School-age
Strategies and Support
The field of pediatric or child speech-language disorders is broad with many categories and subcategories. The Speech-Mechanic uses a combination of intense, engaging programs, collaboration with other professionals, and parental coaching from certified coaches to facilitate change and provide support. If necessary, families may be referred to another service provider who has more exposure and experience with a particular case. Parents and stakeholders can expect skilled treatment that is thoughtfully designed to help the child produce clear speech as well as understand and use language. Thus, every individual has access to:
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Research-based intervention
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Powerful cognitive training
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Special technology/innovative tools
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Opportunity for Success
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The Speech-Mechanic is continuously adding to a collection of sophisticated, effective tools that will get the job done.
Cutting-Edge:
The Speech-Mechanic uses cutting-edge, innovative approaches to maximzie and the improve the child’s ability to communicate. Clients have access to powerful and effective assessment and training programs that improve language, cognition, attention, and concentration. Activities with challenging game-like features are used to engage and provide real time feedback.
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Parental Coaching
The Speech Mechanic uses a proved parent-coaching model to provide support to parents of children diagnosed with a language delay. Many of the evidence-based approaches used are based on principles from It Takes Two to Talk™ — The Hanen Program for Parents of Children with Language Delays. Parents are given strategies that successfully and independently enable them to :
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Recognize the child’s stage and style of communication.
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Motivate the child to interact and to keep interactions going.
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Adjust everyday routines to help the child’s communication skills.
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Tweak interactions with the child in order to help the child understand and use language.
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Build confidence and encourage communication
Instant Visual Feedback
Some of our tools include technology devices that provide instant visual feedback. For example, an individual can produce a sound and see where the tongue is being placed on a computer monitor display. This gives the client the ability to self-monitor and self-correct. Such a method increases and improves the likelihood of learning difficult speech movements a lot faster than many of the other traditional methods that are still commonly used.
Research Based Programs
The Speech-Mechanic uses research-based intervention programs to improve speech sound development. For example, many of the stimulus-items or words that are used come from an expansive database of over 2,000 pictures of word. They include a comprehensive collection of contrastive sound pairs. A child with speech sound disorders can easily receive effective, individualized treatment.
