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Speech and language therapy

Speech and Language Therapists support children and adults to develop their speech, language, communication and feeding skills. At Pathways Therapy and Consultancy we provide the following services and supports to children and young people 0-18 years.

  • Assessment of Speech and Language development
  • Assessment of skills needed for positive social interactions and experiences
  • Assessment of Feeding, Eating, Drink and Swallowing Skills (FEDS)
  • Home Therapy Programmes
  • Individual and Group Therapy
  • Parent and School Training

If you are interested in exploring what services speech and language therapists can provide to children and young people of different ages, please click on the corresponding tab below

Early Years
(0-6)

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                    0-6 years
  • Speech and/or language assessment to check if your child’s speech sound system, their understanding and the way they put words together into sentences is developing in line with children of a similar age.
  • Play based individual sessions with a speech and language therapist to support the development of attention, play, speech and understanding.
  • Parent-child Interaction Therapy
  • supportive communication strategies – signs, pictures, technology
  • Fun with Food for children that require supports with different textures
  • Support sessions – parental advice sessions
 

Primary School
(6-12 years)

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                      6-12 years
  • Speech and Language Assessment to check speech sounds, understanding, sentence development
  • Supports with attention, listening, sequencing skills
  • supports for story-telling skills and sentence development (narrative)
  • Supportive communication strategies – signs, pictures, technology
  • using visual supports to help with learning and understanding
  • developing language about emotions, feelings and identifying what can help. (regulation)
  • Supporting development of logical reasoning and verbal reasoning skills
  • Supporting children with understanding another person’s perspective (comic strips)
  • Supporting children and parents to understand language strengths, challenges and terminology when diagnosed as Autistic.
  • Understanding Me – A structured programme for children to develop an awareness of their strengths, abilities and where they need support

Secondary School
(12-18 years)

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                       12-18 years
  • Speech and Language Assessment to check understanding, sentence development, written language (Exams)
  • Supports with attention, listening, sequencing skills – mind maps, memory strategies
  • supports for story-telling skills and sentence development (narrative)
  • Supportive communication strategies – signs, pictures, technology
  • using visual supports to help with learning and understanding
  • developing language about emotions, feelings and identifying what supports and using them at the write time (regulation)
  • Supporting development of logical reasoning verbal reasoning skills, understanding of idioms and sarcasm
  • Supporting young people with understanding another person’s perspective (comic strips)
  • Supporting young people and parents to understand language strengths, challenges and terminology when diagnosed as Autistic.
  • Understanding Me – A structured programme for young people to develop an awareness of their strengths, abilities and where they need support.
  • Interview Preparation Programme
  • Advocating for yourself

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