As parents, a big part of your self-isolation during the COVID-19 global pandemic has been helping your children with learning …
Activity Five: Talk about the Alphabet and Letters
Try to link a letter to the child’s life if you can. This helps children notice the letters that make …
Speech-Language Assessment – It Can Be Like Child’s Play!
You have trusted your instincts. You have concerns about your child’s speech, language, and communication development and you have contacted …
Trust your instincts!
Parents are often the first adults to notice a possible delay in their child’s speech or language development. Your child’s …
Stuttering
What is stuttering? Stuttering is a communication disorder affecting the flow of speech. Speech flow may be broken by repeating …
Speech Sound Disorders
What do we mean by speech? Speech refers to the movement of our mouth, throat, and lung muscles to produce …
Central Auditory Processing Disorder
What is Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)? Children with CAPD have difficulties processing the information they hear, despite having normal …
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Advocacy for Speech and Language Services
Parent and System Advocacy OAFCCD supports advocacy at two levels. We help parents and guardians to advocate for their child …
How to Help Your Child
If you think that your child’s speech and language development is slow or that your child is struggling to communicate, …