The UW Speech and Hearing Clinic provides evaluation and treatment for children who have difficulty producing speech sounds clearly. These challenges may affect how well a child is understood by others.
Speech sound differences may include errors with specific sounds or patterns that impact a child’s overall speech clarity (sometimes referred to as reduced speech intelligibility).
What We Offer
Services are individualized and may include:
- Evaluation of speech sound development
- Targeted practice for specific sounds or sound patterns
- Strategies to improve overall speech clarity or intelligibility
- Support for communication in everyday environments
Our Approach
We use a structured, supportive approach that focuses on helping children develop accurate and consistent speech sound production. Therapy is designed to be engaging and age-appropriate, with opportunities for practice in meaningful communication situations.
Who May Benefit
Speech sound services may be helpful for children who:
- Are difficult for others to understand
- Substitute, omit, or distort speech sounds
- Continue to have speech sound errors beyond expected developmental stages
- Become frustrated when trying to communicate
