The Language-Literacy Center is funded through a grant from University of the Pacific to meet the clinical training needs of Pacific Speech-Language Pathology students and the language-literacy needs of area youth.
Seeking referrals for the Language-Literacy Center for fall 2016
The Language-Literacy Center (LLC) is funded through a grant from University of the Pacific to meet the clinical training needs of Speech-Language Pathology students at Pacific and the language-literacy needs of area youth. The LLC is designed to provide our students with opportunities to learn best practices in working with youth who have language-literacy disorders and to conduct research in this area. We are currently seeking referrals of individuals who meet the following criteria as potential candidates for the LLC:
- Children/adolescents in grades 1-12
- Mild-Moderate Language Disorder
- At least low average cognitive ability
- Struggle with literacy (reading and/or writing)
- Ability to attend weekly, 1-hour afternoon sessions
Assessment and treatment sessions are provided free of charge in the Department of Speech- Language Pathology and Audiology at the University of the Pacific, 757 Brookside Road, Stockton, CA. Parents/caregivers of potential candidates of the LLC should email the directors to obtain a referral form for their child.
Please contact either Jeannene Ward-Lonergan, at jwardlon@pacific.edu or Jill Duthie at jduthie@pacific.edu
