At SpeakChatRead, I provide complimentary consultations, comprehensive evaluations, and individualized therapy services in speech, language, and reading. My goal is to help your child or teen speak, chat, and read with confidence!
I specialize in providing services in the following areas:
SPEAK
How we say sounds or words (speech), and how we use those words to communicate (language)
Targeted skills include:
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Speech sound production/articulation
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Phonology
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Speech intelligibility
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Speech fluency (stuttering)
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Expressive language: use of language for communicating (e.g. grammar, word structure, vocabulary, functional communication)
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Receptive language: understanding spoken language (e.g. listening comprehension, following directions)
Taking the building blocks of speech and language
and using them in social and functional contexts
Targeted skills include:
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Communicating in ways that are appropriate for a particular social context
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Changing communication to match the context or needs of the listener
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Following rules for conversation and storytelling
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Understanding/using nonverbal cues
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Building and maintaining friendships
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Solving social problems/getting along with others
Using written language (writing) and understanding written language (reading)
Targeted skills include:
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Pre-reading and emergent literacy (e.g. phonological awareness)
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Reading (decoding and language comprehension)
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Writing (spelling and written language organization)