Speech Therapy for Kids

Celebrating your child’s strengths and interests while growing their communication.

Our Approach

Therapy sessions are conducted with at least one caregiver present. The SLP and caregiver will collaborate in interacting with your child and creating a plan for that week. The goal is that you will have things to target with your child throughout the week on your own, so communication in not only being worked on with the SLP in therapy. However, we will collaborate together to determine what to work on; part of that is listening to the caregiver to determine their capacity.

Evaluations

As a practice dedicated to severe communication delays, evaluations are typically informal. In a private pay, private practice setting, evaluations are needed to get a clear picture of your child’s areas for growth and make sure we are setting appropriate goals for your child. This will include a parent/caregiver interview, communication sample with your child (including AAC, full body communication, use of pictures, gestures, facial expressions, sounds, and spoken language), and conversation sample if applicable. We will also test for speech sound production if applicable. Finally, we will compile information about your child’s interests and sensory needs.

After setting goals in the initial evaluation, we will review progress on a quarterly basis and update goals as needed.

toddler smiling at speech therapist in Littleton, Colorado

NLA Framework

NLA is one therapy option for gestalt language processors (GLP). GLP children are often Autistic, but not always! In the early stages, children who use gestalt language processing will either use sounds, single words, or whole sentences, often to mean something else.

  • Step 1: Identify what stages of gestalt language processing your child is using.

  • Step 2: Play-based, child-led therapy with modeling without expectation

  • Step 3: Collaborating with caregivers to model expanded language at home.

Parent and child engaged in speech therapy in Littleton Colorado

DTTC

DTTC is an evidence-based approach for Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). This is a motor-based speech disorder where the child can think of what they want to say but there is a disconnect between their brain creating the motor plan and their mouth implementing the motor plan.

  • Step 1: Determine what speech sounds and speech sound combinations are the easiest and most difficult.

  • Step 2: Target sounds and combinations using the DTTC framework to determine correct level of support

  • Step 3: Identify a target word for caregivers to work on each week

Family using a communication device during speech therapy in Littleton Colorado

AAC

Note: In most instances, insurance will cover your AAC even if the SLP is private pay. However, some insurance providers require the AAC evaluation be conducted with an approved SLP provider. Of course, there are also options for getting a device without insurance, as well as low-tech options.

  • Step 1: Identify your child’s communication needs

  • Step 2: Discuss AAC options

  • Step 3: Trial AAC devices in person

  • Step 4: Select AAC device; SLP provides report and other necessary paperwork to insurance if applicable.

We Are Accepting New Clients for In-Home Speech Therapy for kids!

Toddler with sensory supports playing during speech therapy in Littleton Colorado

Use the “Contact Us” button below to reach out! We would love to get to know you and your child.

We provide therapy:

  • In your home

  • In a local library (we can reserve a private meeting room)

  • In a sensory gym such as The Sensory Club and Third Place for Kids

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