Speech & Language Treatment & Consultations

School Age Language Therapy

In Quebec alone approximately 10%, or 700,000 of all school children have difficulties in learning. This translates into two to three children per classroom. Of those children, at least 80% will have language difficulties associated with learning.

What can language difficulties look like in my school-age child?

• below grade level expectations in the classroom
• difficulty learning new vocabulary
• word finding difficulties
• difficulty expressing thoughts and ideas
• problems summarizing information
• problems following directions and understanding stories
• difficulty with grammar
• difficulty getting along with others
• problems taking tests
• difficulty learning to read and write.  Some children who have language difficulties also have reading, writing, and spelling difficulties

The Montreal Fluency Centre provides individualized assessment and treatment for school-age children that can include all or some of the following areas:

• receptive language
• expressive language
• vocabulary understanding and use
• narrative retelling skills
• social-pragmatic language
• written language- reading, writing, spelling (see our page on Reading & Writing)

Contact the Montreal Fluency Centre if you are concerned about your school-age child’s language.

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