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How do I determine whether my child has speech and language difficulties in my child?Contact us with any concerns; we will gladly assist you. Our website also has additional resources to help you identify the different developmental stages for speech and language skills. (Hover more option in the menu > click resources)
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What are the red flags that show speech and language difficulties in children?Receptive & Expressive Language Delays: Limited vocabulary or words, difficulty following directions, difficulty formulating phrases or sentences, or challenges with grammatical structures. Articulation & Phonological Delays & Disorders: Hard to understand speech, challenges with pronouncing certain sounds, distorted sounds, omitting sounds, and/or adding sounds in words. Childhood Apraxia of speech & motor Speech Disorders: When children have difficulty with coordinating, shaping, or executing speech sounds, they struggle with getting their messages across and have limited to no speech productions.
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How can my child begin speech therapy?Provide Let's Blossom with any previous evaluations and/or progress reports. Schedule an Evaluation, if your child has not had an evaluation in the last 3 years or would like a second opinion.
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What will the evaluation include?Current speech and language strengths and weaknesses based on same-age peers, descriptive analysis of skills, recommendations for treatment/home activities, and goals for ongoing treatment.
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What is a consultation?Consultations are 40-minute direct clinical observation, interactive session, and parent interview with a speech therapist, where further evaluation can be determined.
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How long are direct treatment sessions?1:1 treatment with a speech therapist is 50 minutes in-clinic, and 45 minutes in-home.
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What will my child work on during treatment?Your therapist will treat 3 consecutive sessions as building rapport and collecting data for goals. After 3 sessions, your therapist will have speech and language goals tailored to your child's needs
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Can my child implement treatment at home?Yes! We encourage our families to use our resources and tools at home to generalize speech and language skills. Your therapist will gladly provide you with home activities based on your child's goals.
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Do we provide in-home or in-daycare treatment?Yes; however, it depends on our current availability and the location of the service.
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Which regional centers are we affiliated with?We are affiliated with the San Gabriel Regional Center and the East Los Angeles Regional Center.
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How do you know whether your child should continue services?Based on their progress report results, Speak with your therapist regarding your child's progress to determine their speech and language needs.
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How can you continue speech services?You can pay out of pocket or receive a Superbill for Insurance reimbursements.
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Do we accept insurance?No, unfortunately we are not in-network with any insurances; however we do provide Superbills for our families with insurance.
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What is a Superbill?A Superbill is an invoice you can submit to your insurance for a possible reimbursement.
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How do you know what your reimbursement rate is?You will have to call your insurance company and ask, "If I receive private speech services and pay out of pocket, what would my reimbursement rate be?
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What is the contact information for my Regional Center?San Gabriel/ Pomona Regional Center (SGPRC) Website: https://www.sgprc.org Phone number: (909) 620-7722 Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center (ELARC) Website: https://www.elarc.org Phone number: (626) 299-4700 *Disclaimer: If your zip code is not affiliated with these two organizations, you may be associated with another Regional Center. Let’s Blossom Speech Therapy is only vendored through San Gabriel/ Pomona Regional Center (SGPRC) and Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center (ELARC).
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