Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy works to improve a child's understanding of language as well as their ability to communicate with others. Speech therapists address a child's ability to make speech sounds necessary to pronounce words. They also address a child's ability to use the muscles of their mouth to speak or eat appropriately. Our speech therapists are highly trained in feeding therapy, language therapy, evaluation and treatment of dyspraxia, and developing individual communication systems.
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs), who are often informally known as speech therapists, are professionals educated in the study of human communication, its development, and its disorders. They hold at least a master's degree and state certification/licensure in the field, as well as a Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech-Hearing-Association(ASHA).
By assessing the speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing skills of children, speech-language pathologists can determine what types of communication problems exist and the best way to treat these challenges.
Speech-language pathologists typically treat problems in the areas of articulation, dysfluency, oral sensori-motor, swallowing, voice, receptive/expressive language acquisition, executive function, social-pragmatic language, and language or auditory processing disorders.
Comprehensive Assessment
The evaluation process at PPTS is specific to each child based on the presenting concern(s). A combination of parent interview, observation of functional performance, and standardized assessment is utilized in order to evaluate:
- Expressive language skills
- Receptive language skills
- Speech production/ articulation skills
- Social skills
- Feeding and swallowing
- Oral motor skills
- Disorders of voice
- Disorders of fluency
- Augmentative and alternative communication skills
Therapists and educators working together to meet your child's individual needs.