Our Mission
At Bagwell Speech therapy we know how powerful our voices are and it is our mission to give your child a voice that will empower them today, tomorrow, and in the years to come! We provide individualized, researched-based therapy to help your child reach their maximum potential. We are a pediatric, family-centered clinic, whereby parents and caregivers are always a part of the team! By building a strong relationship with the families we work with, we can ultimately create a safe, fun and trusting environment for your child to thrive in while building their speech and language skills. We can't wait to be a part of your child's speech and language journey.
Speech
Speech is how we say sounds and words.
Speech includes:
Articulation:
How we make speech sounds using the mouth, lips, and tongue. For example, we need to be able to say the “r” sound to say "rabbit" instead of "wabbit.”
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Voice:
How we use our vocal folds and breath to make sounds. Our voice can be loud or soft or high- or low-pitched. We can hurt our voice by talking too much, yelling, or coughing a lot.
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Fluency:
This is the rhythm of our speech. We sometimes repeat sounds or pause while talking. People who do this frequently when speaking may exhibit a stutter.
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Language
Language refers to the words we use and how we use them to share ideas and get what we want.
Language includes:
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What words mean. Some words have more than one meaning. For example, “star” can be a bright object in the sky or someone famous.
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How to make new words. For example, we can say “friend,” “friendly,” or “unfriendly” and mean something different.
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How to put words together. For example, in English we say, “Peg walked to the new store” instead of “Peg walk store new.”
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What we should say at different times. For example, we might be polite and say, “Would you mind moving your foot?” But, if the person does not move, we may say, “Get off my foot!”
Is it a Disorder?
What to look for...
When we have trouble saying sounds, stutter when we speak, or have voice problems, we have a speech disorder.
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We can have trouble with speech, language, or both. Having trouble understanding what others say is a receptive language disorder. Having problems sharing our thoughts, ideas, and feelings is an expressive language disorder. It is possible to have both a receptive and an expressive language problem.
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Speech language pathologists or speech therapists work with people who have speech and language disorders. That's where Bagwell Speech Therapy comes in. Click on the "Tell me more" box to learn about what might come next in the process.
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