| Speech - Language Therapy |
Communication is one of the most fundamental and important of human skills. At Unique Prints, addressing communication defienciencies through a variety of therapeutic interventions can be a major component of the treatment process.
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3 Areas of communication addressed during therapy:
Speech:
Strength, range-of-motion, and coordination of movement of the structures of the mouth for articulation of words and and oral motor functions for eating and swallowing.
Language:
Understanding and use of symbols, body language and facial expressions to communicate.
Auditory Processing:
Discrimination, recognition, and comprehension of auditory information.
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Typical problems of children needing
speech/language intervention:
- Difficult interpreting questions
- Gives slow responses when spoken to
- Difficult listening in the presence of
backgroud noise
- Poor word enunciation
- Asks for information to be repeated
- Difficulty recalling what was heard
last week, month, or year
- Messy eating
- Easily distracted
- Recurrent ear infections
- Poor academics performance
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Testing:
We use a vaiety of formal and informal tests to assess speech language and auditory processing:
• Formal tests are used to collect normative data to see how the child compares to other children.
• Informal tests use play based assessment and language sampling to observe, record, and analyze information about the child.
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Intervention:
Games, toys, and projects to make speech therapy fun and exciting.
A child that is engaged and excited about therapy will respond quickly to intervention.
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Benefits of Speech-Language Therapy
♦ Better listening skills which help with following directions
♦ Decreased frustration with parent and peer interactions
♦ Assists with socialization and peer interaction skills
♦ Increased reading and writing skills to improve academic success
♦ Enhanced functional communication
♦ Improved word enunciation
♦ Neater eating habits
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| "Speech/Language Therapy is an integral part of our system of care. Occupational and speech/language therapy compliment each other in a very synergistic way making treatment more effective for the children".
-Cissy Nuanes, MS, CCC/SLP
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