Covenant Speech Therapy Services

11/03/2023

Interested in speech therapy for your child? We are accepting new clients, with no waitlist! We accept BlueCross BlueShield, United HealthCare/Optum, and Aetna insurance as well as private pay options.

03/06/2023

01/13/2023

If you're concerned about your child being difficult to understand, call us at (256) 822-2375 or email our speech therapist at sarah@covenantcc.co to set up an evaluation!

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ❤️💚

12/20/2022

Questions about how the pandemic has affected child language development? Check this article out!

We’re here to help you stay on top of the latest research findings and provide pointers for how to discuss them with families.

11/18/2022

❗️Part 3❗️ In this post, we discuss the language norms for ages 15-18 months.
As a parent, it can be difficult to know what's "normal" and what can be cause for concern when it comes to your child's development. These language norms provided are intended to help you determine that. Combine this knowledge with your intuition to make an informed, confident decision about what is best for your child.

11/18/2022

11/16/2022

⚠️ Gestures come before words!

Gesture development starts early, around 6 months of age. These examples are just the most commonly used gestures.

The sky is the limit for the amount of gestures you can teach to help your child better communicate!

Model gestures as you go about their day and encourage them to use gestures by creating opportunities to communicate and waiting to give them a chance to show you!

🗨️ What new gesture has your child recently learned?



ID: infographic with gestures by age for 6 months to 16 months, 6-7 months: reaches and pushes items away, 8 months: waving, 9 months: clapping, 10 months: pointing 11 months: dancing, 12 months: shakes head no

11/15/2022

❗️Part 2❗️ In this post, we discuss the language norms for ages 12-15 months.

As a parent, it can be difficult to know what's "normal" and what can be cause for concern when it comes to your child's development. These language norms provided are intended to help you determine that. Combine this knowledge with your intuition to make an informed, confident decision about what is best for your child.

11/14/2022

❗️Let's discuss typical language norms❗️ If you are concerned about your child's speech and language development, call or email us today!
As a parent, it can be difficult to know what's "normal" and what can be cause for concern when it comes to your child's development. These language norms provided are intended to help you determine that. Combine this knowledge with your intuition to make an informed, confident decision about what is best for your child.

10/26/2022

10/04/2022

At Covenant Speech Therapy Services, we offer comprehensive pediatric speech and language evaluations as well as treatment. SLPs assess expressive language, receptive language, articulation (speech sound production), phonological processes, apraxia of speech, and fluency of speech. We also specialize in other communication disorders or delays related to diagnoses such as autism spectrum disorder.
We accept insurance and offer private pay options. Call us at (256) 822-2375 or visit the website at http://www.covenantcc.co/speech_language_therapy.html to learn more!