Wednesday, November 11th at The Little Sandbox, Wayne, NJ
15-minute consultation parent training with child, focused on strategies for eliciting language during everyday activities.
Session includes a 15 minute consultation plus 2 hours of open play in the main sandbox after your consultation.
Wednesday, November 11th at The Little Sandbox, Wayne, NJ
Speech and Language Screenings
The acquisition of speech and language skills is essential during the first five years of life. Speech refers to articulation (sound production), voice, fluency, and volume. Articulation is the process by which sounds, syllables, and words are formed.
A child's sound production and articulation skills develop and expand as they grow during these early years. Speech sounds are acquired at different ages; therefore, it is age-appropriate for children to make certain errors while their speech skills are developing. However, some children substitute or distort sounds they should have already acquired, making it difficult for unfamiliar listeners to understand them. This is known as reduced intelligibility.
When children have difficulty being understood, they may experience frustration or tantrums because they cannot effectively communicate their wants and needs. It is important for children to develop clear and functional communication skills so they can express themselves and request help when needed.
The following is included:
30-minute informal speech screening, includes a 20-minute screening through play, followed by a 10-minute discussion of findings and recommendations with the parent.
90 Minutes of open play in the main sandbox after your session.
The screening will informally explore the following areas:
Speech Production: Age-appropriate speech sound development, expected and atypical sound errors, and overall intelligibility.
Oral-Motor Skills: Informal observation of oral-motor skills.
Fluency, Speech Rate, and Voice: Rate of speech, fluency, utterance length, vocal volume, and voice.
Expressive Language and Grammar: Use of plurals, possessives, regular and irregular past tense, and pronouns.
Receptive Language and Concepts: Identification of clothing, body parts, and colors; counting objects; understanding object functions; answering WH- and yes/no questions; sequencing events; categorizing; and understanding basic, temporal, and time-related concepts.
Following Directions: Ability to understand and follow one-step and multi-step directions, including directions involving basic concepts such as size, location, quantity, sequence, and time.
Social Communication: Commenting, asking questions, requesting help, initiating interactions, eye contact, conversational turn-taking, and attention.
Speech Production
Oral-Motor Skills
Fluency, Speech Rate, and Voice Expressive Language and Grammar Receptive Language and Concepts
Following Directions
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