Areas of Practice
Learn more about the six primary areas of practice that Super Speech Pathology offers support with.
Speech
Language
Literacy
Social Skills
Fluency
AAC
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Speech Language Literacy Social Skills Fluency AAC •
Speech
Phonological processes are common patterns of sound errors that children often make as they learn to talk. These patterns are a natural part of how kids develop their speech skills. They usually go away as the child gets older but when they don’t a Speech Pathologist can help.
Speech sound errors are mistakes or changes in speech that happen for different reasons, like how the mouth moves or if there's a problem with language or tongue position.
Language
Language can be broken up into expressive language and receptive language.
Expressive language means being able to share thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
Receptive language is about understanding and making sense of what others are communicating to us.
Literacy
Literacy means being able to read, write, and understand written language.
It's not just about knowing how to read and write, but also about being able to comprehend, interpret, and use written words effectively for communication, learning, and daily tasks. To become proficient in reading and writing, children need to learn and master these three essential skills.
Social Skills
Social skills includes abilities such as turn-taking, conversation skills, emotional recognition, and problem solving.
Super Speech Pathology uses a neurodiversity affirming approach to improving our client’s understanding of social skills.
A neurodiversity affirming approach respects and values how neurodivergent individuals prefer to interact and communicate. It gives equal importance to their preferences and styles as it does to those of neurotypical individuals.
Fluency
Stuttering is when speech doesn't flow smoothly and may have pauses or repetitions.
There are three main types: repeating sounds or words, holding sounds for too long, and pauses or blocks in speech.
Stuttering can run in families and is common in children aged 3 to 4 years old. The exact reason why it happens is still not fully understood.
AAC
Augmentative and Assistive Communication (AAC) is a way to help people who have difficulty speaking or understanding speech.
Some common forms of AAC include picture boards and PECS, where pictures represent words or ideas, and apps like Proloquo2Go.
Speech Pathologists work with clients to find the best way for them to communicate using AAC.