Therapy is tailored to the client's style of language processing (e.g. analytic vs. gestalt language processors). 

Comprehension Skills

• Understanding directions

• Developing a varied vocabulary system 

• WH question forms (who, what, when, where, why, how)

Expressive Skills 

• Increasing sentence length

• Morphology (plurals, possessives, verb endings)

• Creating grammatical sentences

• Narrative language skills 

Foundational concepts that are key for communication.

• Communication Intent

• Shared engagement

• Joint attention

• Gesture development

• Language rich routines

• AAC Supports

The pronunciation of individual sounds. Severity can range from mild distortion on "s" to a severe impairment with sound production limited to a few consonants and vowels.

General Treatment Areas

• Phonological Disorders

• Articulation Disorders

• Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)

Improve cognitive skills such as perception, attention, working memory and inhibition.

General Treatment Areas

• Listening Skills

• Planning Skills

• Working Memory for sound awareness and language retention 

• Increase self monitoring & awareness 

Provides ideas on daily language supports and home activities. 

General Treatment Areas

• Play development

• Gesture development

• Following the child's lead

• Joint Attention 

• Cued routines that boost language development

• Language support for children on the Autism Spectrum 

Education on nasal breathing, tongue resting posture and reduction of oral habits. May be incorporated with articulation therapy. 

General Treatment Areas

• Tongue resting posture

• Thumb sucking elimination 

• Open mouth posture retraining