Skill Builders

04/01/2026

No fools here… April is Occupational Therapy Month! A time to celebrate the skills that help children grow, learn, and thrive. Throughout this month, we’re highlighting the essential building blocks of development: sensory processing and integration, motor planning and coordination, visual-motor and fine-motor development as well as self‑care and daily living skills. OT empowers kids to participate confidently in everyday life — one skill at a time.

03/24/2026

Please join us for our next AAC Parent Support Group Meeting! The event is FREE but registration is required. We look forward to seeing you! Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/6jc42x5?source_id=98375d23-6a65-42c5-b699-cf5493009126&source_type=em&c=rjIzWi59Pfpdc42ofQ6KR_qx28p8OyIHKD72a6ep_1Rc8nrGma2Cww==

03/19/2026

Registration is open!🎉
Join us for the 2026 Special Education Family Conference, Stronger Together: Connecting Families and Schools. Hear from internationally renowned educator and inclusion advocate Dr. Shelley Moore, connect with helpful resources, meet other families, and take part in engaging sessions.

📅Date - Saturday, April 18, 2026
📍Location - Marshall High School

Childcare for students of varying abilities, accommodations, and language interpretation are available. Lunch is provided.
Save your spot and register today: https://bit.ly/4aDtKxl

03/16/2026

Join FCPS for their Special Education Family Conference with inclusion advocate and engaging speaker, Dr. Shelley Moore!

03/16/2026

At this time, all 3 clinics will be OPEN AS USUAL for in-office appointments tomorrow, 3/16/2026. We will continue to monitor the weather situation throughout the day and if early closing is necessary, we will communicate that with all clients as soon as the decision is made. If you feel that you need to cancel your child’s appointment due to the weather, just email appointments@skillbuildersllc.com and your child’s therapist as usual, and you will not be charged for a late cancellation at that time. For now, we are expecting all sessions as usual.

Rest assured that we will make the best decision for our families and team when appropriate.

03/10/2026

🫟 Ms. Angela and her friend are practicing the /s/ blends by drawing and writing in the shaving cream. The best way to practice tricky sounds is to get messy! 

🐍  The shaving cream gives a tactile cue to add the “snake” sound when saying the target word.  

🏡  At home, use shaving cream to bridge sensory play with drill practice. Just spread, produce the target sound, and play!

03/07/2026

Camp Kesher (Connection) is an exciting summer camp opportunity for neurodivergent teens and young adults offered by Inclusion and Disability Services at the Pozez JCC of Northern Virginia.

03/03/2026

We will be open as usual tomorrow. Please do reach out to your child's therapist and cc appointments@skillbuildersllc.com if you need to reschedule your child's appointment or wish to switch to virtual. Have a good evening!

03/02/2026

⚽️ Registration for spring TOPSoccer is now open!

⚽️ Sundays, April 12- June 7 (8 weeks, no practice May 24)
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Ages: 5-18 years old
Location: Sprague Center, 4414 Holborn Ave, Annandale

⚽️ TOPSoccer is developed through US Youth Soccer for young athletes with intellectual, developmental, or physical disabilities, allowing the opportunity to learn and play soccer in a safe, nurturing, and self-empowering environment. The program’s goal is to enable young athletes to grow and develop physically, socially, and emotionally as members of US Youth Soccer with the assistance of volunteer coaches and youth mentoring buddies.

This program is in partnership with the Annandale Boys & Girls Club.
Questions? Contact: Alison.Pasternak@theJ.org.
Fee: $105 JCC Members/ $115 Non-members

03/02/2026

https://thej.org/event/topsoccer-spring-2026/

Sundays, April 12- June 7 (8 weeks, no practice May 24)4:00 PM-5:00 PMAges: 5-18 years oldLocation: Sprague Center, 4414 Holborn Ave, AnnandaleTOPSoccer is developed through US Youth Soccer for young […]

02/27/2026

You are invited! 🏡 Join a FREE informational webinar hosted by Lisa Escoto, owner of Family-Run Individual Group Homes of Virginia. Learn how to turn your family home into an individual group home. Don’t miss out!

📆 Thursday, March 5th • 7-8pm

📧 Email info@FamilyRIGH.com to register.

02/24/2026

🍫 Ms. Abby and her client followed a visual recipe to make hot cocoa-scented play dough while targeting key speech and language goals:
- Sequencing steps (first, next, then, last)
- Following directions
- Expanding vocabulary (ingredients, tools, descriptive words)
- Social communication (turn-taking, collaboration, conversation)

🏠 At home, families can make their own play dough or use visual recipes for everyday activities like doing laundry, baking, cooking, or building with toys. Talk about what’s needed (ingredients or materials), walk through the steps to put it together, and describe the experience using your senses—what you see, smell, and feel.