May is Better Speech and Hearing Month! The speech pathologists at TherapyWorks assist children with delays in the areas of speech and language, articulation, fluency, feeding, swallowing, oral-motor skills, autism spectrum disorders, sign language, augmentative communication, and sensory processing dysfunction. In addition to the numerous specialized techniques our therapists use to help our clients achieve their goals, TherapyWorks now offers PROMPT intervention techniques.
PROMPT stands for “Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets.” It is a hands-on way of teaching the mouth how to make correct sound and speech productions. It was originally developed by speech pathologist Deborah Hayden, who began her work in the 1970’s with children and adults with communication deficits. In addition to addressing articulation impairments, PROMPT emphasizes a holistic approach to intervention which includes examining the speech, language, and interaction skills of the client and centering therapy around the individual’s strengths and weaknesses.
Children and adults who can benefit from the use of PROMPT techniques include those with phonological/articulation impairments, developmental delay, dysarthria, dyspraxia/apraxia, hearing impaired, autism spectrum, and fluency disorders.
More information about PROMPT is available at their website www.prompt.org
DeeAnna Cook, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist at TherapyWorks