My therapy

Has its basis in current linguistic theory and modeling. English has a large inventory of speech sounds, complex syllable structure, phonotactics, and patterns of word stress, relatively rigid word order, simple morphology, and deeper fundamentals, together defining the learnability space in ways that need to be integrated into Speech and Language Therapy. The normally-developing three year old’s grammar is already complex and subtle.

There are different sorts of problems

Like not being able to get words to flow, or not being able to say them clearly, or not having any words, or not wanting to talk at all, or not knowing what it is to play.

FAQs – answers from green links

How do I tell is SLT is necessary?

What is the difference between NHS and private therapy?

How long does therapy take? Does it go on forever?

What are the key milestones?

What happens in a therapy session?

How can I help my child at home?

I offer

Assessment    Diagnosis      Management    Training    Treatment   Review and Monitoring   Counselling   Analysis    Work with individuals

For

Families    Children, teenagers and young adults    Schools   Local authorities     Charities    The prison service

Where there is a difficulty with

Being understood      Saying long words          Putting words together     Speaking fluently     Some sounds   Reading or writing

This involves

The linguistics of English     Linguistic competence and performance    Linguistic and communicative competence     The phonotactics of English    The phonetics of English     Good English?     Apraxia / Dyspraxia     Publications

Enquiries welcomed

Aim to respond within two working days

Therapy and the common course of events