Treatment
Once a child’s needs are identified following an initial evaluation, a treatment plan is created. Treatment frequency, intensity, and duration depends on many factors including your child’s age, the type of therapy (e.g., speech only, speech and language, parent training, literacy, etc.), and the severity of their difficulties. The following are just some examples of what different types of treatment may look like.
Speech Treatment
This type of treatment targets the improvement of speech sound production skills and speech intelligibility. Treatment approaches vary depending on the child’s unique needs.
Language Treatment
This type of treatment targets a child’s oral language skills and may consist of improving expressive language skills, receptive language skills, pragmatic language skills, or a combination of these.
Speech & Language Treatment
Speech and language therapy aims to improve both speech sound production skills and oral language skills. Depending on the child’s age and skill level, goals may be targeted during play or during more structured activities.
Literacy Intervention
Written language therapy may target a wide variety of reading and writing skills depending on your child’s needs. Reading and writing intervention may target improvement of the following: phonological awareness skills, sound-symbol correspondence, decoding, spelling, reading comprehension, reading fluency, written expression, and use of punctuation/capitalization.