Let's work on:

Articulation & Phonology

Saying sounds and words clearly to be understood by peers & adults

Expressive Language

Sharing thoughts and ideas.

(i.e. describing, organizing information, sentence structure)

Executive Function

Cognitive skills necessary for learning (i.e. attention, planning, task initiation, previewing likely consequences, flexibility, emotional regulation, self-monitoring, metacognition)

Fluency

Rhythm and rate of speech (i.e. stuttering, cluttering, secondary behaviors)

Social Language

Using language to engage and connect with others. Verbal and non-verbal communication.  (i.e. conversational turn taking, perspective taking, social problem solving)

Phonological Awareness

Pre-reading skills (rhyming, segmenting sounds, blending  sounds, identifying sounds, manipulating sounds)

Receptive Language

Understanding spoken or written language. (i.e. Following directions, answering questions, learning new vocabulary)

Augmentative & Alternative Communication

Using high tech or low tech options for children and teens with complex communication needs

Auditory Processing

Hearing & interpreting information (i.e. auditory discrimination, auditory memory, auditory sequencing)