Speech Compass provides Speech, Language, Play, and Feeding Therapy for children and their families in West Volusia County. Individual therapy and parent coaching are provided in the clinic, in your home, at your child's daycare/school, or online via our secure teletherapy platform. The teletherapy platform is available to any family residing in Florida. We encourage family members to actively participate in our sessions to increase generalization and carry-over of skills learned in therapy. We specialize in working with children to address communication challenges in the following areas:
Speech therapy focuses on your child's pronunciation of words by targeting their specific speech sound errors, phonological processes (speech pattern errors), or motor planning.
Language therapy focuses on receptive, expressive, and pragmatic (social) skills. Research has shown that delays in language development may impact academic success in the future. Receptive language focuses on a child's comprehension. Receptive language delay or disorder may affect a child's ability to follow directions, attend to what is being said, and impact their vocabulary. Expressive language is a child's ability to express their wants/needs. A child with an expressive language delay may have difficulty formulating accurate sentences, word-finding difficulties, and vocabulary. A deficit in pragmatics may impact a child's ability to engage in appropriate conversations, take turns during play or conversation, and use words for various functions (request, reject, label objects, request assistance, answer questions, or gain attention appropriately).
Play, a major prerequisite skill to speech and language development, is at the heart of our therapy. We focus on your child's independent play as well as their interactions with others. Some children benefit from explicit modeling of the different types of the game, including functional play (using objects appropriately), relational play (using two objects together), self-directed play (using objects towards self), pretend play, and symbolic play (using one object during play to represent or symbolize another object). This comprehensive approach reassures parents that we are addressing all aspects of their child's development.
Feeding therapy addresses sensory processing, motor planning, picking, eating, and medical history. Our services typically begin with a comprehensive evaluation. This evaluation is a personalized process that takes into account parent input, therapist observation, standardized assessment, and unstructured interaction between the therapist and child. We ensure that the evaluation process is comprehensive so the therapist can accurately account for the child's strengths and areas that may be challenging. The results of the evaluation and parent preference will determine appropriate treatment goals on the child's plan of care, ensuring that your child's unique needs are always considered.
*Services typically begin with a comprehensive evaluation. Our evaluations consist of parent input, therapist observation, standardized assessment and unstructured interaction between the therapist and child. The evaluation process is completed in order for the therapist to have an accurate account of the child’s areas of strengths and areas that may be challenging. The results of the evaluation and parent preference will determine appropriate treatment goals on the child’s plan of care.
