Speech Therapy can help children experiencing difficulties in the following areas:

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Speech Skills

Children who have speech difficulties may have the following characteristics:

• Trouble using clear speech that is easily understood by others
• Difficulty using the correct sounds in words – your child might substitute sounds, leave sounds out, or add extra sounds in.

Literacy Skills

Children who have literacy difficulties may have the following characteristics:

• Difficulty with early literacy skills such as rhyming or counting syllables.
• Difficulties learning sight words, sounding out, knowing which sound letters make.
• Problems with reading and spelling.

Stuttering

Children who stutter may:

• Repeating sounds, syllables, whole words or phrases.
• Not be able to get the sound to come out

Language Skills

Children who have language difficulties may have the following characteristics:

• Late in learning to talk
• Difficulty using words and sentences to express themselves
• Trouble understanding what is being said to them
• Learning new words and understanding word meanings

Learning Difficulties

Some children have learning difficulties that cause problems for them with various parts of the school curriculum. A speech therapist can be a team member in helping to determine the nature of the problem, the child’s strengths and weaknesses, and strategies for support.

Social Skills

Children who have social skill difficulties may have the following characteristics:

• Difficulty with knowing what and how to say things on different situations.
• Difficulty maintaining a conversation.