Speech and Language Therapy involves attending sessions with a Speech and Language Therapist to evaluate and treat difficulties affecting a student’s communication.
Speech and Language Therapy involves attending sessions with a Speech and Language Therapist to evaluate and treat difficulties affecting a student’s communication. Speech and Language therapy sessions take place in a safe and non-judgmental environment where pupils can learn and discuss their communication issues openly.
There are many reasons a pupil may be recommended for speech and language therapy assessment and treatment. Here is a list of common presentations which can benefit from speech and language therapy:
Attention and Listening
Difficulty concentrating and listening, hearing impairment, auditory processing disorder, working memory difficulties.
Developmental language disorders
Word retrieval problems, Vocabulary delay, issues with syntax, morphology and grammar
Social communication disorders
Interpreting other people’s communication, frequent conversational breakdowns, difficulty communicating effectively in group environments. Selective mutism and anxiety around communicating.
Speech Sounds and Fluency
Stammers, speech sound delay, speech sound disorders