Speech-Language Therapy

 Speech-Language Pathologists are highly-educated professionals who have a minimum of a master’s degree in their field.  As in any health-care related profession, S-LPs are required to study anatomy and physiology, but they also study neuroanatomy, genetics, human and language development, linguistics, psychology, acoustics and more, which is why they are qualified to evaluate, diagnose (restricted in some provinces/territories) and treat a broad range of delays and disorders. 

•  Speech delays and disorders including articulation, phonology and motor speech disorders.
• Language delays and disorders, including expression and comprehension in oral and non-verbal contexts
• Fluency disorders, including stuttering.
• Voice and resonance disorders.
• Swallowing and feeding disorders in adults, children and infants.
• Cognitive-communicative disorders including social communication skills, reasoning, problem solving and executive functions.
• Pre-literacy and literacy skills including phonological awareness, decoding, reading comprehension and writing.
• Communication and swallowing disorders related to other issues. For example, hearing impairments, traumatic brain injury, dementia, developmental, intellectual or genetic disorders and neurological impairments.

Speech-language assessments and therapy

For the identification, diagnosis and treatment of  communication disorders, in receptive and expressive language, speech production (articulation/phonology, motor speech, stuttering),  alternative and augmentative communication (assistive technology).

Intensive literacy sessions (targeting reading, writing, spelling skills)

based on the  Barton Reading, Writing and Spelling system.