The 2020/2021 school year is approaching and schools are preparing for multiple scenarios – one of which is distance learning. Pine Tree Society was able to jump in and support schools and their students with special needs during the spring shutdown. There’s no doubt about it, we learned a lot. Everyone did. We wanted to share our Top 10 distance Read More ›
Communication Pathways
Build your child’s speech language skills this summer
For most, the 2019/2020 school year has come to a close. Planning is still underway for the fall, but we can expect that remote learning will play some role in the education of students; whether it’s preventative measures for at risk students, in response to a second wave pandemic, or a back up plan for snow days. Students, teachers and Read More ›
Pine Tree Society’s telepractice speech services bridge distance learning gap
As educators and families adapt to distance learning to help stop the spread of Covid-19, Pine Tree Society quickly evolved to offer speech and assistive technology for learning services via telepractice to support schools and students. These video-based speech/language therapy sessions allow students to maintain and work on their speech and Read More ›
Parents: We’re in this together to support your child’s speech / language goals
“Awesome.” “Hitting it out of the park.” “Superior.” Those are some of the ways parents have described their child’s experience with Pine Tree Society’s Speech Language Pathologists remote speech/language therapy telepractice sessions. These one-on-one video speech/language therapy sessions allow children to maintain and work on their Read More ›
Innovative new program combines low sensory with high tech
There’s no doubt that making the leap from high school to adulthood is a challenging time. For young adults with disabilities, the process can mean moving from the security of the school environment to the unknown. In the end, young people with disabilities experience significant isolation and a disconnect from the community. At the same time, Read More ›
Barn Raising Will Expand Programming at Pine Tree Camp
Innovation with old-fashioned roots: Pine Tree Camp barn raising expands programming for Maine kids with disabilities Thanks to the Burger-Roy Family Charitable Trust and Campbell’s True Value, on Saturday, September 28, Pine Tree Camp will become home to a brand new barn, built through a traditional barn raising with a group of Read More ›
“We believe everybody has potential”: A conversation with Linda Bonnar-Ivery
Linda Bonnar-Ivery, MA, CCC-SLP, ATP, is the director of Pine Tree Society’s Communication Pathways program. We recently caught up with her to talk about how she and her team work with non-verbal clients to help them find their voice. What is the goal of Communication Pathways? “Just because you can’t speak doesn’t mean you don’t have Read More ›
Camp Communicate in the News
Camp Communicate welcomed campers who "talk" with touchscreens from around Maine and beyond during the week of June 28 - July 2, 2016. Camp Communicate is an innovative retreat designed specifically for non-verbal children who use computerized devices to communicate. The children enjoy a unique opportunity to spend time with other augmentative Read More ›