Becky Harcus, Speech and Language Therapist

Assessment and therapy usually takes place within the family home, where you and your child are comfortable and relaxed. Interacting with children within an environment they are familiar with enables me to observe their communication skills at their most natural. When regular therapeutic input is recommended, this can be organised to take place within the school setting for school-aged children an

d teenagers, or for preschoolers attending a nursery setting. Therapy can can be used to target a broad range of areas including:
-Listening and Attention
-Vocabulary and Word Retrieval Strategies
-Sequencing
-Expressive Language Skills (this may include a focus on sentence structure, grammar/syntax, using salient information, defining and describing, narrative, giving instructions, asking questions etc)
-Receptive Language Skills (this may include a focus on conceptual knowledge, following instructions/spoken information, understanding question forms etc)
-Speech Sounds/Intelligibility
-Fluency/Stammering
-Inferential Reasoning Skills
-Social Communication Skills (this may include a focus on turn taking, joint attention, reciprocal interaction, collaborative play, understanding of vocabulary linked to feelings and emotions, developing empathy and awareness of others perspectives, conversation skills, social problem-solving, understanding of the concept of friendship, teamworking etc)