In last week’s blog, we discussed how does a parent or caregiver know their child needs speech therapy. Communication skills are an important part of your child’s development. It isn’t always easy to know if a child is meeting their speech and language milestones. Does your child struggle to follow instructions? Following instruction can be [...]
As a parent, we watch our children develop so quickly, from crawling to walking, exploring toys, discovering new foods, socializing with other children, as well as speech and language skills. Communication milestones are a huge part of a child’s development. They acquire expressive language (using language) and receptive language (understanding language). While each child develops [...]
Publicly funded speech therapy options in Central Florida are wonderful, teachers pour out their heart and soul to provide these services. These could be in the form of our local Early Intervention (EI) program for speech and language therapy, the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE), or from your local public school. But supplementing your [...]
A child with a lisp, has a difficult time producing the /s/, /sh/, /ch/, and maybe /z/. This is typically because of the placement of the tongue. A frontal lisp is the most common, the tongue sticks out between the front teeth. This can distort sounds, making the /s/ and /z/ sound more like yes/yeth. [...]
