In Phoenix, there are several children's hospitals for speech therapy. Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists provide assessment and intervention services that focus on helping children speak, understand language, and learn to their fullest potential. NVPT is the best phoenix children's hospital speech therapy. Pediatric Speech Therapy Phoenix, Arizona focuses on improving a child’s communication skills by addressing:
Expressive and Receptive Language
Receptive language refers to how your child understands language. Expressive language refers to how your child uses words to express himself/herself.
Articulation
Articulation (pronunciation and talking) is the ability to physically move the tongue, lips, teeth and jaw to produce sequences of speech sounds, which make up words and sentences.
Phonological
Awareness
Phonological awareness lets kids recognize and work with the sounds of spoken language. In preschoolers, it means being able to pick out rhyming words and count the number of syllables in a name. It also involves noticing alliteration (how sounds repeat themselves).
Fluency
Fluency refers to the smoothness or flow with which sounds, syllables, words, and phrases are said when talking. It helps the child to speak terms like stuttering, stammering or cluttering fluently.
Literacy and Vocabulary
Language and literacy development are major domains of early childhood development. They involve development of the skills used to communicate with others through languages (language development), as well as the ability to read and write (literacy development).
Auditory and Language Processing Disorders
Children with Auditory Processing Disorder have trouble hearing and interpreting the message whereas children with Language Processing Disorder have trouble hearing and interpreting the message.
Apraxia of Speech
Apraxia of speech (AOS)—also known as acquired apraxia of speech, verbal apraxia, or childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) when diagnosed in children—is a speech sound disorder. Someone with AOS has trouble saying what he or she wants to say correctly and consistently.
Augmentative and
Alternative Communication (AAC)
Augmentative and alternative communication encompasses the communication methods used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with impairments in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language.
Social (Pragmatic) Communication
Social (pragmatic) communication allows an individual to use and understand verbal and non-verbal communication that is appropriate for social interactions. It involves greetings, turn-taking, topic maintenance, and gestures.
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Solid relationships in a marriage are built on trust, emotional intimacy, love and respect.
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Strengthen your emotional bond
Solid relationships in a marriage are built on trust, emotional intimacy, love and respect.
Auditory and Language Processing Disorders
Children with Auditory Processing Disorder have trouble hearing and interpreting the message whereas children with Language Processing Disorder have trouble hearing and interpreting the message.
Apraxia of Speech (AOS)
Apraxia of speech (AOS)—also known as acquired apraxia of speech, verbal apraxia, or childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) when diagnosed in children—is a speech sound disorder. Someone with AOS has trouble saying what he or she wants to say correctly and consistently.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Augmentative and alternative communication encompasses the communication methods used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with impairments in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language.