Cleveland speech therapists

Cleveland Speech Therapists on How Feeding Problems Can Become Speech Problems

When a child has issues with feeding & swallowing, these can often lead to speech & language issues – especially if untreated. The Cleveland speech therapists at Therapy & Wellness Connection treat both kids with feeding and swallowing problems as…

preschool language disorders Cleveland

How Cleveland Speech Therapists Help Treat Preschool Language Disorders

Most babies and toddlers will understand what is being communicated with them long before they’re able to clearly communicate back. All kids develop speech and language skills at varied paces, but some struggle more than others with understanding what is…

Cleveland speech therapists

Why Our Cleveland Speech Therapists Teach Kids How to Make Inferences

As Cleveland speech therapists, we help kids of all ages work on a broad range of speech, language, and communication goals. One of the toughest of those is something called inferences. When kids are first learning how to engage in…

Cleveland speech therapists

Cleveland Speech Therapists Offer Activities to Encourage Kids’ Language

May is Better Speech & Hearing Month, and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders reports 1 in 12 kids age 3-17 in the U.S. has a disorder related to voice, speech, language or swallowing. Our Cleveland speech…

Cleveland speech therapists

Why Our Cleveland Speech Therapists LOVE Repetitive Picture Books for Kids

Any speech-language pathologist will tell you that pretty much all books are amazing tools for encouraging language development in your child. But when it comes to younger kids,  it’s the predictive, repetitive picture books that are best. This is especially…

Cleveland speech therapists

Articulation Disorders: An Explainer by Cleveland Speech Therapists

Among the many reasons children are referred to our Cleveland speech therapists are articulation disorders. A child with an articulation disorder has trouble forming speech sounds properly. This is slightly different from phonological disorders, in which a child can produce…

Cleveland speech therapists' fall book picks

Our Speech Therapists’ Top 5 Fall-Themed Book Picks!

Fall is in full swing here in Northeast Ohio, and our Cleveland speech therapists love to tie relevant themes into our sessions to help the lessons stick. Right now, that’s everything autumn: Colorful leaves, crisp air and pumpkins! Seasonal books…

Cleveland speech therapy

How Long Will My Child Need Speech Therapy?

Often when speech and language therapy is recommended for a child, one of the first questions parents have is, “For how long will my child need speech therapy?” As much as our Cleveland speech-language pathologists (SLPs) would love to give…

Akron speech therapists

Transition Talk: How Speech Therapists Help Kids With Autism Move From One Thing to the Next

Humans are creatures of habit. Even if you’re a person who welcomes change, the fact is, it takes more effort than continuing on as you were. Our speech therapists understand that for a child, being asked to stop one thing…

Cleveland Speech Therapists Can Help With Child Speech Delays, Disorders