MY SERVICES
EHCP ASSESSMENTS AND ADVICE
I can provide assessments for Education and Health Care Plans. The process usually involves two assessment sessions, followed by a written report outlining your child's communication strengths and needs, suitable outcomes and provision required.
SPEECH SOUNDS AND EARLY LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
I have extensive experience of working in early years settings and mainstream primary schools, working primarily with children with speech sound delays and disorders, and developmental language disorder. I use approaches such as Cycles, Minimal Pair Therapy, Core Vocabulary, Shape Coding and Colourful Semantics for treating speech and language difficulties. I also use Hanen and Parent-Child Interaction approaches for supporting early language, attention and listening and interaction. I always use child-led and highly engaging sessions to ensure the best outcomes for children.
AUTISM AND GESTALT LANGUAGE PROCESSSORS
I have a wide range of experience of working with children with autism. I use a child-led and neurodiversity affirming approach, which means that I choose activities that are intrinsically motivating to children whilst supporting the development of their language and self-advocacy skills. I am trained in Gestalt Language Processing (Meaningful Speech) and am able to educate parents and educators to support children to develop their language through the Natural Language Acquisition framework. Children with autism develop language differently to neurotypical children and therefore require a different approach to supporting their language development. I am also trained in sensory approaches (Inside Out - Jessie Ginsberg SLP) and I am able to determine which sensory supports will help your child to return to a regulated state necessary for optimal learning.