PEDIATRIC SERVICES

at Marshfield Speech & Language Therapy

EVALUATIONS

Evaluations allow us the opportunity to develop a comprehensive picture of your child's strengths, challenges, and preferences. We use a combination of standardized assessment measures, observation, interaction with your child, and a review of developmental and academic history to determine if therapy is recommended. Following the evaluation, we will review the results and our recommendations. When therapy is recommended, we collaborate to develop a treatment plan that aligns with each family's priorities and goals.

THERAPY

Our team is dedicated to combining evidence-based approaches with fun and interactive activities. We love to incorporate games, crafts, and your child's preferences to keep them engaged and help them reach their goals.

We provide weekly therapy sessions in our clinic, at your home, daycare, school, or after-school program. We are dedicated to collaborating with parents and teachers to promote your child’s success-- both in and out of the classroom.

We also offer services for adults. Click here to learn more.

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SPEECH THERAPY

Children who struggle to produce speech sounds correctly may become frustrated when they are not understood, or become self-conscious about talking. Speech therapy can help improve:

Overall speech clarity
Production of age-appropriate sounds and sound combination
The ability to distinguish between correct and incorrect sounds
Motor planning and speech coordination
Confidence and motivation to communicate

EARLY INTERVENTION

Direct speech and language support early in development leads to positive outcomes for children experiencing delays or at risk for conditions that affect language development. We work with children as young as 18 months to build skills such as:

Engaging in back-and-forth communication exchanges
Understanding and using speech and gestures to get their needs met
Learning vocabulary for preferred people and things
Following 1-2 step directions
Asking and answering questions
Parent coaching to increase opportunities for practice within daily routines

LANGUAGE THERAPY

A child may be experiencing challenges at home, in school, or in social interactions as a result of a language disorder. We target receptive and expressive language skills for children of all ages to help them develop skills such as:

Increasing vocabulary and sentence length
Following verbal and written directions
Asking and answering questions
Using age-appropriate grammar
Processing verbal language and increasing recall of information
Narrative skills for story retell

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Speech

SOCIAL
COMMUNICATION

A child may demonstrate social communication difficulties that impact their ability to form relationships, engage in play or conversation, regulate emotions, interpret non-verbal information, or understand abstract language (e.g., humor, figurative speech). Borrowing concepts from social thinking

we work on:

Expand play skills
Increase engagement with peers
Develop conversation skills
Understand other peoples' perspectives
Improving overall understanding of social expectations
Understanding nonliteral language and non-verbal communication

FEEDING THERAPY

We combine evidence-based strategies with a whole-child approach to address feeding and swallowing challenges. Feeding therapy is focused on increasing oral feeding and sensory tolerance levels in a collaborative and safe environment.

Feeding therapy can improve a child’s ability to participate in mealtimes without stress and improve the whole family’s quality of life. We support children experiencing:

Picky eating and meal-time struggles
Sensory processing and aversions
Oral-motor coordination for feeding and swallowing
Difficulty transitioning to solid foods

PLAYGROUPS & SOCIAL GROUPS

Working alongside peers is a great way to learn. Peers offer opportunities to practice new skills in real-life scenarios and motivation to keep trying. We offer social communication groups and preschool playgroups focused on: