The Luma Center Announces Speech Language Pathologist for New Program Starting in January

Intensive Program Focuses on Apraxia and Speech & Language Disorders in 4-to-5-Year Olds

PAOLI, Pa., Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Luma Center™ for Development and Learning in Malvern (www.lumacenter.org) today announced Jolynn Thomas, MS Ed CCC-SLP, as the new Speech and Language Pathologist for its new school-year program, Speech and Language Explorers.

The Speech and Language Explorers program, which provides support for children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech and other speech and language disorders in a brand new therapy center, is now accepting enrollments for January and the 2012-2013 school year. For registration information, please email [email protected] or call 610-296-6725, x183.

Thomas brings 16 years of working with children and adults with a variety of speech and language impairments to the program, which provides a rich, language-based curriculum to 4-5 year-olds with speech and language-based learning challenges in a small group environment.

"Thomas' experience and commitment to working with families will be a tremendous asset to The Luma Center," said Nancy Allard, Director of The Luma Center.  "Jolynn brings the skill and enthusiasm needed to meet the needs of children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech or other speech/language-based disabilities in our region."

Thomas has a Master of Science in Education from the College of Saint Rose in Albany NY and a Bachelor of Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia. She also holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence and a Pennsylvania State License in Speech Language Pathology.

For more information on The Speech and Language Explorers program, call 610-296-6725 x183 or visit www.lumacenter.org.

About the Luma Center™:
The Luma Center™ offers child development consultation and services to families and organizations to support children across home, school, and community environments. The Center offers comprehensive occupational, physical, speech and language evaluations and individual therapies, sensory integration and praxis testing, developmental screenings, individualized student planning and learning support, parent coaching, and school year programs for 3-8 year-olds. The Center also offers therapeutic and social skills groups for preschoolers through teens under the guidance of experienced facilitators.

About Valley Forge Educational Services
Valley Forge Educational Services (VFES) offers a wide variety of educational services focused on guiding young children, adolescents and post high school (18-21) learners to independence. For more information on Valley Forge Educational Services, please visit www.vfes.net.

Contact: Holly Henry, VFES Director of Communications, 610-296-6725 x342 or [email protected]

SOURCE Valley Forge Educational Services