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Speech Therapy

Our Speech Therapy programs are designed to be dynamic and interactive, focusing on each child’s specific communication needs. We integrate various techniques to ensure comprehensive language development and effective communication.

Pediatric Speech and language therapy

Pediatric speech and language therapy focuses on diagnosing and treating communication disorders in children. These can include difficulties with speech (articulation, fluency, voice), language (understanding, expressing ideas, grammar, vocabulary), and social communication (pragmatics). Therapy is typically tailored to a child’s developmental stage and specific needs, and often involves play-based techniques to engage young children.

Key areas addressed in pediatric speech therapy include:

  • Early Language Development: Reach essential language milestones.
  • Speech Sound Disorders: Care for lisp, apraxia, articulation, phonological disorders.
  • Articulation Disorders: Trouble producing sounds correctly.
  • Language Delays: Difficulties with understanding or using language appropriately.
  • Receptive Language:  When therapists work with children to improve their receptive language, they are helping children process and understand the information they’re receiving from others.
  • Expressive Language: When therapists work with children on expressive language, they are helping children learn how to produce words and combine words into phrases and sentences to outwardly communicate their wants and needs and share information.
  • Fluency Disorders: Problems like stuttering.
  • Voice Disorders: Issues with pitch, volume, or voice quality.
  • Feeding and Swallowing Disorders: Challenges related to oral motor skills.
  • School-Aged Language Disorder: Language comprehension and expression in school settings.
  • Literacy/Reading Readiness: Pre-reading skills, emergent literacy, and Dyslexia intervention for academic success.
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): Communication methods for children with speech difficulties.
  • Social Communication Disorders: Communication training for Autism Spectrum Disorder, pragmatic language, and more.

Therapists work closely with families, teachers, and other caregivers to support the child’s communication development in everyday settings.

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Does your child have one of the following speech issues?

  1. Difficulty pronouncing words correctly or exhibiting stuttering.
  2. Frequently pausing while speaking or struggling to find the right words.
  3. Struggles to understand verbal instructions and often asks for repetition.
  4. Limited vocabulary for their age or challenges in constructing sentences.
  5. Frustration or anger when trying to communicate or not being understood.
  6. Trouble initiating or maintaining conversations or telling stories.
  7. Engages in repetitive speech patterns or echoing phrases (echolalia).

Methodologies to apply

  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): Utilizing tools and devices to support children with significant speech difficulties.
  • Integrated Play Therapy: Merging play with structured speech activities to make learning enjoyable and natural.
  • Phonological Approaches: Targeting sound patterns and phonology for clearer, more precise speech.
  • Social Communication Strategies: Teaching practical communication skills through social stories, role-playing, and group activities.

Benefits

Here are some of the key benefits you can expect from each of our specialized Speech Therapy services:

  • Improved Communication Skills: Enhances the ability to express thoughts, needs, and emotions clearly and effectively.
  • Better Articulation: Promotes clearer speech, increasing self-esteem and social interaction.
  • Enhanced Understanding and Usage of Language: Helps children grasp the nuances of language, both verbal and nonverbal, for more effective communication.
  • Increased Social Participation: Equips children with the skills needed for more meaningful and positive interactions with peers and adults.

By choosing Thera-Pro Care's Speech Therapy services, you're providing your child with the tools they need to communicate effectively, interact confidently, and succeed academically and socially. Join us in unlocking your child's full potential.

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