Speech & Language Therapy

Our certified Speech and Language Pathologists have years of experience working one-on-one with students with speech and language impairments to remediate articulation disorders, speech and language disorders, and fluency disorders.

In the 2019–2020 school year, the number of students ages 3–21 who received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was 7.3 million, which is 14% of all public school students. Among these students receiving special education services under the IDEA, 19% of students were classified as having a speech or language impairment (1).

Many of our speech-language pathologists also have certification in teaching students with speech and language disabilities (TSSLD) and are skilled at working with students with speech and language impairments on improving their expressive and receptive language skills to enhance their classroom participation and overall school success.

Aside from speech sounds and fluency, our tutors work on enhancing expressive and receptive language skills.

Expressive language is the way we express ourselves and communicate our thoughts and feelings with the world around us. Expressive language does not just include words, but also gestures, signs, and symbols using our nonverbal communication skills.

Receptive language simply refers to how we understand language. Like expressive language, this does not just include spoken language, but also written language and body language. Receptive language goals may focus on sustained attention, vocabulary expansion, understanding of grammar, figurative/non-literal language, reading comprehension strategies and following directions.

Our speech-language pathologists also specialize in working with preschoolers through Early Intervention on early communication skills, including language/vocabulary expansion, increased mean length of utterance (MLU), and improving speech sounds to maximize your child’s ability to communicate clearly and successfully. 

INSURANCE: Like many speech-language pathology practices, we do not accept insurance but we do provide you with a superbill, which is an invoice with the proper CPT codes that you would need to submit to your insurance provider. If your insurance policy provides out-of-network coverage for speech and language therapy, we collect payment from you directly at the end of each month, after which you will receive a superbill to submit to your insurance for reimbursement. 

References:

1. National Center for Education Statistics. 2021. Students With Disabilities. [online] Available at: <https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cgg>.