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LanguageDelay.pptxSpeech and Language Delay Intervention
Case Study
Focus is on a 3 years old girl with language delay.
She lives in a bilingual home.
Parents are financially stable.
Expressive language delay was detected on her 18-month wellness check by her pediatrician.
Introduction
Most children experience language delay as they achieve language development milestones.
Language delay could be a sign of a more serious condition such as autism or hearing complications.
Children diagnosed to have language delay should seek help from a language therapist and there are programs set aside to help these children thrive.
Action Plan
At 18 months the child should be able to imitate words and communicate using actions.
To aid the child’s vocabulary development she was referred to an early childhood intervention program where she was introduced to various activities to develop her expressive language
Infant and toddler’s program involves a family-centered approach to help children experiencing developmental delays and disabilities (Candelaria et al., 2022).
Action Plan
In the infant and toddlers program the child will be introduced to a speech therapist who will assist her to improve her communication.
She will also be introduced to different activities such as:
Audiology
Physical therapy
Speech-language pathology
Community programs that facilitate the child’s social interaction and development of vocabulary. For example ECI program: Early Childhood Intervention
Action plan
The parents will also be introduced to a program where they will be trained on how to help the child improve her condition.
They will work together with the speech therapist to help the child.
The parents will be trained on how to assist the child improve her condition.
Action plan
The child will also be introduced to language therapy.
In the language therapy she will be introduced to a speech therapist who will help her improve her condition.
The speech therapist will evaluate the child condition and establish a treatment plan that fits the child’s case.
The therapist will also assist the parent to know the best way to help the child.
Action plan
Assisting the speech-language pathologist in setting goals for your child by explaining your observations of your child’s progress after every session
Implement daily activities, routines, and teaching techniques at home to improve your child's communication abilities.
Decide the next steps you notice in your child and the speech-language therapist in describing the changes and development
Conclusion
The program will enable the child to improve their expressive vocabulary.
The program should enable the child to communicate and improve their vocabulary.
REFERENCES
Candelaria, M., Sweeney, K., Afkinich, J., Fehringer, A., Kane, A., & Corbin, D. (2022). Maryland Pyramid Model 2020 & 2021.
Parents’ Role in Language Intervention. (n.d.). Parents’ Role in Language Intervention; www.hanen.org. http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/Parents%E2%80%99-role-in-language-intervention.aspx
