Speech Pathology

A pediatric speech pathologist supports children in developing essential speech, language, and communication skills. Our role includes:

Communication Development

Helping children learn to use gestures, sounds, and words to communicate their needs and interact with others.

Pre-Linguistic and Complex Communication

Supporting early communication skills including gestures, facial expressions, and skills such as joint attention.

Language Disorders

Assessing and supporting conditions like Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and difficulties with understanding (receptive language) or sharing thoughts (expressive language).

Speech Development

Helping children produce clear speech sounds and improve articulation, phonology, and overall speech clarity.

Play Skills

Supporting children in play, to develop friendships, and improve imaginative and cooperative play skills.

Social Communication

Teaching children how to greet others, take turns, follow social rules, understand tone and emotions, and use appropriate social language in conversations.

Fluency

Helping children who stutter develop strategies for smoother, more confident speech.

Early Literacy & Pre-Literacy Skills

Developing phonological awareness, vocabulary, storytelling, and comprehension skills to support reading and writing.

Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)

Implementing communication systems such as Key Word Sign, Proloquo, PODD, and LAMP.

Mealtimes & Feeding

Addressing fussy eating, difficulties with texture progression, choking/gagging, limited food variety, delayed oral motor skills, and providing mealtime and feeding assessments.

Parent & Educator Coaching

Equipping families and teachers with practical strategies to support communication development in everyday activities and learning environments.

School Readiness & Learning Support

Helping children, and their key educators, build the communication, social, and language skills needed for a smooth transition to preschool and school.​

 

​Our Speech Therapy service helps children build confidence, find their voice, and develop essential communication skills—one day at a time!