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Wanna Play offers small social groups aimed at children of all ages and abilities, to help develop their interactive social skills, using fun games and activities in both group and one-on-one settings.
Ruth Herron Ross
Ruth Herron Ross, a co-founder of the Exceptional Needs Foundation and co-author of The Wanna Play Program, received a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Elementary Education from Beaver College and a Master of Science in Special Education and Specialty Reading from St. Joseph’s University. While in school, she worked as a teacher’s aid, a group leader, and a summer camp director. That background, combined with her years as a pre-school classroom lead teacher, helped develop and hone her abilities in working with teaching teams, classroom organization, and lesson planning and implementation. Ruth also received training in a variety of one-on-one early intervention and home programs. Her 12 years of education experiences, combined with her earily intervention training, gave Ruth a foundation of knowledge in autism, language development, and socialization skills to create The Wanna Play Program. Ruth has been facilitating social skill groups and individual sessions for children ages 3 through 15 years for the past 8 years at their Pennsylvania location of The Wanna Play Program.