We work with children who have needs in the following areas:
Expressive Language: Some children have problems talking, called expressive language. They may have trouble:
Receptive Language: Some children have problems understanding, called receptive language. They may have trouble:
Pragmatics/Social Skills: Your child may have problems relating to other people. She may seem to be in her own world. It may be hard for her to:
To see if your child might benefit from language therapy services, please email Ashley at [email protected]
Expressive Language: Some children have problems talking, called expressive language. They may have trouble:
- Asking questions
- Naming objects
- Using gestures
- Putting words together into sentences
- Learning songs and rhymes
- Using correct pronouns, like "he" or "they"
- Knowing how to start a conversation and keep it going
- Changing how they talk to different people and in different places. For example, you speak differently to an adult than a young child. You can talk louder outside than inside.
- By 12 months, 2-6 words
- By 15 months, 10 words
- By 18 months, 50 words
- By 2 years, 200-300 words
- By 3 years, 1,000 words
- By 4 years, 1,600 words
Receptive Language: Some children have problems understanding, called receptive language. They may have trouble:
- Understanding what people mean when they use gestures, like shrugging or nodding
- Following directions
- Answering questions
- Pointing to objects and pictures
- Knowing how to take turns when talking with others
Pragmatics/Social Skills: Your child may have problems relating to other people. She may seem to be in her own world. It may be hard for her to:
- focus with someone on the same object or event, called joint attention;
- play with others and share toys;
- understand how others feel; or
- make and keep friends.
To see if your child might benefit from language therapy services, please email Ashley at [email protected]