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Writing Intervention

Comprehensive Speech and Language Evaluation

Speech and Language Therapy

Talking Toddlers: A Toddler Communication Therapy Group

Child to Child: A Preschool Social Language Therapy Group

Kid Talk: An Elementary Social Language Therapy Group

Teen Talk: A Middle and High School Social Thinking Group

Getting In Gear: A Learning Strategies Group

Fast ForWord Programs / CompuKids Computer Lab

Feeding and Swallowing Disorders

Write Smart! A Written Language Program for Elementary and Middle School Children

Pediatric Speech and Language Specialists uses the "6+1 Traits of Writing" Program. This program conforms with standardized testing required by the State of Arizona. The advantages of trait-based writing are that it, 1) captures the qualities of what good writing looks like, 2) provides a common vocabulary for talking about writing, and 3) allows the writer to become a self-evaluator. Using the "6+1 Traits of Writing," children learn the criteria that define quality performance. Children learn to use the following Traits:

Ideas: Ideas are the message or the content used in writing.
Organization: This is the structure of your written work, the logical pattern of ideas or meaning.
Voice: Voice is the style one uses or the convictions that are painted through the use of words.
Word Choice: This is the rich, vivid, particular language that stirs and enlightens the reader.
Sentence Fluency: This is the sound of the word and word patterns. Fluency refers to the flow of the language.
Conventions: Conventions are the writer's use of grammar and the mechanics of writing.
Presentation: This is the form and look of the written work.

Skills addressed on are determined by the child's needs but may include:
summarizing editing writing grammar	planning proofreading dictionary use	organizing punctuation thesaurus use

Written language is critical to academic success. As children get older and progress in school, the demands of the curriculum require greater competency with written language skills. Notes are taken, reports are written and tests have essay questions that assess one's knowledge or thoughts on a subject. ALL REQUIRE WRITING!

Call the PSLS office for our current schedule at (480) 991-6560.

Write On! A Written Language Program for Adolescents:

Capture the "no fear" approach to report writing. This program was designed to enable young writers to construct multi-paragraph essays using a practical formula they can relate to. Goals include:

Choosing appropriate words for sentence construction and logic
Sequencing ideas in order to organize and construct sentences
Sequencing their ideas in order to organize and construct an effective paragraph
writing a logically sequenced essay

Call the PSLS office for our current schedule at (480) 991-6560.