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  • Does my child really need speech therapy?
  • How does this all work?
  • I've never heard of Block Therapy before.  What is it?
  • Can you really help my child talk?
You have lots of questions about speech and language therapy.  That's okay!  Perhaps this is all new to you, or maybe you are eager to get started.  Whatever your questions, give us a call.  The speech therapist will take as much time as needed to answer your questions and help you decide the next steps for your child and your family.

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Comprehensive Speech and Language Evaluation

A comprehensive speech and language evaluation is crucial to understanding a person's communication strengths and weaknesses as well as monitoring progress throughout therapy.  Speech and language evaluations give the speech therapist information about many factors that influence communication and help to develop specific goals for therapy. Depending on the needs of your child, evaluation will consider different areas of speech and language, including
  • what and how your child communicates
  • syntax/grammar and how your child combines words into sentences
  • vocabulary and semantics (word meanings) 
  • speech production or the speech sounds your child can make
  • hearing screening if needed
  • auditory processing skills
  • social language skills (how your child uses verbal and non-verbal language to interact with other people).
The speech therapist will use a variety of materials, including formal tests, informal observations, and lots of play to learn as much as possible about your child.  Parent/caregiver input is also important in the evaluation process, so you will be asked to fill out a questionnaire designed to learn about your child's history and communication needs.

Speech and Language Therapy

Speech and language therapy with Grand Haven Speech Partners is provided in your home to increase convenience (no long drives to and from therapy!) and carry-over of skills.  Your child is learning new ways of communicating in the same place s/he is going to be using these skills, which improves generalization.

Therapy may address a variety of disorders, including
​Grand Haven Speech Partners is excited to offer intensive speech and language therapy through the Block Therapy™ program!  Intensive therapy has been shown to be effective with children or adults who have stopped making progress in traditional therapy or those with complex communication challenges.  
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Telepractice - Coming Soon!

Speech and language therapy delivered via secure video conferencing, for traditional therapy or as part of a Block.  Please contact us for more information.