et's
face it. The costs of the services offered by professional speech
therapists / pathologists are quite high; and if your insurance
doesn't cover these services then they are just unaffordable. Fortunately,
JuniorsWeb.com has a solution.
From
the outset, we have to make it very clear that this program
is not
a substitute
for the full, face-to-face service that is typically
offered by a speech therapist.
Here's how the program
works: first, you provide us with
some information about your child's condition; such as his/her
age;
how
does he/she react when he/she hears your voice;
how many understandable words does he/she speak; etc. This
information
is then forwarded to our team of speech
therapists. All our therapists have, as a minimum, a Master's
degree and ASHA's certificate of clinical competency (CCC).
Our therapists will then assess your child's condition carefully
and recommend a treatment program for a period
of one year. These exercises will include
some of the Speech Therapy Games on JuniorsWeb.com,
as well
as
pen-and-paper activities that will be forwarded
to you as attachments.
How fast and how well your child improves depends
on your efforts. If you follow the instructions
carefully and do your best in helping your child exercise,
chances are that you will see improvements within a
few months. A more relaxed and prolonged exercising
effort
will only lead to minor improvements over longer periods
of time. The bottom line is: we are here to help you
take control of your child's speech therapy education.
We supply the expertise and the tools, and your duty
will be actual execution of the program. Any parent,
regardless of the level of education, can follow the
simple instructions that we provide and dramatically
make a difference in his/her child's speech fluency.
Finally,
this online program is suitable only for children
who are 2-10 years old. Our experts believe that children
who are over 10 years old can only minimally
benefit from an online program, and that face-to-face interaction
with a speech pathologist is essential above
that age.
On the other hand, speech therapy education cannot
really work for children who are less than 2
years old. If your child is less than 2 years old, please
contact us and we will be happy to provide a
free speech and hearing checklist that will help you assess
the
speech/hearing behavior of your child and take
action if necessary. You can also check the "General Information" section
in our Speech Therapy Games page for more information.
