Organizations Filed Purposes:
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE TALK SCHOOL, IS THE NATIONS' MOST PROGRESSIVE CENTER FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND SPEECH/LANGUAGE DISORDERS. AS TEACHERS, THERAPISTS AND RESEARCHERS WE ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF A NEW, MORE ACCURATE AND PERSON-CENTERED UNDERSTANDING OF AUTISM. ONE THAT PRESENTS AUTISM AS A SENSORY-BASED MOVEMENT DISORDER PROFOUNDLY AFFECTING LANGUAGE, SOCIAL INTERACTION AND PRAXIS. WHILE THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE IS JUST BEGINNING TO REFLECT THIS VIEW, THE TALK SCHOOL HAS ALWAYS RECOGNIZED THAT SENSORY AND MOVEMENT DIFFICULTIES ARE AT THE FOUNDATION OF AUTISM AND OTHER LANGUAGE DISORDERS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, TALK SCHOOL PROVIDES INTENSIVE OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY TO SUPPORT A FULL-DAY SYSTEMATIC, MULTISENSORY, LANGUAGE-BASED CURRICULUM INCLUDING ALL ACADEMICS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2; THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S HUSBAND MARTIN KOTLER IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LIN
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SCHOOL INCLUDING ACADEMICS AND INTENSIVE THERAPIES INTERGRATED THROUGHT THE DAY
THE TALK SCHOOL PROVIDES FULL DAY IMMERSION IN A LANGUAGE-BASED, FULLY INTEGRATED THERAPEUTIC AND ACADEMIC PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, TALK PROVIDES UNIQUE THERAPIES TO ITS STUDENTS AND ON AN OUTPAIENT BASIS INCLUDING LANGUAGE EVALUATIONS AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF SPEECH, PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS. IN ADDITION, TALK'S OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS OFFER OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY BASED IN SENSORY INTERGRATION, MOTOR LEARNING/MOTOR DEVELOPMENT, AND EMOTIONAL RELATIONAL APPROACHES. THE INTERACTIVE METRONOME, A BRAIN BASED ASSESSEMNT AND TRAINING PROGRAM DEVELOPED TO IMPROVE PROCESSING ABILITIES THAT AFFECT ATTENTION, MOTOR PLANNING, TIMING AND SEQUENCING; THERASUIT, WHICH PROVIDES PROPRIOCEPTIVE INPUT TO MUSCLES AND JOINTS.
THE TALK SCHOOL EXPANDED ITS LICENSE UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE TUTORING. WE ARE LICENSED TO OFFER TUTORING IN BOTH EARLY LITERACY AND EMERGING AND DEVELOPING LITERACY, INCLUDING PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, SOUND-SYMBOL ASSOCIATION, SYLLABLE INSTRUCTION, COMPREHENSION SKILLS, SYNTHETIC AND ANALYTIC INSTRUCTION AND MULTISENSORY INSTRUCTION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Melinda Kotler | TREASURER/SE | 50 | $94,353 |
| Jason Borrelli | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Louise Link Saruk | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Martin Kotler | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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