Evaluations are conducted for the purpose of determining the presence of speech, language, and/or social impairments. During the comprehensive evaluation, the speech-language pathologist will use a variety of assessment tools to determine strengths and weaknesses in the child’s overall communication.
Speech & Language Evaluations
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A language disorder is impaired comprehension and/or use of spoken, written and/or other symbol systems. The disorder may involve (1) the form of language (phonology, morphology, syntax), (2) the content of language (semantics), and/or (3) the function of language in communication (pragmatics) in any combination.
Language
Therapy
Speech sound disorders is an umbrella term referring to any difficulty or combination of difficulties with perception, motor production, or phonological representation of speech sounds and speech segments—including phonotactic rules governing permissible speech sound sequences in a language.
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Articulation Therapy
Literacy skills address listening, speaking, reading, writing, phonemic awareness, and the relationship between letters and sounds. Other literacy skills include vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension.