Pediatric Speech Therapy in Oklahoma City

What is speech therapy?

Speech therapy helps children with the many parts of communication: saying sounds clearly, understanding what others say, putting words together, using language socially, speaking smoothly, and using their voice. Speech-language pathologists also treat feeding and swallowing difficulties. (ASHA, Speech and Language Disorders)

Our Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) hold master’s degrees in speech-language pathology. Our certified SLPs hold the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC), and clinical fellows work under their supervision. Like all therapy at Speech Pathway, speech therapy is client directed and play based, and treatment plans and goals are built around your child’s needs. We offer therapy in individual, small group, and large group settings.

Parent and caregiver involvement is essential to a child’s success, so parents are encouraged to observe and participate in therapy sessions.

How speech therapy can help your child

Our SLPs evaluate and treat:

When should my child see a speech-language pathologist?

Many families chalk up speech problems to not listening or a cute “quirk.” Consider a speech-language evaluation if your child:

• Has trouble imitating sounds made by others
• Makes only a few sounds and is hard to understand
• Is not combining words by 24 months of age
• Stops saying sounds or words they had already mastered, or uses speech and language less than before
• Has difficulty following directions
• Has difficulty communicating basic needs
• Doesn’t engage in conversations with others
• Has changes in communication or thinking skills after an illness, injury, or surgery

This list isn’t complete. If you have any concerns about your child’s speech or language development, we strongly encourage a screening. To see what most children are doing at each age, check ASHA’s Developmental Milestones: Birth to 5 Years or the CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. milestones.

Why families choose Speech Pathway

We believe in family-centered care, which means we involve the whole family in your child’s treatment plan, from monthly care plan meetings with family members to open communication outside the clinic.

What a speech-language evaluation looks like

A speech-language evaluation at Speech Pathway has three parts, followed by your child’s treatment plan. A Speech-Language Pathologist leads the evaluation. Speech evaluations take about 1.5 to 2 hours.

1. Case history: complete our intake form

   Before the evaluation, you’ll fill out our intake form on the Get Started page. Have photos of the front and back of your insurance cards ready. This lets your child’s SLP review medical history, school, background, and input from teachers and other providers ahead of time. Questions? Call our front desk at 405-603-6622.

2. Family interview

   You’ll talk with the SLP about your concerns and your goals for your child’s communication.

3. Standardized and non-standardized measures

   When your child is able, your SLP uses standardized testing, which insurance companies often require. Standardized tests aren’t right for every child, so your SLP may also use parent questionnaires, skilled observation, language samples, checklists, and criterion-based measures. Areas assessed may include understanding and using language, speech sounds and oral-motor skills, social language, voice, fluency, and a hearing screening.

4. Results and treatment plan

   Your child’s SLP uses what they learn to build a treatment plan around your child’s needs.

   We do our best to complete an evaluation within 10 business days.

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Insurance, SoonerCare, and self-pay

We accept most major insurance policies. Some are in-network and others are out-of-network. Once you complete our Get Started form, we will contact you about your insurance coverage.

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