Speech Therapy

The goal of speech therapy is to help your child communicate and be understood. We will complete a thorough evaluation to determine the cause of speech errors and provide an individualized, realistic treatment plan. Length of treatment varies based on several factors including your child’s needs, frequency of treatment, and the amount of help at home.

During our one-on-one sessions, we will track your child’s progress and provide treatment as appropriate. Goals may be changed or added as your child meets goals or shows additional areas of need. Parents and caregivers are provided with home programs in order to encourage speech and language growth in the home and community.

Speech therapy services can improve your child’s speech intelligibility (i.e. speech clarity) by focusing on areas such as:

• Articulation

• Phonology

• Fluency

There are many reasons a child may have difficulty producing speech that is understandable to listeners. Some common causes include:

• Apraxia

• Oral motor disorder

• Dysarthria

• Developmental delay

• Structural causes such as cleft lip, cleft palate, or tongue tie

If your concerns include difficulty understanding your child’s speech, the speech-language pathologist will complete a speech sound assessment and oral motor assessment to determine the most appropriate course of treatment.