Speech & Language Therapy
Young children from 1 to 4 years old
Individual sessions with a parent
Description:
The early years of life are crucial for language and communication development. Speech therapy services for toddlers aged 1 to 4 aim to support children who have language delays or difficulties expressing themselves, understanding others, or interacting with others.
The speech-language pathologist works with children through games, songs, interactive activities, and adapted materials to:
- stimulate the emergence of first words and simple sentences;
- develop language comprehension and attention skills;
- support pronunciation and speech sounds;
- encourage social communication and early exchanges with others.
Parents play a central role as the speech-language pathologist suggests strategies and concrete tools to integrate language into daily life and promote the child’s progress at home and at daycare.
Children can also receive a language assessment to better understand their strengths and needs to target interventions that will promote their communication development.
Our goal is to provide early, playful, and caring support to give each child the best possible foundation for their future development. If necessary, the speech-language pathologist will refer the child to other appropriate services.
Importance of early intervention:
Early speech therapy intervention allows difficulties to be identified quickly, language skills to be stimulated, and delays to be prevented from worsening. The earlier support begins, the more the child benefits from the plasticity of their brain to effectively develop their comprehension, expression, and social interaction skills. These interventions not only promote future academic success, but also self-esteem and the quality of relationships with others.
Children and adolescents from 4 to 15 years old
Individual sessions
Description:
Other speech therapy services are aimed at children and adolescents aged 5 to 14 who have challenges in their oral language, communication, or written language development.
An assessment of the child/adolescent’s strengths and needs is carried out to implement personalized interventions aimed at:
- improve oral comprehension and expression (vocabulary, sentence formation, fluency);
- support the development of pronunciation and articulation;
- develop written language skills (reading, spelling, text comprehension);
- strengthen social communication skills, which are essential for interacting with peers and succeeding in school.
In collaboration with parents and, if necessary, the school, the speech therapist proposes concrete strategies and tools that enable the child to progress in a consistent and stimulating environment.
Our services aim to support the child/adolescent in their academic and relational development, to strengthen their self-confidence and to promote their full communication potential.