Another option is to contact the clinic in your neighbourhood for advice. Hospital clinics in Ontario frequently have waiting lists for service. Another option is to contact a Speech-Language Pathologist in private practice to arrange for an assessment. Employers may cover the cost of an assessment through their benefit plan. In Ontario, school boards employ Speech-Language Pathologists to meet the communication needs of students.
Teachers sometimes identify potential speech and language problems and initiate referrals.
You can help your child to develop good speech and language skills by being a good speech and language model. Use language that is at their level. Rephrase what they have said, making it into a more correct or adult form. Expand what they have said to show them how to increase their utterance length and to share in their interests. Get down to their physical level and be face to face.