The Toddler and Preschool Years....
Speech and language assessments are performed to gain insight regarding your child's speech and language skills within the context of his/her total development. For children under 3 years of age, assessments include in-depth questionnaires (birth, medical and development history), observation (including direct play), and parental report/input. Assessments for children 3-5 years of age may include: in-depth questionnaires, standardized norm-referenced tests, observational scales, teacher/daycare input, medical and developmental history are used to gather information about your child's communication skills. The areas of assessment may include:
receptive language, expressive language, social pragmatic language skills, vocabulary, narrative skills (oral), motor speech skills, articulation, feeding skills, and play skills.
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THERAPY
Individual therapy programs are developed for each child. Therapy integrates child's strengths and preferences to keep them motivated and allow success throughout the process. Using naturalistic, play-based strategies, we help children understand language and improve their functional commuication skills. We strongly believe parental involvement is essential for a child's communication success. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to observe and participate in therapy sessions. Toddler age play groups are also available.