Speech and Language Therapy
What we do
The role of the Speech & Language Therapist is to assess children to see if they need any help with their feeding or communication.
Children may have:
Speech difficulties: Difficulties using the right sounds
Language difficulties: Finding it hard to understand what people say to them
Finding it hard to know the words to use or to put together in sentences
Difficulties showing people what they like/don’t like
Difficulties saying words and sentences so that they need a different type of communication ie: signing
Dysfluency difficulties: Like stammering
Feeding difficulties: Includes biting, chewing, drinking and swallowing
The Speech & Language Therapist may see your child on their own or within class to help them decide if any help is needed.
· As well as working with your child and school staff, we can offer:-
o training for staff/parents about communication and feeding
o written reports for your child’s Annual Review
o close working with school staff to make sure they remind your child about their targets during the day
o advice and support to parents for those children who have communication and or feeding
At present, the therapist’s in school are:- Jo Lawson and Emma Carter
If you want to speak to us, please ring school, or the department on 01724 289100
The role of the Speech & Language Therapist is to assess children to see if they need any help with their feeding or communication.
Children may have:
Speech difficulties: Difficulties using the right sounds
Language difficulties: Finding it hard to understand what people say to them
Finding it hard to know the words to use or to put together in sentences
Difficulties showing people what they like/don’t like
Difficulties saying words and sentences so that they need a different type of communication ie: signing
Dysfluency difficulties: Like stammering
Feeding difficulties: Includes biting, chewing, drinking and swallowing
The Speech & Language Therapist may see your child on their own or within class to help them decide if any help is needed.
- Speech & Language Therapy within School
· As well as working with your child and school staff, we can offer:-
o training for staff/parents about communication and feeding
o written reports for your child’s Annual Review
o close working with school staff to make sure they remind your child about their targets during the day
o advice and support to parents for those children who have communication and or feeding
At present, the therapist’s in school are:- Jo Lawson and Emma Carter
If you want to speak to us, please ring school, or the department on 01724 289100
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