What Happens During a Speech Therapy Evaluation? | Starting Speech Therapy: A Guide for Parents Wondering what actually happens during a speech therapy evaluation? 💬 You’re not alone! In this episode of Speech Therapy Consultants’ “Starting Speech Therapy: A Guide for Parents” series, Marina Gulak, Founder and Director of Speech Therapy Consultants, and Sohany Figueroa, Client Concierge, walk parents through what to expect before, during, and after a speech and language evaluation. We discuss: ✨ What happens during a speech therapy evaluation 🧸 Play-based evaluations for younger children 📋 How standardized assessments are used 👶 What the REEL-3 looks at for children birth–36 months 🗣️ How speech sound and articulation skills are assessed 💬 How vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and sentence structure are evaluated 🗨️ What a fluency/stuttering evaluation may look like ❤️ What happens if your child is shy, distracted, or doesn’t cooperate 📑 What parents can expect in the evaluation report 🎯 How individualized therapy goals and a Plan of Care are developed 👨👩👧👦 Why parent input is an important part of the evaluation and therapy process Most importantly, we discuss why a speech therapy evaluation is more than a test. An evaluation is an opportunity to understand your child’s unique communication profile, recognize their strengths, identify areas where they may benefit from support, and create an individualized roadmap for helping them become a confident communicator. You don’t need to prepare your child. You don’t need to have all the answers. And you don’t need to know exactly what type of support your child needs before reaching out. We’re here to help you understand the process and determine the next best step for your child. 💜 🌐 www.speechtherapyconsultants.com 📞 732-763-5593 Have questions about whether your child could benefit from a speech therapy evaluation? Contact us—we’re happy to help you get started. 👉 Follow the series for more parent-friendly information about speech and language development, pediatric speech therapy, evaluations, and supporting your child’s communication skills. Educational Purposes Only: This episode and its content are provided for general educational and informational purposes only. The information presented is intended to help parents and caregivers better understand speech, language, communication, and related topics, as well as provide general information about services, procedures, and experiences at our practice. It is not intended to provide individualized medical, clinical, therapeutic, diagnostic, or treatment advice. The content of this episode is not a guarantee, promise, or representation of what will occur during any particular client’s evaluation, treatment session, appointment, or course of care. Each client is unique, and the evaluation process, treatment recommendations, services provided, therapeutic approach, session activities, duration of treatment, and outcomes may vary based on the individual client’s needs, circumstances, clinical presentation, goals, and professional judgment. Actual services and experiences may differ from those described in this episode. Music licensed through Soundstripe: JCKQCGLE4YAMMMZC QDXNCWJVHVH4DLCM B6WNT7RA8FZEHJH7
