Resources in Autism Education, Inc. 

Dates: Tuesdays and/or Thursday
Time:   2:30-6:00PM
Ages:   5-10
Cost:    Contact RAE for pricing





Daily Schedule
Staff will teach time management skills while moving through each day's schedule. Staff will focus on participants' reading and understanding time with both analog and digital clocks, gauging the amount of time needed for activities, budgeting their time to finish activities, etc. 

Homework
One-to-one academic assistance is provided to any participant needing extra help. Any problem behaviors that might arise with doing homework are addressed with the principles of ABA. We work with each child to ensure that completing homework becomes a positive and worthwhile experience.

Free Play/Structured and Semi-Structured Play
All participants have many opportunities for social play and interaction throughout the day. Besides facilitated free play, we conduct structured and semi-structured indoor play sessions, providing mutually-reinforcing activities in which to expand social and play skills. Our trained staff facilitate the development of skills and tools that can help each child establish real and long-lasting friendships.

Structured Outdoor Play and Exercise
Our staff lead participants in a variety of fun and skill-building activities and games. These activities provide participants with the opportunity to learn to play new games, collaborate with team members, take turns, and win and lose games in a way that promotes peer acceptance and social development. We also incorporate a jogging circuit during which participants engage in sustained and beneficial physical activity in a safe outdoor environment.

Community Outings
Outings may include the grocery store, post office, and Farmer's Market. These outings are set within rich social environments and provide opportunities for participants to learn and practice money concepts, time management, and executive functioning skills (definition: a set of tools that serve to manage oneself and one's resources in order to achieve a goal).

Chores
Every day, participants are asked to perform revolving chores in order to promote responsibility and care for their Club. These chores are simple tasks such as cleaning the dry erase board, tidying up the books in the library, watering the plants, etc.

Token System and Prize Box
Participants will earn "Club Cash" based on their behavior each day. At the end of the day, each participant will have a chance to "buy" items from the Prize Box. Items will vary in value such that there is an incentive to save and earn more "Club Cash" to purchase more desirable items. Participants can learn the value of money in a meaningful way along with utilizing concepts such as counting, estimating, saving, delayed gratification and more.