Point Speech Pathology and Literacy Lab

Speech and Language Therapy for Children

If your child is difficult to understand, struggles to express ideas, has difficulty understanding language, or continues to have trouble communicating clearly, individualized pediatric speech and language therapy may help.

Point Speech Pathology & Literacy Lab provides specialized speech therapy for children in Point Pleasant and the surrounding area. As a speech-language pathologist, we provide individualized evaluation and therapy based on each child's specific communication needs.

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Pediatric speech therapy may address a range of communication skills, including:

Articulation Therapy

Some children have difficulty producing certain speech sounds, making them difficult for others to understand. Articulation therapy helps children develop more accurate speech sound production and improve overall intelligibility.  Our area of clinical expertise is in the area of persistent and/or severe phonological processes.

Expressive Language

Children may know what they want to say but have difficulty finding the right words, forming complete sentences, explaining ideas, or telling a story. Therapy may support vocabulary, sentence formulation, grammar, and the ability to express increasingly complex ideas.

Receptive Language

Some children have difficulty understanding spoken language, following directions, learning new vocabulary, answering questions, or understanding increasingly complex sentences and concepts.

Higher-Level Language Skills

As children grow, communication becomes increasingly complex. Therapy may address skills such as:

• understanding and using complex language

• making inferences

• explaining ideas

• identifying important information

• understanding figurative language

• organizing verbal information

• retelling and summarizing

• understanding perspective and point of view

These skills support not only conversation, but also classroom participation, reading comprehension, and written expression.

Speech Therapy That Looks at the Whole Child

Communication difficulties do not always fit neatly into one category. A child who struggles to explain ideas may also have difficulty with reading comprehension or writing. A child with a limited vocabulary may struggle to understand classroom instruction. A child with persistent speech sound errors may become frustrated when communicating with others.

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At Point Speech Pathology, speech and language therapy is individualized to address the skills that are getting in the way of your child's communication and academic participation.

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If you are searching for a pediatric speech therapist in Point Pleasant, speech therapy for your child, articulation therapy, or a speech-language pathologist near you, Point Speech Pathology & Literacy Lab provides specialized pediatric speech and language services in a professional, individualized setting.

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Not sure what kind of support your child needs? Contact us today to discuss your concerns and determine the next appropriate step.