Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy

Speech therapy is the assessment and treatment of communication problems and speech disorders. It is performed by speech-language pathologists (SLPs), often referred to as speech therapists. Speech therapy techniques are used to improve communication. These include articulation therapy, language intervention activities, and others depending on the type of speech or language disorder. Speech therapy may be needed for speech disorders that develop in childhood or speech impairments in adults caused by an injury or illness, such as stroke or brain injury. Interact through talking and playing, and using books, pictures other objects as part of language intervention to help stimulate language development model correct sounds and syllables for a child during age-appropriate play to teach the child how to make certain sounds Provide strategies and homework for the child and parent or caregiver on how to do speech therapy at home problem solving, memory, and organization, and other activities geared at improving cognitive communication conversational tactics to improve social communication