Bristol Speech Therapists at Happy Talk
Helping parents
Happy Talk offer child speech therapy in Bristol. If you have concerns about your child’s talking, HappyTalk is here to help. We are independent, so we can see your child quickly, in the comfort of your own home. We specialise in helping children with speech, language and communication challenges. We understand that children learn best when they are motivated, so we make our sessions fresh and fun.
Helping schools and nurseries
Happy Talk Bristol speech and language therapists can help your school or nursery. We:
• Assess children’s speech and language skills
• Agree individual communication targets
• Provide tailored therapy programmes
• Train staff
• Liaise with parents and other professionals
Who we work with
Our speech and language therapists help children with a wide range of communication difficulties:
Speech sounds: speech is unclear, making it difficult to understand
Attention and listening: poor ability to pay attention
Stammering: speech is not fluent
Understanding: understands only simple instructions
Vocabulary: vocabulary is small
Grammar: the sentences a child uses don’t match his/her age
Social communication: difficulty communicating with other people
Autism: difficulty with social communication; sometimes also with speech and language
Voice: the child’s voice is hoarse, rough, weak, has pitch breaks or sounds strained
Dyspraxia: reduced muscular control and coordination of the muscles used for speaking
Happy Talk therapists help children by
- Assessing speech, language and communication
- Writing reports which detail children’s communication strengths and needs
- Setting joint goals
- Creating bespoke therapy plans
- Delivering individual therapy sessions
- Delivering group therapy sessions
- Providing information, advice and resources
- Liaising with other professionals
- Being available for parents to talk things through
Speech and language matters to your child
Speech and language skills help children to:
• Listen and learn in school
• Actively contribute in class
• Develop their reading and writing
• Achieve to their full potential academically
• Make and maintain friendships
• Enjoy interacting with other people
• Become confident communicators