Speech Therapy Archives - Page 3 of 5 - Achieve Pediatric Therapy

How to Use Everyday Activities to Build Your Child’s Expressive Language Skills

What is Expressive Language? Expressive language refers to the way your child communicates his/her wants and needs. It includes areas of vocal development, social communication, vocabulary concepts, and use of age appropriate grammatical markers. Children with delays in expressive communication...

October 7, 2019

When should I have a Speech-Language assessment for my child?

2254

Early Intervention Speech Delay Speech Therapy

When should I have a Speech-Language assessment for my child?

Parents are usually uncertain as to what skills are expected at their child’s age. Anytime you as a parent have concerns about your child’s speech or language development, both you and your child would benefit from an assessment. Whatever the areas...

September 27, 2019

892

Speech Therapy

Speech Homework

Many parents find it hard to fit home practice from speech therapy into the daily schedule. When the kids get home from school and mom and dad get home from work, there may be only a few hours to do...

September 5, 2019

108

Speech Delay Speech Therapy

Bilingual Myths vs Facts

Some children with language delays grow up in bilingual homes and communities. Often, parents have concerns that learning two languages might impact their child’s language delay. Here are some common myths: Myth: If my child has a language delay, I should...

August 24, 2019

1489

Autism Speech Therapy

What is High Functioning Autism?

With early assessment and identification of autism improving, many children of average intelligence and with only mild language delays, but clear social differences are being diagnosed with autism at a younger age. Therefore, we have frequently been receiving questions from parents of preschool-aged...

July 10, 2019

102

Speech Delay Speech Therapy

Help! My Toddler Isn’t Talking!

Many parents are unsure of when and if to be concerned when their toddler is not yet talking. It is important to remember that a speech-language pathologist can provide comprehensive assessments on even these little kids to help parents identify if a...

April 2, 2019

Feeding Therapy Speech Therapy

The Picky Eater

The Role the Speech-Language Pathologist Plays Feeding Assessment and Therapy Speech-language pathologists play a very important role when working with children who have feeding difficulties and/or are picky eaters. Speech-language pathologists have knowledge of typical oral motor development and its...

March 9, 2019

Early Signs Your Child May Need Speech Therapy

Speech Delay Speech Therapy

Early Signs Your Child May Need Speech Therapy

Trying to determine if a child needs treatment for speech and language delay can be difficult and stressful for parents. Each child expresses him or herself differently and it may be natural for children not to follow the expected milestones...

December 22, 2018

Speech Delay Speech Therapy

Practicing Articulation At Home

If your child is working on speech sounds that they haven’t quite developed yet and your speech therapist hands you some target words that you should practice, it may seem daunting to practice these words with your child. It doesn’t...

November 21, 2018

Glossary of Terms: Speech Generating Devices

Autism Speech Therapy

Glossary of Terms: Speech Generating Devices

A speech generating device (SGD) is an electronic device that can help individuals with speech impairments communicate. Any individual, child or adult, who has limited verbal speech can use a SGD. With children, we commonly use SGDs for children with Autism, Down...

November 12, 2018

1 2 3 4 5

Category: Speech Therapy

How to Use Everyday Activities to Build Your Child’s Expressive Language Skills

When should I have a Speech-Language assessment for my child?

Speech Homework

Bilingual Myths vs Facts

What is High Functioning Autism?

Help! My Toddler Isn’t Talking!

The Picky Eater

Early Signs Your Child May Need Speech Therapy

Practicing Articulation At Home

Glossary of Terms: Speech Generating Devices

Home

Services

Services

Newsletter