About Language Express
Mission statement
« Working with parents, caregivers, and the community to help children develop the best possible communication skills for lifelong learning. »
Vision statement
“Communication for life.”
The Language Express Preschool Speech and Language Program supports families in Lanark, Leeds and Grenville. We provide services for preschool children with speech, language, and communication difficulties. These services are free and available to children from birth until school entry.
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services funds Ontario’s Preschool Speech and Language Program.
The lead agency for Language Express is Southeast Public Health. Language Express provides services in partnership with the following agencies:
- Brockville General Hospital
- ConnectWell Community Health
- Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital
- Southeast Public Health
Services
What services will my child receive?
Every child receives an initial assessment.
Speech and language therapy for preschoolers is play-based, and activities are carefully planned to target the child’s communication goals. Parents and caregivers attend all sessions. You and your child may receive one or more of the following services:
- Parent and caregiver education programs
- Consultations with parent(s), day cares, schools and other agencies
- Home activities for your child
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy
Who will see my child?
Children are seen by speech-language pathologists (SLP) and communicative disorders assistants (CDA).
A speech-language pathologist is a professional with a master’s degree in communication disorders. Speech-language pathologists are experts in the prevention, identification, assessment, and treatment of communication disorders.
A communicative disorders assistant is a professional with a diploma or an undergraduate degree, and a post-graduate communicative disorders assistant diploma or certificate. Communicative disorders assistants provide communication intervention under the supervision of speech-language pathologists.
In Ontario, all speech-language pathologists must be registered members of the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO).
1-888-503-8885 or 613-283-2742
« Working with parents, caregivers, and the community to help children develop the best possible communication skills for lifelong learning. »
