• Camp
• Various Recreational Activities

• Age range of participants: 3 to 14

• Fee to participate in the Program : Families often obtain financial assistance from State agencies or community service clubs. A list of resources is available upon request from the director of the Summer Specialty Clinics. Early and personal contact with such groups is strongly recommended.

• Accessible by Public Transportation: No
  
  
• Transportation Provided by the Program: No

Summer Speech-Language Specialty Clinics

For more than half a century, the CMU Department of Communication Disorders has conducted Summer Specialty Clinics for children between the ages of 3 and 17 years with communicative impairments. This unique residential and day program has been maintained to provide:

• a combination of communication intervention, social skills instruction, and recreation experiences for children who are communicatively challenged
• educational experience for students in the Department of Communication Disorders

Over the years, this highly regarded program has served more than 5000 children, and has provided practical experience to more than 2000 students pursuing careers in speech-language pathology and audiology.

The Summer Speech-Language Specialty Clinics are designed for children and adolescents with communication disorders who can benefit from an intensive intervention program.

Individuals enrolled in the Summer Specialty Clinics typically receive more intervention sessions in the five-week program than they do in a nine-month school year.

Participation is open to children 3-17 with all types of communication disorders, including:

• Developmental language disorders
• Articulation disorders and Phonological impairment
• Voice disorders
• Speech disorders related to cleft lip and palate
• Motor speech disorders
• Hearing impairment
• Stuttering/fluency impairment

Clinical sessions are half-day (full day optional for 7-12 year olds). Participants must be capable of working in groups of two to four individuals.

Participant age, and the nature and severity of the communication disorder are considered prior to acceptance. Final enrollment is based on the availability of services needed by each prospective applicant.

Applicant acceptance begins in March. Due to limited space, early application is recommended. Pre-clinic evaluations are conducted at Central Michigan University during April and May to determine intervention goals and approaches for each applicant.

Families often obtain financial assistance from State agencies or community service clubs. A list of resources is available upon request from the director of the Summer Specialty Clinics. Early and personal contact with such groups is strongly recommended.