Preschool Speech Language Pre-Literacy Groups, Des Moines, Iowa, Dawn Werts Philbin MA/CCC/SLP

Director, Dawn Werts Philbin, MA / CCC / Speech Language Pathologist, Dyslexia Treatment Specialist

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Preschool Speech/Language/Pre-Literacy Groups

Taught by Dawn Philbin, Certified Speech Language Pathologist

FOR: 3, 4, and 5 year olds that:

may have been late talkers,
may have limited words and language,
may have either unintelligible speech or speech that is difficult to understand because of many errors,
may have a family history of resolved or unresolved reading/spelling difficulties, and/or resolved and
unresolved speech and language issues, looking at siblings, parents, grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. (Many have never been diagnosed, but the symptoms may be there anyway.)
may appear to be developing speech and language skills “in a different way” than other siblings,
may appear to have adequate hearing, but reveals difficulties following directions and processing.

WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF EACH GROUP?
The primarily focus of these groups is for sound stimulation to decrease phonological processes in speech, and overall speech development, and phonological/sound awareness of speech sounds and sound groups, and morphological language awareness for pre-reading skills. These early intervention groups will also integrate social skills, stimulation of vocabulary and semantic language, as well as syntax and sentence formation skills when appropriate.

WHY THE NEED FOR SUCH GROUPS?
Research has proven that early intervention for young preschoolers identified with speech delays and use of phonological processes, along with phonological awareness and morphological weaknesses can significantly reduce or lessen the chance of later academic issues related to the development of Reading, Writing and Spelling skills. These groups are particularly important for the child who has a family history of Dyslexia, (diagnosed or not), or Reading, Writing, and Spelling learning weaknesses, (diagnosed or not), as well as for children with unusual or late developing speech and language patterns.

There is a significant amount of independent research data to support that group or individual interventions in these areas may eliminate or lessen the severity of academic issues that may show up later as a result of the unusual speech and language developmental patterns.

See research articles at bottom of page.

TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE EARLY INTERVENTION PRESCHOOL GROUPS, AIMED AT PREVENTION OR LESSENING THE SEVERITY OF THESE LATER ACADEMIC ISSUES:

Call: Dawn Werts Philbin, MA/CCC/Speech Language Pathologist and Dyslexia Specialist at: (515) 987-6532 to schedule an appointment for individualized baseline testing or to sign up for the groups..

The baseline testing includes an informal speech and language sample, forms for parents to fill out for history gathering, as well as one standardized speech/phonology test, one standardized language test, and one standardized early literacy test, (or as much as can be obtained depending on the child’s skill level).

A short VERBAL parent conference to go over results and recommendations is included once results have been interpreted. (Written reports can be requested for an additional fee).

**** Baseline testing is not necessary to participate in these groups, but if completed can be used as a comparison measurement of progress after group intervention has taken place.

WHEN ARE GROUP SESSIONS HELD?
A choice of:
Tuesday’s and Friday's from 12:30 to 1:15
Wednesday’s and Friday’s from 9:15 to 10:00
Other group sessions may be available.

WHERE:
The Speech Language Dyslexia Clinic, P.C.
Waukee, Iowa
(515) 987-6532

Research Studies

The following independent research studies support the need for these early intervention groups:

Longitudinal Effects of Phonological Awareness Intervention on Morphological Awareness in Children With Speech Impairment by Kirk and Gillon. This article was published in the October, 2007, Journal of Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, Volume 38. Here is the link:
lshss.asha.org/cgi/content/abstract/38/4/342
Phonological Awareness, Reading Accuracy and Spelling Ability of Children with Inconsistent Phonological Delays by Holm, Farrier, and Dodd, August, 2007. You can access the study conclusions by searching for “phonological awareness articles by Holm.”
Facilitating Phoneme Awareness Development in three and four year old Children with Speech Impairment by Gillon. This article was published in the October, 2005, Journal of Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, Volume 36. Here is the link: lshss.asha.org/cgi/content/abstract/36/4/308
*****This is a followup study investigating the benefits of phonological awareness intervention for children with spoken language impairment.
Why Reading Is Not A Natural Process by G. Reid Lyon.
The link to access this article is:
www.cdl.org/resource-library/articles/why_reading.php?type=subject&id=24

TO VIEW TYPICAL SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTAL CHARTS, THE FOLLOWING ARE TWO LINKS:

www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/language_development.shtml

www.ldonline.org/article/6313

If you would like more information on the Preschool Speech/Language/Pre-Literacy Groups, please contact Dawn Werts Philbin, MA/CCC/SLP.

Dawn Werts Philbin, MA/CCC/SLP and Dyslexia Specialist, Director of:
THE SPEECH LANGUAGE DYSLEXIA CLINIC, P.C.
Serving the Metro Des Moines area and Central Iowa region
Waukee, Iowa
(515) 987-6532
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