Speech and Language Services

Are you or your family looking for one on one speech and language services?

Have you been told that your child or teen might have a speech or language delay?

Does your child or teen have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) but you feel they need more services?

If you are looking for services and don't want to be on a waiting list.

If you are looking to start services soon but aren't sure how or where to start, please send us an email today!

North42DegreesTherapy@gmail.com

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What does a Speech and Language Pathologist Do?

Speech and Language Pathologists can Help with:

Articulation/Speech clarity difficulties:

• If it is difficult to understand due to pronunciation issues
• Speaking is getting frustrating because peers/teachers/family are having difficulty understanding what they are saying.

Stuttering difficulties:

• If a person  is repeating sounds (e.g. “b-b-b-ball), syllables (e.g. “ta-ta-table”), or blocks/gets stuck on a word and it looks as though no sound/air is coming out.
• When a person is frustrated and avoiding certain words and situations.

Expressive Language difficulties

• When a person  has difficulty retelling a grammatically correct story in logical order
• When a person uses a lot of vague/non-specific vocabulary (e.g. ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘thing’, ‘it)

Receptive Language difficulties

• When a person has difficulty following simple or complex instructions (multiple steps, If/then, following in order, keeps forgetting, etc.)
• When a person appears to have weak vocabulary knowledge
• When a person has poor knowledge of various concepts (e.g. ‘beside’, ‘in front’, ‘some’, ‘all’, ‘empty’, ‘full’, ‘middle’, etc.)
• When a person has difficulty making predictions, inferencing, and problem solving

Literacy difficulties

• A person has weak pre- literacy/phonological awareness skills
• A person has weak sound/letter knowledge
• A person has poor decoding skills, sounding out words from letters
• A person has weak sight word knowledge
• A person  has poor reading comprehension skills. This may include answering Wh- questions after reading a passage, difficulties with summarizing information, difficulties recalling details or re-telling the story sequentially.
• A person has poor writing skills. For example, they struggle with spelling, writing a sentence/story in a coherent manner.

Executive Functioning Difficulties

• A difficulty with Sustaining Focused Attention
• A difficulty with Impulse Control
• A difficulty with Task Initiation
• A difficulty with Self-Regulation
• Executive Functioning is the ability to plan, execute, complete planned tasks. Executive functioning skills include the ability to remember, think critically, plan, tasks in daily life.  

Julie Elliott, M.A. CCC-SLP