Speech Therapy Services at Whimsical Words

Challenges producing the sounds when speaking, which persist beyond a developmentally appropriate age, can indicate potential speech sound disorders. These difficulties can make it hard to understand what a child is trying to say.

Difficulties in communicating ideas and/or understanding spoken information can significantly impact a child's ability to navigate the world effectively.

Language sets the foundation for learning to read, spell, and write effectively. Literacy involves multiple areas of language and knowledge of speech sound knowledge in order to be successful.

All speech, language, and literacy skills are built upon the age-appropriate development of perception, attention, working memory, and inhibition as the foundation for learning.