Types of Sessions
Individual Therapy Sessions
We offer individual sessions for children who need to target and develop specific skills in a one-on-one environment. Individual sessions are typically a total of 1 hour, with 50 minutes for treatment and 5-10 minutes at the end of sessions to discuss details of the session, explain recommendations and homework, as well as, answer any questions. Notes are available via our secure portal system. Additionally, we know sometimes children need shorter session times to help maximize attention and endurance. In those cases we are happy to be flexible and provide shorter sessions as needed.
Group Therapy Sessions
Group sessions are typically offered for children who need to work on developing and generalizing social and pragmatic language skills with their peers; however, groups can be developed at the discretion of the therapist and family based on the skills being targeted. Groups range from two to six children. Group sessions are a total of 1 hour, with 50 minutes for treatment and 5-10 minutes at the end of sessions to discuss details of the session, explain recommendations and homework, as well as, answer any questions. Notes are available for your records via our secure portal system after each session.
Other Services
Evaluations
Evaluations are conducted in order to determine specific areas of weakness and strengths with a child’s development. We have a variety of standardized protocols and the ability to cover all the different domains related to speech and language development, as well as the areas covered in occupational therapy. For speech therapy, these include, but are not limited to, articulation, phonological processes, motor planning and/or Childhood Apraxia of Speech, oral motor weaknesses, fluency, expressive language (your child’s use of language), receptive language (your child’s understanding of language), language processing (your child’s ability to understand and use vocabulary, grammar & follow directions seamlessly when the burden of language is on them), critical thinking, problem-solving and social skills. For occupational therapy these areas include, but are not limited to, sensory processing and sensory integration, attention and executive functioning skills, feeding, fine motor skills, visual-motor skills, primitive reflex integration, ideation and play skills, motor planning, body awareness and strength.
Each evaluation comes with a written report which includes testing results, detailed analysis of performance, specific recommendations for your child, treatment goals and, if applicable, a diagnosis.
Professional Development
The Speech Space offers in-services to DC schools, including preschools and daycares. Our in-services focus on child communication development and helping your teachers identify red-flags with a child’s development. However, we are happy to tailor our in-services to specific areas or concerns particular to your facility.Each evaluation comes with a written report which includes testing results, detailed analysis of performance, specific recommendations for your child, treatment goals and, if applicable, a diagnosis.
School Screenings
It takes a village! We are excited to work closely with many schools in the area to offer our free screening services to their schools. Contact us if you are interested in doing screenings at your school.
Free Phone Consultations
Consultations are offered to families for a variety of reasons. Maybe you have specific concerns and want to know next steps? Or a teacher or your pediatrician has suggested seeking out speech therapy, but you aren’t exactly sure why. Our phone consultations help families identify if their child may be at risk for speech, language, or feeding issues, narrow down the scope of what may be the impacting or underlying reasons for concerns, and take place with one of the owners, Monica or Megan. Our consultations can help you figure out the best plan of action for your child!
Screenings
Open Gym
Open Gym at The Speech Space is an inclusive activity! Children of all abilities ages 3 to 9 are welcome to join. Open Gym is a unique opportunity for both families and the community to experience our specialized and fun space. Each session will be pre-set up by our OT to ensure fun and safe challenges for children to explore and play.
While joining us for Open Gym your child will be playing with a purpose, engaging in safe exploration, and gaining extra sensory-
motor exposure. We look forward to playing together soon!
Open Gym Dates For January:
Tuesdays 9am-10am
To register for Open Gym please click the button below.