Speech-Language Therapy Treatment

Speech-language pathologists assess a child’s speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive-communication skills. They determine the nature of the communication problems and devise a plan of care to treat them.

Therapeutic strategies are based upon the needs of the individual with inclusion of the child and parent for creation of therapy which is designed to interest and engage. Examples of therapeutic strategies include:

• Articulation therapy – This therapy involves demonstrating how to make specific sounds. For example, a therapist may physically demonstrate how to make the “t” sound. A therapist may also build speech skills by using repetition exercises or by modeling correct pronunciation.
• Language intervention activities – In these exercises, a SLP interacts with a child by talking and playing with him. To stimulate language development, a therapist may use books, objects, pictures, or ongoing events.