The Speech and Language Therapy assists children who experience difficulty in one or more of the following areas:

Expressive Language: The ability to express and sequence ideas clearly using correct grammar and syntax (word order).

Receptive Language: The ability to understand spoken language, follow directions, and make sense of classroom instruction.

Phonological Awareness: Understanding that words are made up of sounds, sounds can be manipulated to change words, and sounds correspond to letters in print.

Articulation/Phonology: The ability to produce speech sounds in a manner appropriate to the child's age.

Fluency: The ability to communicate ideas without excessive repetitions and hesitations.

Voice: The ability to use correct voice volume, quality, and pitch.

Social Language/Pragmatics/Social Thinking (this area goes by several labels): The ability to interact with, and interpret and respond to people (their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors) in expected and meaningful ways.

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Often difficulties in these areas can interfere with a child's educational progress, academically or socially. When one or more of these areas listed above begins to negatively impact a child's success in school, intervention may be necessary.