Welcome to Sea of Sounds!

You may notice:

• Difficulty learning letter sounds
• Guessing words while reading
• Trouble blending sounds
• Avoiding reading

How we help:

• Orton-Gillingham instruction
• Phonological awareness
• Decoding and encoding
• Reading fluency

You may notice:

• Difficulty following directions
• Trouble retelling stories
• Limited vocabulary
• Challenges understanding spoken language and answering questions

How we help:

• Speech-language therapy
• Vocabulary development
• Listening comprehension
• Expressive language skills
• Reading and writing support

You may notice:

• Can read words but do not understand what they read
• Struggles with inferencing
• Struggles to recall details and facts
• Challenges answering WH questions about a text

How we help:

• Speech-language therapy
• Vocabulary development
• Structured comprehension strategies

You may notice:

• Letter reversals
• Slow reading
• Difficulty spelling
• Trouble remembering sight words

How we help:

• Structured Literacy
• Orton-Gillingham
• Multisensory instruction
• Speech-language support for underlying language skills

You may notice:

• Avoids writing tasks
• Struggles to organize thoughts
• Short or incomplete responses

How we help:

• Written expression support
• Structured writing instruction
• Vocabulary development
• Graphic organizers to help organize thoughts and ideas

 You may notice:

• Difficulty staying organized
• Trouble getting started
• Incomplete assignments
• Easily distracted
• Hard time planning or transitioning

How we help:

• Executive functioning support
• Organizational strategies
• Study skills
• Academic coaching and support

 You may notice:

• Speech is difficult to understand
• Poor articulation
• Sound substitutions 
• Uses phonological processes

How we help:

• Articulation therapy
• Phonological awareness intervention
• Motor speech approaches
• Parent coaching

You may notice:

• Limited vocabulary 
• Struggles to combine words into sentences
• Needs support expressing thoughts and ideas

How we help:

• Speech language therapy
• Parent coaching
• Play-based intervention

 You may notice:

• Difficulty understanding social cues, emotions and perspectives
• Challenges initiating or maintaining conversations
• Difficulty with flexible thinking or changing routines
• Intense interests in specific topics
• Sensory Sensitivities (sounds, textures, lights, etc.)
• Challenges with peer interactions

How we help:

• Social communication therapy
• Sensory informed supports and accommodations
• Language Comprehension and development
• Social skills groups
• Executive functioning supports 
• Self-advocacy and self-regulation strategies

You may notice:

• Inconsistent speech errors 
• Know what they want to say but have difficulty planning speech movements
• Difficulty sequencing sounds
• Better understanding than speaking

How we help:

• Motor-based therapy
• Multisensory cueing
• Intensive practice
• Literacy support when appropriate
• Family collaboration

 You may notice:

• Limited verbal expression
• Benefits from visual supports
• Frustration during communication breakdowns
• Uses a speech-generating device or communication system

How we help:

• AAC therapy and support
• Language development
• Device programming and customization
• Communication Partner training
• Social communication skills

You may notice:

• Extremely selective eating
• Limited food variety
• Anxiety around meals

How we help:

• Feeding therapy
• Oral motor support
• Sensory-based strategies
• Family education