Speech therapy is an aspect of mental health and rehabilitation service that has a wide range of benefits and uses. It involves the detailed assessment and treatment of speech problems, speech disorders, communication issues, and retraining. Speech therapists are trained in the art of identifying, analyzing, assessing, and managing speech and language disorders.
What Happens During a Speech Therapy Session?Speech therapy exercises and activities vary depending on the child’s disorder, age, and needs. During the therapy, the speech and language therapist interacts through talking and playing and using picture cards, books, and other objects as part of language interventions to help stimulate language development. Modeling of correct sounds, and syllables for a child during age-appropriate play to teach the child how to make certain sounds and pronounce certain words, through different strategies and approaches. The Parents/ caregivers are also provided with a home plan to carry forward the exercises and activities, at home too.
The process of learning language skills takes time and a lot of input from teachers, parents, and therapists. notice your child's strengths and try to encourage them to practice those more. And simultaneously work on weaker areas with the help of the therapist.
Every child has their own pace of development, it is our job to encourage them to get there.
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