Articulation
Articulation disorders focus on errors (e.g., distortions and substitutions) in production of individual speech sounds.
Functional communication
Functional communication is the skill of communicating information that serves a purpose for that person or meets a need. This communication also needs to be appropriate for the situation.
language skills
Receptive language refers to how an individual understands language. Expressive language refers to how an individual uses words to express themself.
Phonology
Phonological disorders focus on predictable, rule-based errors (e.g., fronting, stopping, and final consonant deletion) that affect more than one sound.
Feeding
The goal of feeding therapy is to help patients develop normal, effective feeding patterns and behaviors while enjoying the least restrictive diet in a safe manner.
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
An individuals brain has difficulty coordinating the complex oral movements needed to create sounds into syllables, syllables into words, and words into phrases.
Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic awareness is a subset of phonological awareness in which listeners are able to hear, identify and manipulate phonemes, the smallest mental units of sound that help to differentiate units of meaning.
Literacy
Literacy development in early childhood entails helping children build language skills, including their vocabulary, ability to express themselves, and reading comprehension.
Fluency
Stuttering involves a disruption in the fluency (smooth, forward flowing movements) of speech, and is characterized by involuntary, audible or silent repetitions or prolongations when producing short elements of speech, such as sounds, syllables, and words of one syllable.
Social Groups
Group speech therapy sessions provide children with an environment that might mimic their day to day within a social setting such as school or a friend's house while incorporating a multitude of speech language skills and pragmatic skills.
cognitive adult services
Processes that involve cognition include abilities related to orientation, attention, memory, sequencing and planning, perception, social behavior, organization, and emotional regulation.
other Adult services
Includes but is not limited to Aphasia, Dysarthria, Apraxia, conversational tactics to improve social communication, feeding/swallowing, and breathing exercises for resonance.
