SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPY SERVICES (SLP)
SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPY SERVICES (SLP)
OUR MISSION:
Our Mission, as Speech Language Pathologists, is to offer highly skilled evaluation and treatment to children of all ages. We believe that treatment will be successful if a child’s exact strengths and areas of need are identified, as well as any underlying factors. Our SLP’s will individualize their approach to allow your child to reach their highest potential and become a successful communicator in their daily lives from home to school and beyond.
THE PROCESS:
As Speech Language Pathologists, we observe that children’s communication skills begin at birth and last for a lifetime. A child’s ability to express his or her wants and needs starts even before the use of words. Our comprehensive Speech & Language Evaluation will provide you with an overall picture of your child’s current communication abilities in terms of strengths and areas of need. During this time we will gather a detailed background and family history, establish rapport with your child, gather a language sample, and administer standardized testing.
This approach provides us with valuable information regarding your child’s everyday communication skills including speech, intelligibility, fluency, voice, vocabulary and word-finding, receptive & expressive language, auditory processing, speech articulation skills, as well as social-pragmatic language skills. Additional, or more in depth testing, can also include phonological processing and phonics, language processing, immediate or delayed memory, auditory processing abilities, reading comprehension, written expression, and executive functioning skills.
If treatment is needed, our SLP’s will provide your child with a detailed treatment plan and referrals to additional specialists as necessary. Our SLP’s use an engaging and motivating, developmental approach to boost your child’s speech and language acquisition skills. Sessions are highly multi-sensory, and utilize a combination of hands-on activities, developmentally based toys and games, specifically designed speech and language programs, along with computer and iPad based programs. Our SLP’s goal is to integrate your child’s whole body by incorporating movement, fine motor, gross motor, auditory and visual perceptual tasks, within speech and language activities.