Services & Rates
At Speak & Spell Therapy, we provide individualized speech, language, literacy, and cognitive therapy services for toddlers, children, teens, and adults. Services are designed to support clear communication, confident learning, and meaningful connection across the lifespan.
Serving Lee's Summit, Missouri and surrounding areas.
Evaluations
Speech and language evaluations provide a comprehensive understanding of an individual's communication strengths and areas of need. At Speak & Spell Therapy, we conduct a thorough, individualized evaluations to guide effective and meaningful intervention planning.
Evaluations may include standardized assessments, informal measures, observations, caregiver, or client input, and functional communication tasks. Results are used to develop clear recommendations and determine appropriate next steps.
Evaluations may address concerns related to:
Speech sound development and intelligibility
Receptive and expressive language skills
Early communication and language milestones
Literacy and phonological awareness skills
AAC needs and communication access
Cognitive communication and executive functioning
What to Expect
Evaluations are collaborative and supportive. Following the assessment, we review results in detail, answer questions, and discuss recommendations. Together, we determine whether therapy, consultation, or other supports are appropriate based on individual needs and goals.
Speech Therapy
Speech therapy supports individuals who have difficulty producing sounds clearly or consistently. This may include sound substitutions, omissions, distortions, or speech patterns that impact overall intelligibility. Therapy focuses on accurate sound production, building awareness of where and how sounds are made, and generalizing clear speech into words, phrases, and everyday conversation.
Common areas addressed:
Articulation errors
Phonological processes (e.g., fronting, stopping, cluster reduction)
Difficulty being understood by others
Oral motor sequencing to support speech clarity
Language Therapy
Language therapy supports individuals who have difficulty understanding or using language effectively. Therapy targets the building blocks of communication, helping clients follow directions, express ideas, expand vocabulary, form complete sentences, and participate in meaningful conversations.
Common areas addressed:
Receptive language (understanding)
Expressive language (using language)
Grammar and sentence building
Vocabulary expansion and word retrieval
Narrative skills and storytelling
WH questions and comprehension
Literacy & Phonological Awareness Support
Literacy support focuses on developing strong reading and foundational literacy skills by strengthening the connection between speech, language, and print. Therapy builds phonological awareness, decoding, fluency, comprehension, and written expression to support confident and independent readers and writers.
Common areas addressed:
Phonological and phonemic awareness
Letter-sound knowledge and decoding
Early reading fluency
Reading comprehension strategies
Retelling, sequencing, and summarizing
Early writing and spelling foundations
Early Childhood Communication
Early childhood communication services support toddlers and preschool-aged children as they develop the essential expressive and receptive communication. Therapy is play-based, relationship-centered, and designed to fit naturally into a young child's world.
Common areas addressed:
First words and vocabulary growth
Joint attention and turn-taking
Gestures and nonverbal communication
Following simple directions
Combining words into phrases and early sentences
Play skills that support communication
AAC Support
AAC services support individuals who use or may benefit from augmentative and alternative communication. Therapy focuses on teaching functional communication using symbols, pictures, speech generating devices, or multimodal strategies. Families and teams are supported to promote successful communication across environments.
Common areas addressed:
AAC evaluations and system recommendations
Device setup, programming, and customization
Teaching core and fringe vocabulary
Modeling and communication partner support
Expanding expressive communication through AAC
Training for caregivers, educators, and teams
Cognitive Therapy
Cognitive therapy supports individuals whose thinking, learning, or communication is impacted by cognitive or neurological challenges. Therapy focuses on strengthening executive functioning, memory, attention, reasoning, and functional communication skills to support success in daily life.
Common areas addressed:
Attention, concentration, and working memory
Planning, organization, and task initiation
Flexible thinking and problem-solving
Processing speed and reasoning
Communication impacted by TBI, stroke, concussion, ADHD, autism, or dementia
Functional skills for independence and safety
Consultation & Collaboration
Consultative services are available for families, caregivers, school teams, and other professionals. Consultation supports consistency and carryover of communication strategies across home, school, and community settings.
Consultation may include:
Reviewing of evaluations or progress
Home strategy recommendations
Educator or caregiver coaching
Attendance at team meetings
AAC training or support
Payment Information
Speak & Spell Therapy is a private pay practice. Payment is due at the time of service via cash or electronic payment. Speak & Spell Therapy does not participate in Medicaid or any insurance plans, and services are not billed to insurance.
Operating as a private pay practice allows us to provide therapy that is fully individualized and guided by clinical need rather than insurance limitations. Insurance companies often place restrictions on how frequently a client can be seen, which goals can be targeted, and how long therapy services can continue.
By remaining private pay, I am able to use my clinical expertise to determine the appropriate frequency, duration, and focus of therapy for each client. This approach allows services to be tailored to individual needs and adjusted as progress is made, ensuring therapy remains flexible, meaningful, and effective.
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel or reschedule an appointment, please provide at least 24 hours' notice. Cancellations made with less than 24 hours' notice, as well as missed appointments without notice, will be subject to a $50 cancellation fee.
Consistent attendance is important for progress and allows us to maintain a predictable schedule for all clients. Frequent cancellations may result in the loss of a recurring therapy time slot so that availability can be offered to other families.
We understand that life happens, and communication is key. Please reach out as soon as possible if you anticipate needing to adjust your scheduled session. Open communication helps us support you while maintaining fairness and consistency across the practice.
Teletherapy Policy
For virtual sessions, please log in on time using the secure link provided. If a client has not logged in within 5 minutes of the scheduled start time, a reminder email will be sent. If there is no login or response within 10 minutes, the session will be considered a no-show, and the $50 no-show fee will apply.
To ensure a successful and effective therapy session, clients should participate from a quiet, well-lit space while seated at a table or desk. A parent, caregiver, or support person is welcome to be nearby or participate as appropriate for the client's needs.
For safety, privacy, and therapeutic effectiveness, sessions should not be conducted from a car, public location, or noisy environment. If a session begins in an inappropriate setting, we reserve the right to end the session early, and the session will be billed at the full session rate.
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