Clinics and Facilities

What we do

The nine-day camp offers excellent research-based clinical teaching and training led by experts in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences in partnership with  Range Community Clinic, an affiliate of WSU. Therapy will be provided by graduate level clinicians who are supervised by certified speech-language pathologists who have extensive experience in childhood motor speech disorders, language, and early literacy.

Camp includes an assessment on the first day followed by eight days of individual and group therapy. 

• Each camper will receive 60 minutes of individual therapy daily in two separate treatment sessions. Sessions will target specific speech goals for each camper. Therapy will be based on the Dynamic Tactile Temporal Cueing¹ (DTTC) approach based on principles of motor learning.
• In small group therapy, campers will have opportunities to practice their speech goals in different settings and work on phonological awareness and early reading skills using a Phonic Faces² approach and multi-sensory cues. One-to-one support will be provided.
• In large group therapy, campers will practice their social communication goals and reinforce sound-letter awareness during snack and activity time. One-to-one support will be provided.
• Three parent education sessions will be held during or after Camp Candoo (via webinar). Tentative topics may include, but are not limited to, the connection between speech and reading, differential diagnosis of speech disorders, school advocacy and IEPs. Topics will be chosen according to parent interests.

Application information

Camp Dates: June 20 – June 30, 2023.

Camper eligibility: Camp Candoo is designed for children with a primary diagnosis of CAS who also need additional support in phonemic awareness skills. Camp is intensive and not well-suited for children with co-occurring autism level 2 or level 3 spectrum disorder or disruptive, impulse-control, or conduct disorders.

Application timeline: Applications will be reviewed beginning mid-February 2023 and will be open until filled.

Cost $950/two-week session. A $50 deposit is required by May 1 to reserve a position once your child has been accepted. Tuition includes evaluation and materials. Please contact Anna Kestell at 509-355-6995 for questions about billing.
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Camp Schedule

Before Camp
Each camper will be paired with a student clinician, who will develop rapport with your child prior to camp via Internet chat or pre-chat visit.

First Day of Camp (June 20)
Your child will have a 1.5 hour individual assessment as scheduled and there will be a getting-to-know-each-other family gathering at Manito Park in the evening.

During Camp (June 21–24 and 26–30)
Schedule for days 2-9:
*There will be a short graduation ceremony at the end of the last day of camp.

Camp Candoo in the media

• The Spokesman-Review
• KREM 2 News
• Spokane Public Radio
• Northwest Public Television