Clinical Speech and Language Services for Children

• Education for parents and teachers
• Screenings for speech-language and hearing
• Assessments/Comprehensive evaluations
• Therapy*
• apraxia
• articulation & phonology
• auditory processing
• communication difficulties related to hearing impairment
• language-based learning disabilities
• language delays & disorders
• phonemic awareness
• social language disorders
• stuttering

*Therapy may be provided on an individual or group basis.

Signs of Potential Communication Disorders

articulation errors past the age of 8 low intelligibility compared to peers slow vocabulary development difficulty expressing ideas and using correct grammar difficulty comprehending language and following directions difficulty sounding out words difficulty with reading comprehension poor memory word/sound repetitions resulting in stuttering difficulty communicating with peers and adults in social settings

School Screenings  Conducted throughout the year at daycares, preschools and private schools.

Hearing  Screened using audiometers at 20 decibels, as required by the Commonwealth of Virginia

Speech Articulation, voice, fluency, and language

We recommend that children be at least 3 years of age to participate in class screenings at school.

Children of any age may be individually screened and assessed by appointment.