April 2, 2025
Comprehension is the ability to understand spoken or written language. It supports learning, communication, and problem-solving, and can be strengthened through practice.
April 2, 2025
Aphasia is a language disorder caused by brain damage that affects speaking, understanding, reading, or writing—but not intelligence. Speech therapy helps restore communication.
April 2, 2025
Singing boosts language skills by building vocabulary, sentence structure, and pre-literacy through repetition, rhymes, movement, and interactive pauses in songs.
April 2, 2025
Mealtimes are great for building language! Describing food, asking open-ended questions, counting, and singing can boost vocabulary and communication skills.
April 2, 2025
Children with cleft palate may develop speech sound errors like glottal stops or nasal fricatives. Speech therapy helps correct these errors and improve intelligibility.
Hello there! Welcome to Parkwood Speech & Language Therapy in Portland. We help young people grow in their speech, language, and social communication! Located in SW Portland and Bridgeport.