SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Our Speech-Language Pathologists provide therapy services to improve the following:

• Articulation or Production of Sounds

• Receptive Language skills such as following multi-step direction, sequencing, and understanding of concepts

• Expressive Language skills such as vocabulary, expanding utterances, grammar, and telling narratives

• Dyslexia which includes addressing decoding, spelling, phonemic awareness, reading fluency and reading comprehension abilities

• Stuttering through a preschool curriculum as well as an elementary program, Focus on Fluency

• Social Skills including understanding emotions, expressing emotions, controlling anger, problem solving, conversational skills, and perspective taking

• Written Expression skills such as using correct punctuation, organizing thoughts using visual webs and graphic organizers, developing topic sentences and sequencing information

• Reading Comprehension skills which are targeted through a program called the Lindamood Bell Visualizing and Verbalizing Program which improves a child’s ability to recall details, determine main idea, summarize information and answer higher order thinking questions

• Auditory Memory skills to enhance a child’s ability to process and retain information