Speech and language therapy
Speech and language therapy
Speech and language therapy
Speech and Language Therapy helps to support your child’s early communication, social interaction, understanding, speech development and feeding skills.
We work with children and young people who have a wide range of communication needs including developmental delay, social communication difficulties or a neurodisability.
Our Speech and Language Therapists will assess your child, focusing on understanding how they communicate and identifying what helps them to connect to other people. This will include using sounds, gestures, facial expressions and play.
We work with children and young people who have a wide range of communication needs including developmental delay, social communication difficulties or a neurodisability.
Our Speech and Language Therapists will assess your child, focusing on understanding how they communicate and identifying what helps them to connect to other people. This will include using sounds, gestures, facial expressions and play.
At Pace, speech and language therapy supports children and young people at every stage of their communication journey, from early interactions to advanced language strategies.
Where it is beneficial we will also introduce AAC (augmentative and alternative communication).
Our therapy is play based and child led and our therapists are responsive, adjusting activities depending on how your child is responding in the moment.
Activities are combined in a structured way, guided by the goals that you and your child have identified as meaningful.
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Where it is beneficial we will also introduce AAC (augmentative and alternative communication).
Our therapy is play based and child led and our therapists are responsive, adjusting activities depending on how your child is responding in the moment.
Activities are combined in a structured way, guided by the goals that you and your child have identified as meaningful.
GLP (Gestalt Language Processing) and ALD (Analytic Language Development)
Depending on how your child is learning language they may be a GLP (Gestalt Language Processor) or an ALD (Analytic Language Development).
GLP is learning phrases and sentences first. These are called gestalts and some examples are: let’s go, wait for me, my turn.
ALD is learning single words and putting them together to form phrases and longer sentences. Some examples are: car, dog, Mum.
Our GLP trained Speech and Language Therapist will identify where your child is in their development and then uses evidence based strategies to help them move forward.
Our speech and language therapy focuses on:
- Understanding and responding to your child’s current way of communicating
- Supporting connection, play, and enjoyment in communication
- Modelling new language that is meaningful and emotionally relevant
- Supporting you and your child’s nursery or school to use approaches that reflect how your child learns best
Speech and Language therapy includes
Speech and language therapy provides support, treatment and care for children and young people who have difficulties with communication, or with eating, drinking and swallowing.