Speech Language Pathology

What do SLPs do at school?

Good communication skills lead to successful speaking, thinking, reading, writing, and learning. 

Our Speech Language Pathologists will work with school-aged children who have communication challenges that impact their functional success in:

• Classroom activities

• Social interactions

• Literacy

• Learning

Speech Language Pathologists work with children in a variety of ways:

• Combine communication goals with school routines and academic programming and social goals

• Individual work on specific skills such as specific letter sounds

• In-class programming (ie. teaching social skills)

• Group work

• In collaboration with other team members

Some examples of when to make a referral to a Speech Language Pathologist may include:

• Difficulty saying words (ie. houth for house and wadder for ladder)

• If your child has difficulty understanding others and following directions

• Difficulty expressing thoughts and ideas

• Difficulty communicating with others both verbally and non-verbally (poor social skills)