š SCHOOL AGE (5-12)
Help them communicate with confidence
Fun, interactive online speech therapy that targets articulation, stuttering, and school readiness – without the travel.
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Child Speech Therapy
Is your child holding back?
- Articulation: Are they hard to understand? Do they struggle with specific sounds (like ‘r’, ‘s’, or ‘l’) that make them self-conscious when speaking to teachers or friends?
- Stuttering: Do they get “stuck” on words or repeat sounds when they are excited or nervous?
- Language & Listening: Do they find it hard to follow multi-step instructions at school, or struggle to find the right words to tell you about their day?
- Social Skills: Are they finding it tricky to make friends, take turns, or understand the “rules” of the playground?
Encouraging your Childās voice
At CATTS, we provide online speech therapy for children aged 5-9 who are experiencing communication difficulties.
Our team of experienced therapists can help with a range of issues, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), stuttering, stammering, articulation, speech sound disorder (SSD), and developmental language disorder (DLD).
We offer a personalized approach, working with you and your child to set goals and track progress. Our therapy is designed to be engaging and fun, and we believe that every child deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Therapy that feels like play, not extra homework
We know that after a long school day, the last thing your child wants is a boring lesson.
Interactive Sessions:
We use digital games, screen-sharing, and interactive whiteboards to keep them engaged. Whether they love Comics, Sonic, Dinosaurs, or Princesses, we build the therapy around their interests.
Confidence Building:
We focus on what they can do. Celebrate wins (big or small), we help build their communication confidence as they take each step towards their communication goal.
School & Home Support:
Recommendations and strategies for supporting the child at home and school. This allows carry-over of what is learned in therapy to all environments.
Why Online Speech Therapy Works Great at this age
With online speech therapy, you can access expert support from the comfort of your own home.
No more worrying about how to fit travelling to therapy into all the other extra-curricular activities, or taking time off from work to attend your childās therapy.
Our therapists use engaging, interactive tools and activities to make therapy fun and effective for your child.
This can also be the age when a child may be self-conscious about a speech issue. In these cases our clients themselves have told us that they prefer online therapy as they can do it at home, and no-one needs to know ā unless they wish to tell them. Itās all a part of empowering your child to take back control of their voice.
Our therapy is customized to meet the unique needs of your child, ensuring that they receive the support they need to reach their full potential. Our therapists will work with you to set goals and track progress, so you can see your childās progress and be a part of their journey to success.
Your child is at the centre of everything we do. Our personalised approach to therapy ensures that your child receives the specific support they need to reach their unique goals. Our therapists will work with you every step of the way to track progress and celebrate your childās achievements.
Embrace the power of communication with our online speech therapy
How therapy works with this age group (5-12 years)
The component of successful therapy with this age group is you ā the childās parent. At this age children will still learn from their primary caregiver ā although their school teacher will start playing a bigger role in their life, so the more you know and are empowered by your therapist, the better the outcomes for your child. Very often, you will be taught ways to follow and encourage your childās therapy to achieve their communication goals. There are some standardised assessments that the speech therapist may choose to use if appropriate during the sessions. They may also ask you to complete forms beforehand, or between sessions.
The main thing to be aware of is that at this age range, you, as parent, are often present in the therapy sessions. The closer they are to the younger end of this age bracket, the more an active participant you will need to be.
At around 8 or 9 years of age, sometimes it may become apparent that therapy will progress better if you, as the parent are not present in the majority of the session. If so, that is something that will be discussed and agreed with you in advance.
Even if you are not present due to your childās request, youāll be asked to be close by in another room and have your phone handy for a WhatsApp or other contact from the Speech Therapist if needed.
You will always be asked back into the session for the last 5-10 minutes to get an update on what is being done ā and how you can support your son or daughter until the next session.
Our speech therapists will also take the time to explain why a specific technique or approach has been chosen for your child at that time. There are a variety of ways to achieve a specific goal and as therapy is customised to your child, our SLTs will work with you to choose what might suit your child, and your own circumstances. This can be very important if you need to ask their teacher to treat them a bit differently in the classroom, such as not calling them to speak or read out loud in class for a few weeks, for example.
You need to be able to confidently articulate and advocate why this approach is being used, so that the teacher buys into the method.
Our SLTs are also happy to link with your child’s teacher to ensure that there is consistency in approach between Therapy, Home and School.
What to Expect
With the younger end of this age range, it can be very fluid, and the child is never expected to sit in one place for the duration of the session. Movement is the name of the game. What you can expect is to sit at a play table, or maybe even on the couch or somewhere comfy. Maybe they get a kick out of sitting in a downstairs study at momās desk? We donāt expect them to stay in one spot for the duration, so make sure your device is portable. With children closer to age 9, normally they will now be accustomed to sitting in school and attending for activities at a time. Even so, if they wish to go and show the therapist something, be prepared that the device with the zoom call goes with them.
The only thing you need to focus on is your child, and donāt be afraid to practice in session what the SLT is recommending you do. Be prepared to āget sillyā, especially if they are on the younger end of this age range. Mom or dad is still one of their favourite toys.
With the slightly older children, it will depend. Some may want mom or dad to still be active participants in the therapy games, others may want to play on their own, itās up to them, and weāll go with the flow.
Our speech therapists will create a tailored treatment plan to meet your childās unique needs and goals. They are the experts in the room on which methods to use to achieve these unique needs and goals but you are the expert on your child, your family and your work circumstances.
There needs to be a discussion to balance what is achieveable in your own circumstances.
You may feel torn, and want to commit to doing numerous activities over the days between sessions, but better progress can be made if you commit to maybe one or two key techniques or goals, and nail them each time, every time.
Committing to home activities that you feel will be difficult to squeeze in when you are discussing in the session, and then not achieve, only tend to enhance feelings of parental guilt.
Our team are absoloutely aware that everyone needs to juggle multiple committments in their life. Donāt worry about having an honest conversation with our therapist about what you can realistically commit to.
Slow and steady wins the race! Long term positive change is the goal.
Transparent Rates
No hidden fees. Pay as you go or save with a bundle.
Sessions
- Initial Consultation ā¬110
- 30 Min Session ā¬80
- 45 Min Session ā¬90
- 60 Min Session ā¬110
Reports & Bundles
- 6 Session Bundle Save 10%
- Progress Report ā¬110
- Full Assessment ā¬650*
- Letter of Support ā¬50
* Most assessments end up on a shelf and never get used. Assessments are only conducted if clinically required, or if it will lead to Direct Assistance or Provision of Services / Equipment or AAC for the person. Receipts provided for Health Insurance & Tax Relief claims.
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