for increasing expressive (talking) and receptive (understanding) language skills
• In each small group session, children will be encouraged to make connections between words, actions and experiences, work toward achieving language milestones and improve social communication skills
• Children will receive instruction through language stimulation activities that focus on building language concepts, a functional vocabulary, better understanding of parts of speech, question-asking abilities, age-appropriate play skills and pre-literacy skills
• Each student is screened for an appropriate group placement
• Provides a wonderful opportunity for children who have not previously participated in a preschool (group) environment
• Social Skills (4 years to 14 years old)
• Ideal for students who need help improving social communication skills.
• In small groups, students receive instruction in using effective eye contact and appropriate facial expressions, the use and interpretation of body language, sharing/turn-taking, conversation initiation and maintenance, age-appropriate anger management and conflict resolution skills and strategies, etc.
• Each lesson is highly interactive and involves role-playing and student creativity.
• Each student works at their specific skill level and is encouraged to work to their potential.
• Each student is screened for an appropriate group placement (placed in either a Primary, Junior or Intermediate group).
• Groups run throughout the school year.

Groups run year-round. For dates and times or to schedule your child’s screening for group placement, please call the eXL office.

Motor Speech Group (Pre-K to Kindergarten)

• Children with moderate to severe motor planning difficulties often require a multi-sensory approach (auditory, verbal, and tactile-kinesthetic) to help them plan and coordinate speech movements
• In each small group, children work with a PROMPT-trained speech-language pathologist to improve their speech motor control within fun activities, such as songs, crafts, games and stories
• Each child will build a functional vocabulary of words and/or phrases, and have an opportunity to practice new skills with peers and adults
• Each child is screened for an appropriate group placement

Groups run year-round. For dates and times or to schedule your child’s screening or entry assessment, please call the eXL office at 905.686.4800.