Speech/Language Therapy

The Speech Language Therapy Department at The Learning Express consists of an enthusiastic, highly trained, and caring team of professionals. We are committed to the continued improvement of our students and ourselves. We value continuous learning from our field, related disciplines, each other, and our students! Collaboration with parents, teachers, and classroom staff helps us to create and maintain a positive, supportive, and fun environment for our students!

The speech/language therapists have a strong knowledge base of working with children of a variety of ability levels including children with autism, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and developmental speech/language disorders.

Our speech-language pathologists are available for screening, evaluation, and treatment at the Learning Express sites as well as most of the area daycares and preschools.

If you have questions or concerns with your child’s speech and language skills, please contact the speech department at the AASD Learning Express Preschool: 814-946-8465 ext 5217.

Development Links

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Behavior Analyst Certification Board

Applied Behavior Analysis Links

Pictures and Activity Idea Links

What is a Speeh/Language Disorder?

Some children have problems understanding language. This would fall into the receptive language disorder category. They may have trouble:

Understanding what people mean when they use gestures, like shrugging or nodding
Following directions
Answering questions
Pointing to objects and pictures
Knowing how to take turns when talking with others

Some children have problems speaking. This would fall into the expressive language disorder category. They may have trouble:

Asking questions
Naming objects
Using gestures
Putting words together into sentences
Learning songs and rhymes
Using correct pronouns (HE likes ice cream. SHE has sneakers on. THEY are going to the store.)
Knowing how to start a conversation and keep it going
Changing how they talk to different people and in different places. For example, you speak differently to an adult than a young child. You can talk louder outside than inside.

Speech and language therapy sessions can be provided individually or in a group setting. Sessions can also take place in the classroom or outside of the classroom.