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What is
SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPY?
Pediatric speech and language therapy provides the child with the tools necessary for effective communication. Effective communication is essential in a child's ability to develop friendships, solve problems, seek information, and express their feelings, wants, and needs. The use of competent speech and language skills influence a child's success in academics as well as interpersonal relationships.
Expressive & Receptive Language
Expressive and receptive language skills involve a child’s ability to understand what is said and to communicate their own thoughts using words, gestures, or other forms of expression.
Articulation
Articulation refers to the production of speech sounds and the child’s ability to be understood.
Fluency (Stuttering)
​Children with fluency disorders present with disruptions in their rate and rhythm of speech.
Executive Functioning Skills
Executive Functions are the cognitive skills used to plan, begin, and problem-solve to complete a task.
Pragmatic (Social) Language
Pragmatic Language refers to social communication skills needed to have conversations and build relationships.
Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension refers to one’s ability to understand written text.
Written Language
Written language refers to the ability to express ideas clearly on paper through skills such as vocabulary, grammar, and organization.
Phonological Awareness
Phonological awareness refers to the ability to identify and manipulate sounds in words.
Specialized Trainings
Here at North Naples Therapy and Enrichment Services, we offer a wide variety of specialty services to meet your child's needs. These include:
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- Orton-Gillingham
- ​Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking by Lindamood-Bell
- Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program for Reading, Spelling, and Speech (LiPS) by Lindamood-Bell
- Seeing Stars: Symbol Imagery for Phonological and Orthographic Processing in Reading and Spelling by Lindamood-Bell
- DIR Floortime