All About Kids Therapy, LLC -  www.allaboutkidstherapy.net

KidTalk, PLC shares office space with All About Kids Therapy, LLC (Pediatric Occupational Therapy).  Christine Batchellor-McElroy, OT can be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone at (540) 514-0081 

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) -   www.asha.org

ASHA has many resources for the public regarding communication and communication disorders.

Infant and Toddler Connection of Virginia -   www.infantva.org

If your child is under 3 and you live in Fauquier, Culpeper, Madison, Orange, or Rappahannock County, contact ITC-Rappahannock Rapidan if you have concerns regarding your child's development.

Central Point of Entry: Donna Baldwin, [email protected]  Phone: (540) 829-7480 ext. 105

Program Manager:  Lynne Blythe, [email protected] Phone: (540) 829-7480 ext. 101

The PROMPT Institute -  www.promptinstitute.com

PROMPT is a therapy approach which was designed by Deborah Hayden to treat individuals with speech sound production disorders.  It is a holistic approach, which also takes into account an individual’s cognitive level, language skills, and pragmatic language skills.  PROMPT uses a motor speech hierarchy for assessment ant treatment, and the technique itself consists of tactile-kinesthetic cueing, which is faded as motor speech control develops.  PROMPT does not follow traditional developmental speech hierarchies (for example /t/ develops before /r/), but instead considers the individual to determine how best to develop normalized, flexible speech motor control in a functional manner.

 **PROMPT is a very rich approach and technique, and this summary is not all inclusive.  To find out more about PROMPT, please visit www.promptinstitute.com