The ACCESS Foundations program is a two-year, intensive language-learning environment for 3- to 6-year-old students with disabilities. The classroom was named for its purpose – to provide a firm foundation of language skills. The students in this classroom have moderate to severe language disorders.

The Foundations program, which features manipulative language activities, multi-sensory literacy experiences and visual language supports, was developed by a speech-language pathologist. It is a structured and consistent classroom environment led by a special educator, speech-language pathologist and a teacher assistant.

The ACCESS therapy team, comprising an occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech therapists, provides a combination of traditional pull-out therapy and therapy that is integrated into the Foundations program. The team meets weekly to staff classroom issues and refine treatment strategies for individual students.

The Foundations program is designed to pre-teach, teach and review language concepts. The therapy team pre-teaches vocabulary, language concepts and skills. The teachers teach these language concepts through the hands-on, multi-sensory curriculum. The DuBard Association Method® is used to teach reading and writing.  Student "homework" consists of stories, manipulatives or activities to review the language concepts taught at school. The family is therefore an integral part of the intervention process.