The Speech Spot - Iowa

05/21/2023

Our summer schedule is filling up quickly.
⬇ Don't wait! Message us today to reserve your spot for ⬇

📚 OG Reading, Writing, Spelling
🗣 Speech & Language Therapy
👅 Myofunctional Therapy

05/18/2023

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05/18/2023

Does your child struggle with reading, writing, or spelling? 📚✏️
Let us help close the gap this summer using Orton Gillingham (OG) evidence-based research methods.
Contact us for more info on our literacy support services!

05/16/2023

➡️ Our Most Popular Program
Talk Tools Oral Placement Therapy
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Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) is a speech therapy which utilizes a combination of: (1) auditory stimulation, (2) visual stimulation and (3) tactile stimulation to the mouth to improve speech clarity.

OPT is an important addition to traditional speech treatment methods for clients with placement and movement deficits.

It is a tactile-proprioceptive teaching technique which accompanies traditional therapy. Traditional therapy is primarily auditory and visual.

Clients with motor and/or sensory impairments benefit from tactile and proprioceptive components because speech is a tactile-proprioceptive act.

OPT is used to improve articulator awareness, placement (dissociation, grading, and direction of movement), stability, and muscle memory; all of these are necessary for the development of speech clarity.

05/10/2023

Wondering if your kiddo’s sound errors are age appropriate? Check the average age of speech sound mastery below 👇🏼

05/08/2023

Not local? Not a problem! We offer a teletherapy option for our speech, language, literacy, and myofunctional sessions.

Message us for further information or to reserve your spot on our summer schedule!

04/26/2023

04/16/2023

Reasons for Myofunctional Therapy:

-Prep for tongue tie release and retraining after

-Tongue thrust

-Mouth breathing

-Retraining tongue for optimal orthodontic outcomes

-Drooling

-Lisps

04/13/2023

At The Speech Spot - Iowa, we provide our clients with a welcoming, private, home-based setting. We strive to ensure our families feel comfortable and confident with the services they are receiving.
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The Speech Spot - Iowa was created to fill a need for pediatric speech and language services over the summer months. Many students receive speech and language services through interventions or IEP services during the school year but do not qualify for school-based services over the summer. The Speech Spot is here to close that gap and not only prevent the summer slide, but continue to help children flourish.
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In addition to providing traditional articulation and language therapy, The Speech Spot - Iowa focuses on specialty areas including:
-Myofunctional Therapy
-Language Based Literacy Disorders