DENTON:
3541 Teasley Lane
Suite 200 (second floor)
DENTON, TX 76210
Hours: Mon-Thursday: 9:00-5:30pm
Friday: 9am-1pm
PHONE:(940) 387-2939
FAX: (940) 387-0434
Email: info@kidsspeakdenton.com
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Therapist Owned
Speech and Occupational Therapy
SERVING DENTON AND
SURROUNDING AREAS
We offer services in clinic and at
selected ABA facilities.
*Providing English and Spanish Therapy
Milestones
Toddler
12-24 month
• Babbling with intonation
• Repeats words and phrases
• Answers simple questions and follows simple directions
• You are able to understand his/her speech 70% of the time
• Strangers are able to understand them 50% of he time
• Ability to identify familiar objects, animals, body parts, etc...
Pre-School
2-5 years
2 years old
• Uses 2-3 word phrase
• Uses at least 100 words
• Uses age appropriate sounds; /b, m, p, h, n/
3 years old
• Uses 3-5 word phrases
• Labels familiar objects, animals, body parts, etc...
• Knows personal information; name & age
• Uses age appropriate sounds; /b, m, p, n, h, f, g, k, t, d, w, ng/
4 years old
• Uses 4-6 word sentences
• Identifies and labels colors and shapes
• Counting 1-10
• Answers questions correctly
• Uses age appropriate sounds; /b, m, p, n, h, f, g, k, t, d, w, ng, kw(q)/
5 years old
• Uses 5-7 word sentences
• Produces grammatically correct sentences; correct pronouns, verbs plurals, etc.
• Able to tell you about his/her day in sequential order
• Retells short stories
• Can name at least 6 items in a category; animals, colors, shapes, food, vehicles, etc.
• Uses age appropriate sounds; b, m, p, n, h, f, g, k, t, d, w, ng, kw(q), ch, j, l, s, sh, y, v, z
School
6+ years
• Should be understood by everyone
• Follows multiple step directions
• Participate appropriately in conversations
• Initiate conversations
• Rhyming
• Letter-sound correlation
• Able to spell and write first name
• Remembers information
• Answers more complex questions
• Tell/retell stories in sequential order
• Uses multiple sentences when communicating
• Able to stay on topic during conversations
• Give directions with multiple steps
• Ability to read sight words
• Reading grade-level materials
• Spelling
• Print clearly
• Uses all sounds correctly at conversation level
Below is a list of speech and language-related milestones that are considered age appropriate:
Commonly Treated Diagnoses
KS treats children for the following, but are not limited to:
Expressive/Receptive Language Delays
The inability or lack of developing oral and written language that is expected at a given age; the inability to understand and process what is being said.
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Articulation & Phonological Delays
The inability or lack of developing and producing age-appropriate sounds to make meaningful words.
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Stuttering/Fluency
Frequent repetitions of sounds, syllables, words or phrases that interrupt someones speech.
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Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)
A motor speech disorder attributed to difficulties planning and producing speech movements.
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Oral Motor Weakness
Poor muscle tone and weakness in the lops, tongue and jaw muscles that cause speech and feeding problems.
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Reading Comprehension
The inability to decode text into speech.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
A disorder of neural development that is characterized by impaired social and interaction and communication.
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Cognition & Memory Deficits
Lack of memory and thinking beyond what is given at an expected age range.
Cerebral Palsy
A disorder that effects motor skill areas
Down's Syndrome
A chromosomal condition that is associated with intellectual disability.
Kids Speak provides FREE speech and language screenings for daycares and learning centers.
Insurance Accepted
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AETNA MEDICAID
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AMERIGROUP
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BLUE CROSS BLUE SHEILD
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COOK CHILDRENS HEALTH PLAN
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MEDICAID/CHIP
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SUPERIOR MEDICAID
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TRICARE