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Interact Health Group provides the full range of speech pathology and occupational therapy services to preschools, primary schools and secondary schools. Our experienced team of therapists understand that children and adolescents need to engaged, motivated and ready to learn in the preschool and school environments. Children and adolescents with special needs require adaptions in educational settings, in order for it to become an inclusive setting for them. Great teaching with clearly stated learning intentions and frequent feedback will help, but this alone will not be enough for children with special needs. Speech pathologists and occupational therapists are trained and experienced in child development, strategies that assist learning, and creating individualised comprehensive learning programs for children and adolescents with special needs. Speech pathologists and occupational therapists are a vital part of the educational team to ensure special needs children obtain the education they deserve.
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Research tells us that speech therapy with children and adolescents works, and early intervention is important for children to be as ready as they can be to begin their education. Speech pathology and occupational therapy improves the outcomes for children with communication, play and fine motor difficulties. Research also tells us that 20% of children begin school with some degree of oral language difficulties. With speech pathology intervention, the language difficulties will resolve for approximately half of this group after a few years, however the other half of this group (approximately 10% of the school population) will continue to have persistent oral language difficulties. Research also tells us that children with language difficulties are at risk of poorer literacy outcomes, poorer social skills and poorer mental health outcomes compared to their peers with no oral language difficulties.
Research tells us that speech therapy with children and adolescents works, and early intervention is important for children to be as ready as they can be to begin their education. Speech pathology and occupational therapy improves the outcomes for children with communication, play and fine motor difficulties. Research also tells us that 20% of children begin school with some degree of oral language difficulties. With speech pathology intervention, the language difficulties will resolve for approximately half of this group after a few years, however the other half of this group (approximately 10% of the school population) will continue to have persistent oral language difficulties. Research also tells us that children with language difficulties are at risk of poorer literacy outcomes, poorer social skills and poorer mental health outcomes compared to their peers with no oral language difficulties.