Pediatric Speech Therapy for Articulation Disorder
in Winder, GA
Speaking clearly takes a lot of practice. It’s expected for your child to mispronounce sounds and stumble over words as they learn how to move their tongue, lips, and jaw. But if their speech clarity doesn’t improve with age, it may be a sign of an articulation disorder, which is highly treatable with speech therapy.
At Let’s Communicate Pediatric Therapy Services, our licensed speech therapists support your child’s communication by creating a play-based therapy plan that matches their strengths, goals, and stage of development.
What Is an Articulation Disorder?
An articulation disorder affects how your child produces certain speech sounds, making some words harder for them to say clearly. They might substitute one sound for another, leave sounds out of words, or pronounce them in a way that makes the word hard to understand.
These challenges can stem from a variety of factors, including developmental delays, hearing difficulties, structural differences such as a tongue tie or cleft palate, or genetic conditions such as Down syndrome. Sometimes there is no clear cause at all.
Signs of Articulation Disorder
Every child develops speech skills at their own pace. But if your child consistently experiences the following, you may want to have them evaluated by a speech therapist:
- Mixing up or leaving out sounds in words
- Speaking with a lisp or slurring words
- Being misunderstood by family, teachers, or peers
- Missing expected speech milestones for their age
- Becoming frustrated or giving up when trying to talk
- Avoiding class participation or group discussions
How Speech Therapy Helps With Articulation Disorder
At Let’s Communicate, we treat your child by combining their natural love of play with evidence-based techniques to make therapy both fun and effective. Treatment is tailored to match your child’s communication goals and their comfort with sounds, movement, and interaction, and may include:
- Using songs, rhymes, and repetition to help your child practice new sounds in a fun, natural way
- Building coordination between the lips, cheeks, and tongue with playful activities like blowing bubbles and straw games
- Using mirrors to help your child see how their mouth, lips, and tongue move when making different sounds
- Using word games or play-based drills to practice specific sounds
- Giving parents simple ways to practice their child’s new skills at home
Why Choose Let’s Communicate Pediatric Therapy Services
Since 2004, Let’s Communicate has helped children between the ages of birth to 21 in the Winder, GA, area build strong communication skills. We are driven by our core values — support, education, care, collaboration, and enthusiasm — and are committed to providing individualized, compassionate care for your child. Our team goes the extra mile to support the children we work with, and we are dedicated to helping them speak clearly and confidently.
Reach Out Today to Get Started
Let’s work together to help your child speak clearly and confidently. Call Let’s Communicate Pediatric Therapy Services today at (678) 963-0694, or fill out our online contact form to schedule an evaluation.