Children

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Children

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Why Speech and Language Therapy?

To improve communication skills
achieve individual goals
build confidence in communicating with others, such as friends
improve opportunities to communicate and quality of life

What

What can we work on?

Speech sound difficulties such as missing sounds of words, substituting one sound for another e.g. t-k,
Language delay such as limited word production, reduced confidence in talking with others,
Building confidence in communicating
Advice to parents and teachers to encourage language development

How to move forward:

Initial consultation using play and/or informal/formal assessment to find out targets for therapy and to provide initial advice for parents to work on
Treatment sessions: individual or group therapy working on individual speech sound targets or individual goals.
Parent advice sessions
Creating therapy programmes to be completed at home
Language groups focusing on Narrative Therapy to encourage language development

Where?

Clinic appointments
School (with permission)
Home visits
Nursery visits