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Free workshops about language development
Parents with questions about their child’s speech and language development can attend two free workshops held at the Montreal Fluency Centre, a non-profit organization that helps children with speech disorders. The first session on May 19 will be an overview of language development followed by a question period. On May 28, there will be a session covering various technologies to help improve language development, learning and literacy. The workshops take place from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 4626 Ste. Catherine St. W., Westmount. Advance registration is requested by emailing admin@montrealfluency.com or calling (514) 489-4320.

New camps for kids with special needs 
The Rich Rewards Child Development Centre, which works with children having language, learning and developmental disabilities, is offering three camps this summer.

1. Camp Survivor will focus on reading and writing as well as social skills and sensory integration. 

2. Camp Chatz will help kids work on reading, listening skills and comprehension. Campers will also do science and spend time playing outside. 

3. Camp Fun and Friends is for kids with an autism spectrum disorder and will focus on sensory integration, social skills and language arts. Children do not need a formal diagnosis of autism to attend but must be screened at the centre to ensure a proper match. 

The camps take place at the Rich Rewards Centre, 4141 Sherbrooke St. W., and run Monday to Friday for two-week sessions from June 15-Aug 28. Camp Chatz and Camp Survivor take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. while Camp Fun and Friends runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $445 per week. For more information, call (514) 933-8255 or go to www.richrewardscdc.com.