Language Enrichment Preschool Program

自1991年以来, the Thorne School has offered the Language Enrichment Preschool Program (LEPP), designed for children with identified speech and language difficulties.

The program is designed for children who often attend a traditional morning preschool but with their identified speech and language needs they benefit from the added experience of a language based afternoon curriculum to address and strengthen their receptive and expressive language abilities as well as support their social language, play and early literacy skills.

The program is staffed by a head teacher, an assistant teacher/speech therapist, a speech language pathologist, and an undergraduate assistant. To meet the children’s special language needs, the student-teacher ratio is about 3:1.

Directed by 贝福麦克唐奈, the LEPP meets from 12:30 p.m. 到3点.m., with 3-year-olds attending Wednesday and Friday afternoons, and 4-year-olds attending 我的day, 周二, and Thursday afternoons.

"I can't say enough wonderful things about the Language Enrichment Preschool Program at Phebe Anna Thorne. My son began in this program in September, and his speech has grown by leaps and bounds ever since. The small student:teacher ratio means that my son receives the kind of individualized attention that he needs to communicate more effectively. All of the teachers in the program are incredibly skilled at working with young children and clearly love what they do. Because of the positive, nurturing environment at Phebe Anna Thorne, my son looks forward to going to school each day." 的社会

"Thorne school met the kids where they were, rather than expecting them to be somewhere else developmentally." 幼儿园家长

Hours and Fees for 2024-25 LEPP

Parents interested in the Language Enrichment Preschool Program should contact Bev McDonell by email (bmcdonell@lfkgw.com)或致电610-526-7633

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斯泰西·柯林斯 is the teacher/speech-language pathologist in the Language Enrichment Preschool Program. 她有她的M.S. in speech pathology from Eastern Illinois University. Stacy has worked with young children for more than 20 years, focusing on speech and language development. scollins2@lfkgw.com • 610-526-7633

贝福麦克唐奈 has been the speech language pathologist in LEPP for the past 25 years and is also the current director of the program. 她有个M.A. in speech language pathology from Western Washington University and B.A. from Penn State University. bmcdonell@lfkgw.com • 610-526-7633

詹尼弗·施莱格尔 is the lead teacher in the Language Enrichment preschool class. 她得了B.S. in Early Childhood Education from Shippensburg University, and an M.S.Ed./Special Education Certification from Cabrini College. Jennifer brings 13 years of early childhood teaching experience in both classroom and special education settings. jschlegel@lfkgw.com • 610-526-7633

Language Enrichment Summer Camp

The Thorne Language Enrichment Summer Camp is designed for children 3-5 years old, who qualify for speech therapy, but are looking for a camp experience which embeds the therapy into a fun, multi-sensory camp curriculum. Priority is given to children already enrolled or new to the school-year Language Enrichment Preschool Program.

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Parents interested in the Speech-Language Enrichment Camp should contact 贝福麦克唐奈  bmcdonell@lfkgw.com  610-526-7633.