Services
Speech Evaluations
For late talkers and more
A speech evaluation is the first step to getting your late talker the exact speech therapy tools he or she needs. The evaluation helps guide the speech therapist to figure out exactly what to work on with your child, talk through your personal goals, and gain a complete understanding of you and your child’s needs so there’s no wasted time.
For a young child, a speech evaluation will include lots of play and interaction with your child in their environment, a comprehensive parent and caregiver interview, and looking at developmental speech, language, and play milestones.
For an older child, a more formal or standardized assessment may be used, too.
- Receptive and expressive vocabulary (what your child says and what your child understands)
- Social language and pragmatic communication and interactions
- Understanding and expression of written language and longer narratives
- Understanding of basic concepts and following directions
- Play
- Articulation
- Intelligibility of overall verbal speech and communication
- Voice quality
- Fluency
- Word order and grammar (Called syntax and morphology)
After the speech evaluation is complete, a written report and a complete treatment plan is provided. This includes a summary of the assessments and overall impressions, recommendations, referrals to any other necessary professionals, and rationales for why this is the best course of action.
Everything is discussed with you, the caregiver, because you know your child best. If there is anything that doesn’t satisfy you, we can discuss what would work better for you. You’ll also get a progress report every three months so you can keep track of your child's progress.
Ready to schedule an evaluation and make a positive change?
YES! I'm Ready!
Speech Therapy
At Lilypad Speech & Language Therapy, we offer a personalized, functional, and play-based approach to speech therapy. When kids are having fun, they learn better.
While we specialize in late-talkers, we treat your child as a whole and that might mean addressing other areas of need.
Session take place in our office located conveniently in Lynbrook, NY.
We also give direct family coaching and support throughout speech therapy sessions.
- Resources and information on disorders and how to foster growth at home and in-between sessions.
- Detailed carry-over activities at the end of each therapy session.
- Collaboration with other professionals involved in the care of your child (e.g., teachers, PT, OT, etc).
- Written progress reports every three months throughout the course of therapy with updated recommendations and goals, as well as daily session notes and progress monitoring.
Ready to schedule an evaluation and make a positive change?
YES! I'm Ready!
For all types of speech and language disorders and disabilities:
Delayed Language and Early Intervention
Articulation and Phonology Disorders
Voice Disorders
Apraxia
Fluency Disorders
School Aged Language Disorders
For all types of speech and language disorders and disabilities:
For children birth - 3 who are delayed in their communication milestones.
For individuals who have trouble speaking in a fluid, or flowing way. Also known as stuttering or cluttering.
For school aged children who have difficulty understanding or expressing spoken or written language. May be behind their grade school level peers with reading or writing.
For speech sound disorders and intelligibility errors. Functional and organic deficits that impact the ability to perceive and /or produce speech sounds.
Affects the ability to speak normally. Can result for poor vocal hygiene, stress on the voice, laryngitis, acid reflux, paralyzed vocal cord(s), Parkinson's Disease, respiratory illness, and more. The individual's voice can be perceived as rough, hoarse, tense, strained, too quiet or loud, and/or the individual may have pain when they speak.
A motor speech disorder that makes it difficult to speak. Rooted in a neurological deficits.
Group Speech & Language Classes on Long Island
Group classes for parents and children ages 0-3 years old
At Lilypad Speech & Language Therapy, PLLC, we are proud to offer two dynamic language enrichment classes designed to help your child thrive. Our group classes foster growth and development, creating a nurturing environment for children to enhance their communication skills while having fun. Discover the exciting classes we offer below:
Baby Babble: Ages 6-14 Months
Talking Toddlers: Ages 1-3 Years
Unlock the Power of Group Classes
Baby Babble: Ages 6-14 Months
Upcoming Talking Toddler Classes:
Talking Toddlers: Ages 1-3 Years
Upcoming Baby Babble Classes:
Do you already have your child enrolled in speech and language therapy? Enhance their journey with our enriching group classes. Research supports that practicing speech and language techniques in a group setting, alongside parents, can significantly accelerate a child's progress. It's an opportunity for them to socialize, learn from peers, and work collaboratively on the same skills. Additionally, parents can connect with like-minded families in the Long Island community, creating a supportive network.
Our Talking Toddlers class is a fantastic opportunity for your child to grow and develop their expressive and verbal communication skills through the power of play. Each session is filled with engaging activities, including music, instruments, songs, movement, sensory play, parent handouts, home practice ideas, and evidence-based language-enhancing strategies.
Our Baby Babble class is specially designed for infants aged 6-14 months, allowing parents or caregivers to explore the precursors of expressive verbal language and learn how to foster early communication growth through play. Our sessions include music, instruments, games, age-appropriate sensory activities, parent handouts, home practice ideas, and evidence-based language-enhancing strategies.
Talking Toddlers Weekly Class: Beginning September 9, Mondays at 11:30am.
$35/monthly classes or $41/drop in. At The Children’s Social Club.
Talking Toddlers Weekly Class: Beginning September 9, Mondays at 11:30am.
$35/monthly classes or $41/drop in. At The Children’s Social Club.
Baby Babble 4 Series Class: Beginning October 30, Wednesdays at 1pm.
$140/4 Series At The Nesting Place in Merrick.
Boo Baby Babble Pop Up Class: October 31, Wednesday at 12:30pm,
$40. At The Little Lotus of Lynbrook.
Services and Pricing
Lilypad Speech & Language Therapy exclusively accepts private payments for our services. We accept credit, debit, HSA, or FSA cards through a secure client web portal. In order to help you get reimbursed for services from your insurance company, we automatically provide a monthly superbill of services rendered, which you can submit to your insurance company for potential reimbursement. It's is the responsibility of the client to verify with your insurance provider whether they accept and reimburse superbills. Opting for private pay brings several benefits: there's no need for a referral from a primary care physician to initiate therapy, no annual limits on visit numbers, comprehensive coverage across all therapy interventions without restrictions, transparent pricing with no hidden fees, and personalized care from our therapists who can focus more on your needs rather than administrative paperwork typically associated with insurance claims.
What are the benefits of private pay?
A referral is not needed by a primary care physician to receive services
* No maximum number of visits allotted per year
* No limits on which types of therapy interventions are covered
* No extra or surprise fees
* Extra support and care from the speech and language therapist due to less paperwork from the insurance companies
Lily has been working with my son for only about a month now and the progress we have seen has been amazing. Lily is very informative and as parents who are just learning how to get the most out of our son and the proper way of teaching him to communicate, I truly feel we understand our child as a whole better than we ever have because of her help. A true blessing!
Kelly m.
Julie L.
Hands down Lily is an amazing therapist. Lily has been working with my 2 year old daughter since September and has been absolutely incredible. Lily teaches us methods to implement at home and works with my daughter using techniques that resonate with her. Lily does play based therapy for my daughter, keeping it fun and instructional. Since starting with Lily my daughters speaking has greatly improved and I really do attribute that to Lily. I highly recommend her!
Laurie w.
Lily not only provides great services to my toddler, but also validates my own concerns and then provides parent strategies! So grateful for her.
