Speech Therapy

Speech Development

Growing up isn’t a race, but Child Development experts created these speech and language milestones to give parents an idea of what to expect. Every child is unique, and that means they have their own unique challenges. Our child speech pathologist works with each child to overcome these challenges and improve their lives

If you’re worried about any speech delays, take a look at these red flags:

• No babbling by nine months.

• No first words by 15 months.

• No consistent words by 18 months.

• No word combinations by 24 months.

• Slowed or stagnant speech development.

• Problems understanding your child's speech at 24 months of age.

• Strangers having problems understanding child's speech by 36 months of age.

• Not showing an interest in communicating.

What can parents do before contacting a speech therapist:

• Start talking to your child at birth. Newborns benefit from hearing speech.

• Respond to your baby’s coos and babbling.

• Play simple games with your baby like peek-a-boo and hide and seek.

• Listen to your child. Look at them when they talk to you.

• Give them time to respond.

• Help them describe what they are doing, feeling and hearing in the course of the day.

• Encourage storytelling and sharing information.

• Don’t try to force your child to speak.

• Read a book aloud.

• Sing to your child and provide them with music.

• Learning new songs helps your child learn new words and uses memory skills, listening skills and expression of ideas with words.

• Expand on your child's words by describing what they point to or label.

*Reach out to your doctor if you suspect that there may be a delay in speech or language development.

Pediatric speech therapy includes evaluating and treating communication disorders, including speech and language and feeding. 

Speech therapy is used for children suffering from diseases or injuries, including:

• Articulation and phonological disorders

• Nonverbal children with speech/language delays

• Stuttering/cluttering

• Tongue thrust

• Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and other motor speech disorders

• Expressive and receptive language delays

• Social/pragmatic disorders

• Dysphagia and feeding difficulties

• Speech therapists help children learn to communicate through many different modalities and to engage with different environments.

Ready to take the first steps? Here’s how to get started on our sessions.

Doctor’s referral:

Evaluations:

Comprehensive evaluations are the first step in evidence-based treatment for speech therapy services.

Insurance

• Occupational/Physical Therapy: We accept SoonerCare, Tricare and Centene at this time.

• Speech Therapy: We accept SoonerCare, Tricare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Centene and private pay for other insurances.

Therapy Sessions

JKP offers a wide range of services to fit any schedule. We understand that most parents work, children need naps and taking children out of school for weekly sessions is difficult. Our heart is with your child, and we want to meet you where you are.

Therefore, we offer three options for therapy services:

• Office Visits: Standard outpatient therapy services in our office.

• Speech/Language/Feeding sessions are typically half-an-hour and occur 1-2 times a week.

• Physical and Occupational therapy sessions last 30-60 minutes, depending upon the needs of the child.

*Disclaimer: The content of this website does not serve as medical advice, nor does it substitute for a thorough medical evaluation by a health care practitioner. It also does not represent the opinions of any of the mentioned medical institutions or practitioners. Consult a physician or local healthcare provider before changing your healthcare regimen.