2026-01-29T17:52:11-06:00 2025-06-30 860683059 BEACHFLEISCHMAN PLLC 1985 E RIVER ROAD SUITE 201 TUCSON AZ 85718 990 2024-07-01 861037966 THE CHILD LANGUAGE CENTER INC CHIL 5206228364 202 E SPEEDWAY TUCSON AZ 85705 CRYSTAL MENDOZA TREASURER 5206228364 2026-01-26 1 0 MONICA A VERA CPA P01456278 5203214600 2026-01-26 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PATRICIA JIMENEZ 202 E SPEEDWAY TUCSON AZ 85705 427317 0 X WINGSONWORDS.ORG X 2006 AZ PROMOTE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO CHILDREN. 4 3 10 5 0 0 627745 225933 225272 200775 0 0 244 609 853261 427317 0 0 0 0 539944 397984 0 0 0 150332 171292 690276 569276 162985 -141959 890797 748838 85617 85617 805180 663221 X OUR MISSION IS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN WITH SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS THROUGH SPECIALIZED EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, RESEARCH TO IMPROVE LANGUAGE LEARNING, AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING THAT LINKS RESEARCH TO CLINICAL PRACTICE. 0 0 550536 201384 THE CLC'S EARLY-INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE YOUNG CHILDREN ACCESS TO ORAL LANGUAGE AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES, WHICH ARE FOUNDATIONAL FOR SUCCESSFUL LANGUAGE, LITERACY, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT: WINGS ON WORDS (WOW) PRESCHOOL (AUG - MAY) SERVES UP TO 72 CHILDREN, 2-5 YEARS OLD, WITH AND WITHOUT SPEECH-LANGUAGE DEFICITS. APPROXIMATELY 60% OF CHILDREN ENROLLED REQUIRE SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY SERVICES, WHICH ARE EMBEDDED INTO THE PRESCHOOL DAY USING A HYBRID SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL (INDIVIDUAL, SMALL GROUP AND CLASSROOM-BASED). LICENSED AND CERTIFIED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS ON THE WOW STAFF PLAN, IMPLEMENT AND SUPERVISE THE SERVICE PROVISION AND PRACTICUM OF UP TO FIVE GRADUATE STUDENT CLINICIANS EACH SEMESTER. IN THE CLASSROOM, THE SCHOOL'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS HAVE, COLLECTIVELY, AN AVERAGE OF 15+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AT WINGS ON WORDS. THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE CENTER'S MISSION IS AT THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE PROGRAM'S SUCCESS. IN ADDITION, WOW HAS RECENTLY BEGUN EMPLOYING SLP-ASSISTANTS, WHO DUALLY SERVE AS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES. THIS ALLOWS FOR INTENTIONAL, FOCUSED AND NEARLY UNINTERRUPTED SPEECH-LANGUAGE FACILITATION THROUGHOUT THE PRESCHOOL DAY. WOW SUMMER CAMP (MAY - JUNE) CLC'S PROGRAMS BEGAN IN 1991 WITH THE WOW SUMMER CAMP TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE SERVICES FOR PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND SUPPORT SLHS TREATMENT RESEARCH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. THE CAMP CONTINUES TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND WITH WAIT LISTS FOR ENROLLMENT TYPICALLY FILLED BY EARLY APRIL EACH YEAR. ON AVERAGE, 90% OF THOSE ENROLLED IN SUMMER CAMP REQUIRE SPEECH-LANGUAGE INTERVENTION SERVICES, WHICH ARE PROVIDED MORE INTENSIVELY (FOUR TIMES PER WEEK VS. TWO TIMES PER WEEK) DURING THE 5-WEEK CAMP EXPERIENCE. TO MEET COMMUNITY DEMAND, CAMP ENROLLMENT WAS EXPANDED IN 2014 TO INCLUDE CHILDREN IN K-1ST GRADE, WHO WERE STRUGGLING NEW READERS. THIS CLASSROOM, CALLED SOARING INTO READING, WAS EXPANDED AGAIN IN 2018, TO ALSO INCLUDE CHILDREN IN 2ND GRADE.STATISTICS SIGNAL A CONTINUED, AND URGENTLY GROWING NEED FOR LITERACY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, LIKE OURS, IN THE COMMUNITY. CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH SPEECH-LANGUAGE DEFICITS, AND SPECIFICALLY, DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER (INCIDENCE: 1 IN 15), ARE AT GREATER RISK FOR LITERACY DEFICITS AND ACADEMIC FAILURE.IN 2019, ONLY 46% OF 3RD GRADERS IN PIMA COUNTY WERE READING AT GRADE LEVEL. THE ABILITY TO READ AT PROFICIENT LEVELS BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE TRAJECTORY OF A STUDENT'S EDUCATION. RESEARCH FROM THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOUND THAT "STUDENTS READING PROFICIENTLY BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE ARE FIVE TIMES MORE SUCCESSFUL AT ACHIEVING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AS THEIR NON-PROFICIENT PEERS." FURTHER COMPELLING RESEARCH FROM A UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO STUDY FOUND THAT LESS THAN 20 PERCENT OF STUDENTS WHO WERE READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL ATTENDED COLLEGE, COMPARED TO ABOUT A THIRD OF STUDENTS WHO WERE READING AT GRADE LEVEL, AND NEARLY 60 PERCENT OF STUDENTS WHO WERE READING ABOVE GRADE LEVEL. 550536 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X CRYSTAL MENDOZA 5206228364 202 E SPEEDWAY TUCSON AZ 85705 CRAIG GROSS BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL COLLINS-WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CRYSTAL MENDOZA TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN ZAKERWSKI SECRETARY 10.00 X X 14687 0 15139 PATRICIA JIMENEZ PRESIDENT 20.00 X 7200 0 7985 21887 0 23124 0 0 0 0 0 164069 61864 225933 DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT 611600 170497 170497 REGISTRATION FEES 611600 30278 30278 200775 OTHER REVENUES 999999 609 609 609 427317 201384 0 0 37540 37540 290576 290576 36963 36963 32905 32905 1513 1513 40884 40884 3213 3213 10370 5657 4713 25594 25594 50429 37915 12514 179 179 20043 20043 7238 7238 PROGRAM EXPENSES 11829 11829 569276 550536 18740 0 257988 136072 900162 287396 632809 612766 890797 748838 85617 85617 85617 85617 X 805180 663221 805180 663221 890797 748838 -141959 0 X 0 0 0 X 267504 340324 553725 627745 225933 2015231 267504 340324 553725 627745 225933 2015231 144612 1870619 1316 2618 244 4178 2019409 1183819 0.92630 0.92580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 900162 287396 612766 612766 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA AND REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER PRIOR TO FILING. THE GOVERNING BOARD IS INFORMED OF THE COMPLETION OF FORM 990. UPON REQUEST, THE TREASURER WILL REVIEW AND ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH STATES THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THEIR DUTIES AND IN DEALINGS WITH OTHER ENTITIES. THESE ANNUAL STATEMENTS ARE KEPT ON FILE. IF A CONFLICT ON ANY ISSUE IS REVEALED, THAT DIRECTOR MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE TRANSACTION DISCUSSION AND ANY VOTING ON THE ISSUES. THE REMAINING OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS WILL DISCUSS IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE REMAINING OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS WILL DISCUSS AND VOTE UPON THE ACTION TO BE TAKEN. NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT BEFORE PARTICIPATING IN THE ORGANIZATION. 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