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Pediatric Speech Therapy

With individualized speech therapy plans, we can address auditory processing challenges, oral motor and feeding disorders, language delays, and verbal apraxia. Here are a few more of the many areas that we can help address your child’s speech therapy needs:

Did you know?

8 to 9% of children have speech sound disorders.
By first grade, 5% have noticeable speech disorders.
Most children with articulation disorders have no other handicaps or causative factors.
More than 3 million Americans stutter. The highest prevalence of stuttering is between the ages of 2 and 6 and fewer than 1% of adults stutter.
About 7.5 million Americans have voice disorders.
Between 6 and 8 million people in the US have language disorders.
Articulation, language and stuttering disorders and autism are 2 to 4 times more likely to occur in boys than in girls.

Source: NIDCD (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

How we can help

If you are concerned about your child’s speech and language development you should definitely consult with a speech-language pathologist. It is true that many children acquire these skills in their own time, however, for those children that require additional support to develop those skills we are here.

For children with limited expressive language skills, we can help develop a means of communicating skills through requesting, turn talking, communicative intent and much more. We can also help children increase auditory comprehension skills through receptive language training of spatial and temporal concepts, multi step commands and many other areas.

COVID Safety Procedure

Arrival

We will meet the families in the waiting room or right outside our doors.

Precautions

We bring the child back for a temperature check and hand washing.

Session

We will provide therapy in a safe, caring and encouraging environment.

Departure

After therapy, we will meet the parent on the porch and discuss what happened during the session.

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Speech Therapy FAQs

Can you help my child talk?

If you are concerned about your child’s speech and language development, you should definitely consult with a speech pathologist. It is true that many children acquire these skills in their own time, however, for those children that require additional support to develop those skills we are here.

For children with limited expressive language skills, we can help develop a means of communicating skills through requesting, turn talking, communicative intent, and much more. We can also help children increase auditory comprehension skills through receptive language training of spatial and temporal concepts, multi step commands, and many other areas.

Can we help your child to talk? YES! In many ways!

Can you help my child read?

Yes! The first step is determining why your child is having difficulty reading. Many times it is because the foundational skills (called “phonological awareness”) for reading aren’t solid enough. This is something we can absolutely address. Having a strong foundation to build on will help with both reading and spelling.

What areas are affected by poor oral motor skills?

Basic functions that occur even when we are asleep, such as controlling secretions, swallowing, and maintaining alignment of the oral structures so that breathing is not interrupted.
Basic survival skills such as sucking and swallowing by infants
Normal progression of feeding skills.
Control needed for speech development, from producing the cooing sounds as an infant, to articulating complex words in conversational speech.

Source: Debra Beckman, MS, CCC-SLP

What are common descriptors of a child with poor oral motor skills?

Hypersensitive
Weak articulation skills (lazy talker)
Picky or messy eater
Increased drooling
Bruxism (tooth grinding)
Gagging

Source: Debra Beckman, MS, CCC-SLP

What is "PACE" and how can it help my child?

PACE stands for Processing and Cognitive Enhancement. It is a specialized program that we use for children with a variety of processing delays. We also use it for children with dyslexia and we have found phenomenal results. A mother of a 9 year old boy with language processing delays, who participated in PACE, stated, ” After my child completed PACE, he soured in all areas of his life. His confidence increased, and he became more athletic. His grades and testing significantly improved. He was able to think quicker, and it improved his time completion on tests and assignments. His brain never regressed, he never forgot what he had learned. It trained his brain in a way that continues to expand.” To learn more about PACE, click here:
https://www.pacelearningskills.com.

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