SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
At Stone Ridge Academy we have Speech-Language Providers dedicated to serving our population of students’ to improve their communication skills in the areas of speech/articulation, phonology, pragmatics (social), expressive language, receptive language, voice, fluency, auditory processing, cognitive deficits, among other developmental/acquired speech and language deficits.
Our Speech and Language Providers at Stoneridge Academy are devoted to improving our students and our families by facilitating communication through the use of an integrative approach. This approach utilizes a wide variety of therapeutic techniques tailored specifically towards each individual’s needs.
Stoneridge Academy Speech and Language Providers that specialize in:
- Articulation
- Language Expression/Comprehension
- Stuttering
- Tongue Thrust
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (mild/moderate – moderate/profound)
- Communication for Those with Special Needs
- Organization, Reading (decoding & comprehension), and Writing
- Assistive Technology (AT)
- Alternative and Augmentative Communication ( AAC)Stone Ridge Academy Speech and Language Therapist works with a child one-on-one, in a small group, or in a classroom to overcome problems.
Stone Ridge Academy Therapists use a variety of strategies, including:
- Language intervention activities: The SLP will interact with a child by playing and talking, using pictures, books, objects, or ongoing events to stimulate language development. The therapist may model correct vocabulary and grammar, and use repetition exercises to build language skills.
- Articulation therapy: Articulation, or sound production, exercises involve having the therapist model correct sounds and syllables in words and sentences for a child, often during play activities. The level of play is age-appropriate and related to the child's specific needs. The SLP will show the child how to make certain sounds, such as the "r" sound, and may show how to move the tongue to make specific sounds.
- Oral-motor/feeding and swallowing therapy: The SLP may use a variety of oral exercises — including facial massage and various tongue, lip, and jaw exercises — to strengthen the muscles of the mouth for eating, drinking, and swallowing. The SLP may also introduce different food textures and temperatures to increase a child's oral awareness during eating and swallowing.