With 29 years of experience between them, co-founders Emily Lemon and Michele Bailey opened The Spark Center to help students succeed academically and socially.

The business offers individual and group speech therapy as well as social skills and language development programs for neurodivergent children ages 3 through 12. The Spark Center also offers parent support by collaborating with teachers and helping with individualized education program (IEP) forms.

This collaboration with local school districts is one of the aspects of the business that make it unique.

“We also know the importance of that collaboration piece,” Lemon said. “We have open communication with the school, and we share what worked well here this summer so the kids can start the year being successful.”

Lemon and Bailey’s combined experience in the public school system means they are well-versed in a variety of learning techniques.

Their specializations include:

• Speech sound disorders
• Language disorders
• Fluency disorders
• Augmentative and alternative communication, or AAC
• Social thinking curriculum
• The SCERTS model
• Structured learning approach and more

The Spark Center offers group classes for children who struggle with language and social skills, but keeps the group size small enough that each child receives the attention they need to thrive.

“What we're doing is very unique,” Bailey said. “The children are getting services from one of us full time. My group settings are 1-to-5, which is not typical around here. That's really what sets us apart: our collaboration, our background with the public schools and being able to provide very detailed, individualized support for each child.”

With flexible hours and multiple different programs, parents can find the right program for their child’s needs. The Spark Center offers summer camps, after-school programs for school-aged children, preschool programs and social skills groups for three different age groups.

Lemon said she wants The Spark Center to be a resource for the entire Prosper community.

“We've talked to multiple parents who keep saying Prosper didn't have a lot of speech therapy clinics,” Lemon said. “We just want to give the community access to services to help those children who have communication challenges.”

The Spark Center is located at 291 S. Preston Road, Ste. 610, Prosper. Individuals who want to learn more can visit The Spark Center’s website, email [email protected] or call 469-663-7112.

The above story was produced by Multi-platform Journalist Mary Katherine Shapiro with Community Impact's Storytelling team with information solely provided by the local business as part of their "sponsored content" purchase through our advertising team.