Why Private pay as opposed to school speech therapy?
I want to start by saying that I have worked in public schools before. I totally respect my school speech pathologists. They work hard for our children and have huge caseloads. Many kids who stutter or receive Prompt therapy are in groups of 5. It is vital for kids who stutter to have parents either in the session or available at the end to facilitate progress. The Lidcombe program which is used up to about age 7 or 8 requires parents to actively work with their children at home. This is not a school program. It is a disservice to your child to do this program without parents present. Prompt is hands on so it is not sanitary to have the therapist’s hands on 2 or 3 children. They need a high level of expertise and individual therapy. Not all school speech pathologists specialize. Schools cannot solve every speech or […]
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