Pediatric Speech Therapy

Pediatric Speech Therapy

Speech-language pathology services are now offered in our Eagle River and Palmer clinics.

Our speech therapists work with children and young adults with various communication difficulties and speech disorders. Speech therapy works on communication challenges that cause children to struggle with verbal interaction.

Our therapists are licensed speech-language pathologists with the specialized skills to treat speech and language disorders and establish their causes, prevention, and treatment. Our speech therapists can work with children of all ages, focusing on age-appropriate speech and communication milestones.

We offer personalized therapy for speech and language disorders, including articulation, language, and pragmatic social deficits. Our practice provides a fun and effective learning atmosphere by integrating creative therapy methods, including, but not limited to, music, books, sign language, play, and take-home activities.

In addition, our speech therapists help our patients practice communicating in social situations by organizing their thoughts during conversation and learning how to utilize necessary problem-solving skills during interactions with others.

Sometimes, our therapists help provide and train our patients and caregivers in using augmented and alternative communication devices.

Skills Addressed in Speech Therapy:

• Receptive language – understanding language, following directions, logically answering questions, organizational thought process
• Expressive language – communication with phrases and sentences, vocabulary, labeling items
• Articulation – production of speech sounds, clarity of speech, motor planning of specific speech sounds
• Pragmatic language – using language to communicate with others (sign language, verbal language, or another communication tool), staying on topic, turn-taking in conversation
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication – Picture Exchange for Communication (PECs), use of communication book or tablet
• Phonological Awareness/Reading skills – letter/sound identification, sound blending, reading comprehension, dyslexia

Our goal is to give every child an opportunity to communicate and thrive. Our personalized approach can help each child with their communication needs. Our therapists can focus their treatment sessions on the patient’s goals to help improve their verbal and nonverbal interactions.