Book if you have concerns with your child’s speech and language concerns.
Speech/Articulation: How we produce sounds and words. Examples: - “wabbit” for “rabbit”, “tar” for “car”, - Lisps (“slushy” sound when saying “s”, “z”, “sh”, “ch”, “j”)
Language: Understanding and use of words to communicate. Language also includes the use of gestures. Examples: - Difficulty understanding language (ex. “give daddy the key”) and concepts (ex. “on”, “under”) - Limited vocabulary - Late talker - Early language skills: gestures, facial expressions, imitation, joint-attention, eye-contact - Social communication Skills
Fluency: The flow of our speech. Examples: - Hesitations (ex. “uh”, “like”) - Repetitions of sounds, syllables, and phrases (ex. “Look at the b-b-baby,” “Let’s go out-out-out”) - Sound prolongation (ex. “I had sssssoup for lunch”) - Blocks in airflow (ex. “I see a (pause) dog”)
Book if you child has difficulties with reading and writing.
- Early literacy skills
- Phonological awareness
- Dyslexia and/or dysorthographia
