We offer comprehensive speech and language evaluations to provide a deep look into your child’s communication skills. We evaluate the following:
- Speech sound production: how well you and others can understand your child
- Late talkers/Delays in understanding and producing language: understanding directions, speaking in sentences, answering questions
- Fluency/Stuttering (all ages)
- Augmentative and alternative communication for non-speaking individuals
- Pragmatic/social language and whole child support for those with autism spectrum disorder or down syndrome
- Phonemic and phonological awareness: sound awareness that is a prerequisite for reading

We use a variety of standardized and qualitative assessments including the following:
- Parent interview
- Child/therapist play interaction
- Observations in a variety of settings
- Language or speech sample analysis
- Standardized test measures
- In depth explanation of your child’s strengths and areas for growth - as well as how these areas can impact the child day to day or in school
- Functional goals and planning to best meet the child’s needs

Additional Components for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Evaluations:
- Determine if AAC is suitable for your child
- Determine exactly which AAC device is the best fit for your child
- Submit AAC report to insurance for funding

Is your child difficult to understand? Do you constantly have to interpret for your child? Your child may have a speech sound disorder. This can impact overall intelligibility, socialization, and skills required for reading. Book a consultation with us to see if an evaluation and speech therapy would be appropriate.

Is your child stuttering? Evidence shows early treatment for stuttering is most effective. Although speech therapy does not cure stuttering, there are research-backed ways to decrease the amount of stuttering and reduce secondary behaviors (grimacing, blinking etc). Stuttering therapy also incorporates counseling aspects to improve the quality of life of those who stutter.

Do you feel your child’s ability to understand and produce language is delayed? Can your child answer wh- questions? Speak in sentences? Is it frustrating to figure out your child’s wants and needs? When in doubt, DON’T wait it out! Early intervention is always better, especially before your child starts school!

Here are speech and language milestones examples to see if your child may need help:

Speech Intelligibility & Number of Words Spoken Consistently:

18 Months:
10-50 words
~25% of words can be understood

2 Years:
50-250 words
~50% of words can be understood

3 Years:
250-1,000 words
~75% of words can be understood

4 Years:
900-1,600 words
Most speech is understood

For more information: Click here to visit Mayo Clinic's website

Our language therapy is suitable for children who have neurodevelopmental disorders (autism, down syndrome etc.). We consider the WHOLE child when supporting communication and will incorporate emotional and sensory aspects during treatment. We have received additional training for Natural Language Acquisition and Gestalt language processing for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. We may also utilize Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for children who are non-speaking.

Language therapy can also help children perform better in school. Language therapy can focus on building vocabulary, describing, formulating a variety of sentences, comparing and contrasting and more. Private therapy allows SLPs to work with children 1:1, so they receive the treatment they need.

Caregiver coaching does not replace therapy, but it can be a great way to start. If you are unable to commit to therapy at this time or are currently on a waiting list, we can provide practical ways to foster and support delayed communication for your child. Book a consultation for more information.