Speech/Language Therapy
A child’s first words are among a parent’s most cherished memories. However some children have trouble pronouncing words, formulating complete sentences, speaking clearly, or understanding what people say. This can be immensely frustrating, which is why we make speech therapy an enjoyable experience and provide families with strategies to help their child communicate better at home and in the community.
How can speech therapy help my child?
- Improve understanding and expression of language
- Improve speech/sound production
- Improve fluency of speech
- Improve oral motor skills to reduce tongue thrust
- Improve communication through the use of assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communications
- Improve eating and swallowing skills
- Promote age appropriate play skills and social communication
- Promote appropriate use of voice
- Improve auditory/language processing
Individual and Group Therapy
Meeting Street’s certified speech pathologists offer therapy for children and adolescents in one-on-one, co-treatment, and group sessions.