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Complimentary Speech & Language Screenings

The Loved Child and Chatterboxes are proud to announce Complimentary Speech & Language Screenings! 

January 6, 2017 at 9:30am

173 Belmont Street Belmont MA 02478

RSVP to Jennifer via Phone: 617-336-3231 or email: jennifergillette@thelovedchild.net 

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Are you concerned if your child is meeting their speech & language developmental milestones?  

Is your child’s speech difficult for you or others to understand?  

Are expressive and/or receptive language (use and understanding of words, phrases and sentence) capabilities consistent with that of their peers?  

If you are unsure, a speech-language screening for your child can help answer your questions. Please read on for common questions about the screening process.

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Q: What is a speech-language screening?

A: A speech-language screening is a brief, relaxed and simple process. It is conducted by a Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist and is prompted by parental and/or teacher concerns as to whether their child is meeting certain developmental milestones.  The screening itself does not identify any problems, but rather identifies those children who may benefit from a more thorough and formal Speech-Language Evaluation.

Q: How long does it last?

A: Typically, a screening will last approximately 15 minutes. You are welcome to remain with your child during the screening, although we ask you do not “help” your child during specific tasks.

Q: How will I receive the results of my child’s screening?

A: The Speech-Language Pathologist who administers the speech-language screening will provide you with a Screening Report Summary which will highlight your child’s strengths & weaknesses and recommendations.

Screenings Location & Date:

 January 6, 2017 at 9:30am

 The Loved Child: 173 Belmont Street Belmont MA 02478

RSVP to Jennifer via Phone: 617-336-3231 or email: jennifergillette@thelovedchild.net 

Curious about our mission to help kids be their very best? Visit:  www.Try.TeamChatterboxes.com.

Chatterboxes Private Speech Therapy Services

 

Better Speech Therapy

No, We don’t Accept Insurance Directly for Speech Therapy:

See Why Parents & Kids Love It

Prior to her work at Chatterboxes, our founder, Megan Rozantes., M.S., CCC-SLP used to provide insurance-based speech therapy services.

She knows first hand the differences between Insurance-Based and Out-of-Network Speech Therapy. Based on her previous insurance-based experience as a speech therapist, Megan learned everything she didn’t want in a private speech therapy practice, and everything she did want!

Our practice’s mission is to shine the therapy spotlight directly on each child, every time. We’ve alleviated administrative duties, external challenges, red tape and time constraints for our therapists, so our therapists have the ability to focus intensely on each child’s needs and abilities. This is truly the cornerstone of Chatterboxes. Our support staff ensures that each speech-language-pathologist has the administrative support, time and resources she needs in order to maximize her clinical impact, allowing therapists to work smarter, not harder.

Now, more families are choosing the Out-of-Network and Private Pay model for Speech Therapy. Here’s Why:

Speech Therapy Low Caseloads

Low Caseloads

Speech therapy services are in demand! The average Speech Therapist is helping so many more kids than is reasonable for her schedule. At Chatterboxes, our caseloads are 50% lower than industry average so that we are able to devote more time to each child’s therapy session each and every time.

What do lower caseloads mean? Plan, Prepare, Plan: We can provide twice the planning time and premium resources for rapid progress. It’s not uncommon for a Speech Therapist at Chatterboxes to plan for a 1-2 hours for a single 45 minute therapy session.

The more time our team puts in behind the scenes to prepare for each child’s visit, the better the therapy results. Why? because kids are engaged and it matches their needs. Know a lover of Paw Patrol or Red Matchbox Cars? We guarantee that our kids are super-motivated to participate, as we’ve thoughtfully crafted up a personalized session based on their interests every time.

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Fresh, Top Talent

We provide speech therapy with a personal connection and friendship, creating trust from which progress is built. We are not a factory. We do not churn out visits. That means, our talented private speech therapists are bright-eyed and are honored to be providing services to each child! Our Speech-Therapists are eager to share their clinical knowledge via in-person conferences, phone talks, countless emails and text messages,  highly customized home programs and family training to make a difference in each child’s abilities! 

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The Child’s Ecosystem & Skill Progression

In order for Speech Therapy to be effective, each child must be able to demonstrate skills outside of the therapy environment. Each child is surrounded by their own ecosystem. If the important adults in each child’s life are not trained in targeting speech therapy goals, progress will be affected. We train parents, teachers, grandparents, nannies, babysitters, etc in our vivid and clear home programs. Each adult has access to specific instructions and understands how to offer support to the child toward speech therapy goals. To keep everyone updated, we offer free speech therapy progress reports and phone conferences.

The Bottom Line

In Conclusion, at Chatterboxes, our team feels that Highly-Individualized speech therapy is not possible in an Insurance-accepted paradigm due to limitations on time and resources driven by financial constraints

Our mission at Chatterboxes is to increase each child’s ability to succeed with better speech therapy services and transform the process of speech therapy to be a highly-customized, delightful and effective experience for kids and parents.

Eager to learn more? Contact Heather for your Complimentary Initial Consultation at 617-969-8255, or visit us at www.TeamChatterboxes.com

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Proudly Serving Massachusetts via our two easy access locations:

35 Bedford Street Lexington MA 02420

 10 Langley Road, Newton Centre 02459