Our Services
What we offer
Evaluations:
In person and/or Telehealth-attention, play/playdates, speech, oral motor, language, accent modification, public speaking, stuttering/cluttering etc.
Speech and Language Screening
Comprehensive Speech and Language Evaluation-Infant (0-1 year) and Toddler (1year -3:11)
Comprehensive school Age speech-language evaluation (4 years old-18 years)
Feeding Evaluation
Stuttering/Cluttering Evaluation
The comprehensive evaluation takes approximately 1½ hours. Expert analysis of recorded speech and communication will be completed prior to the first training session. Results are provided in writing to the client and (if applicable) a workplace contact/supervisor.
Treatment-In person and/or Telehealth:
RESULTS / RECOMMENDATIONS
Based on the results of the above areas (possibly more, like posture, etc.) the therapist may suggest skilled speech therapy intervention to assist the child with feeding skills. The clinician will also provide demonstrations of techniques that will help with the child's individual needs and give informational handouts to assist in the home environment. A copy of the evaluation with all results and recommendations will be sent to the child's referring physician for review.
In-Services for Schools and Other Professions:
School Observations
Public Speaking Lessons
Accent Modification
List of Approaches Silver Speech Uses:
The PROMPT technique uses manual touch cues to a patient’s face (jaw, tongue, lips) to guide them through saying a word, phrase, or sentence.
The cycles approach is meant for children who use several different phonological processes, or error patterns. Each process, or pattern, is targeted for a short amount of time, and then therapy cycles through the other processes.
Talk Tools is an oral motor placement therapy approach. The approach incorporates sensory and tactile input, by using a range of specifically designed tools.
SOS Approach to Feeding
Developed by Dr. Kay Toomey to address feeding behaviors in an incremental way that assesses the whole child. SOS stands for Sequential Oral Sensory, and involves evaluating factors to work towards a comprehensive understanding of a child’s food-related issues.
“Silver Speech is greatly respected by me, doctors in the area, her colleagues, parents and schools as she provides leadership, structure, perseverance, and problem solving skills. She manages to incorporate enthusiasm and a sense of humor into the everyday life while being practical in situations she encounters. She is a team player.”
— P.B.
“Marci has worked with our daughter for over a decade providing speech and support in several areas of need. In home speech therapy services were a game changer for our daughter. Marci always took time to set goals and progress every week while looking ahead in ways to tailor speech treatment to meet the needs for our child.”
"I have had the pleasure of working with Marci to support many children over the years. The dedication, knowledge and experience she brings to her work is invaluable. Marci understands children and how to support their speech development and educates the entire team on how to create a consistent care plan. Working with her has been easy as well as informative. She never stops learning and is a collaborative partner when working with any child or family.”
-B. Thomas, M.EdChild Development Specialist and Parent Support
