Spells provides assessment and treatment of language literacy and learning difficulties in school aged children (aged 5 to 18).

Literacy

  • Phonological awareness
  • Building an awareness of sound sequences
  • Sound blending and segmenting
  • Sound letter correspondences/using the alphabetic code
  • Difficulties with decoding words
  • Reading fluency
  • Reading comprehension
  • Spelling and writing

Language

  • Difficulty following directions
  • Difficulty understanding questions
  • Difficulty telling stories and relating experiences
  • Grammatical errors
  • Difficulties with written and spoken language
  • Planning for writing tasks

Speech

  • Speech sound production errors