Welcome to Perrysburg Preschool Speech and Language! This page contains information about the preschool's speech therapists, speech and language services and resources for families to facilitate their child's speech and language development at home.

Speech Therapists provide services to preschoolers who demonstrate one or more of the following Speech and Language  delays or disorders:

Language
• Expressive Language - Difficulty using language (e.g., sentence structure, vocabulary, grammar) to clearly and effectively communicate ideas.
• Receptive Language - Difficulty understanding language (e.g., comprehending stories, directions and questions).

               Click here to learn more about Expressive and Receptive Language delay/disorder.
• Pragmatic Language - Difficulty using language appropriately during social interactions (e.g., making requests, using greetings, taking turns in conversation, using facial expressions and gestures, etc.)

Speech
• Articulation - Difficulty producing speech sounds within a word; substituting, adding or leaving out sounds.
• Phonology - Difficulty using the sound system of a language; producing patterns of errors that affect whole groups of sounds and persist beyond an expected age.

               Click here to learn more about Articulation and Phonology delay/disorder.
               Click here to learn more about the difference between Articulation and Phonology delay/disorder.
• Fluency - Difficulty using a smooth rhythm of speech due to the presence of hesitations or repetitions.

               Click here to learn more about Fluency disorders.
• Voice - Difficulty using or maintaining appropriate volume, pitch, and vocal quality when speaking.

               Click here to learn more about Voice disorders.

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