The word speech, in the context of speech therapy, encompasses all the processes of making the sounds of speech. Potential speech disorders include articulation, apraxia, stuttering, phonological and more. Articulation refers specifically to how a sound is formulated with the mouth. Errors in the sounds...
“Smooth Speech” is also referred to as Fluency. It’s a term used in Speech Pathology that means smoothness or flow in which sounds, syllables, words, and phrases are joined together. Speech fluency refers to the ability to speak smoothly and easily. Here are five simple steps for smooth speech.
When it comes to helping children with speech, language or communication challenges, we use a broad variety of therapies, tools, and tactics to fit individual needs. It has long been known that early language skills are connected to early literacy skills. Discovering and intervening to...
Being a parent in the digital age it is important to remember the roles that verbal communication and personal interaction– free from technology distractions–play in children’s academic and social development. Kids today are using devices for hours every day–time that once was reserved for talking...
The Levine JCC Kids Triathlon will directly support the rehabilitation programs at Levine Children’s Hospital . These programs are available to infants and children of all walks of life. After a child suffers a significant injury or illness, they often need inpatient rehabilitation services to...
We couldn’t be more pleased with our experience with both your practice and Jennie. She was amazing with Bryce and he just loves her so much! Keely Deming Congratulations to Bryce for graduating from our Speech Therapy Program!
Rebekah continues to show you ways to work with your children in reaching their developmental milestones through play. Identifying parts of the body on first a toy stuffed animal and than themselves and than you helps not only in cognitive learning but in learning pronouns such as his nose, my nose and your nose.
Many parents are concerned with their child’s communication. For some parents, their child seems to talk a lot, but they can’t understand their child due to speech sound errors. For other parents, their child talks a lot, their speech sound production seems fine, but their...
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The first signs of a speech delay or disorder in a child may be very mild. As a result, sometimes it is difficult for a parent or caregiver to feel that something is amiss with a child’s speech and language development. Parent may only become...