Speech Therapy
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Areas of Expertise
Range of specialities to meet your specific needs.
Academic Support
Language is embedded in nearly all academic areas including decoding, reading comprehension, writing, science, and social studies. Children who struggle to complete their schoolwork can benefit from supports such as breaking down complex language, scaffolding information, building upon their foundational knowledge, and providing verbal prompts and cues.
Screenings and Evaluations
Jesse offers screenings and evaluations which include test results, a written report, recommendations for services, and target goals for therapy.
Phonological Processing Disorder
Phonology refers to the speech sound system of language. A phonological disorder occurs when a child is not using speech-sound patterns appropriately. For example, “red” may sound like “wed.” A child whose sounds vary from the speech typical for their stage of development or who produces unusual simplifications of sound combinations may be demonstrating a phonological disorder.
Articulation Disorder
Articulation refers to producing speech sounds by manipulating the articulators (lips, tongue, teeth, jaw, and velum) in a specific way to create speech. Every language has unique speech sounds that are used to generate words. An articulation disorder, such as a lisp, occurs when a child makes sounds with incorrect placement, timing, pressure, speed, and/or coordination of the articulators. The result is a mispronounced sound that could indicate a speech sound disorder.
Expressive Language Disorder
Expressive language is a child's ability to communicate their thoughts clearly. Children with expressive language difficulties may have challenges expressing themselves verbally and/or in writing.
Receptive Language Disorder
Receptive language refers to the skills involved in understanding language. This may include understanding linguistic concepts, following directions, listening comprehension, and reading comprehension.
Stuttering
Stuttering is a speech disorder characterized by repetition of sounds, syllables, or words; prolongation of sounds; and interruptions in speech known as blocks. An individual who stutters knows exactly what he or she would like to say but has trouble producing a normal flow of speech. These speech disruptions may be accompanied by behaviors such as rapid eye blinking or tremors of the lips. Stuttering can make it difficult to communicate with other people, which often affects a person’s quality of life and interpersonal relationships.
Social Communication Skills
Children who have difficulty with social skills have significant problems using verbal and nonverbal communication for social purposes, leading to impairments in their ability to effectively communicate, participate and maintain social relationships.
Auditory Processing Disorder
Central Auditory Processing Disorder results in deficits in information processing of auditory signals. The deficits are not due to damage to the physical structures of the hearing mechanism but arise from dysfunction of the central nervous system.
P.R.O.M.P.T.
P.R.O.M.P.T. stands for Prompts for Reconstructing Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets. It is a holistic, dynamic, sensorimotor system designed to help organize, plan, and execute the phonetic/phonemic elements of speech production for the development or redevelopment of language within functional interactions.
Apraxia of Speech
Apraxia of speech is an impaired ability to plan and sequence the motor movements necessary to produce speech in the absence of any muscular problem.
Aphasia
Aphasia refers to trouble with speaking, understanding speech, reading or writing as a result of damage to the part of the brain that is responsible for language processing or understanding.
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