With a lot of hard work you can improve your accent. The first step is taking an English pronunciation class with privately or at a college. Graceful Speech offers free accent assessments and a full range of options to learn to sound more like a Californian. We offer one on one tutoring, small group classes, [...]

We collect a sample of the child’s writing (without assistance) and administer tests (like the Writing Process Test and other language tests for vocabulary and spelling) to obtain a complete profile of your child’s language level and use. We compare where your child’s writing skills fall against the grade level standards (published by the state) [...]

We provide multi-sensory learning strategies for science and history and will teach you and your child to increase learning efficiency. If there is an underlying learning disability, we will help identify it or refer you to the proper professional for assessment and treatment. If necessary we will advocate for your child with the school to [...]

Graceful Speech has qualified academic tutors to assist children and adults with improving their foundation skills in math and problem solving. Many times important foundation concepts can be covered very quickly in a classroom environment and do not get absorbed by a child. For whatever reason, some children need different experiences with math to really [...]

The answer is–it depends. The length of an assessment varies depending on what is to be measured, how observable the problem is, and how much information already exists about the problem. We usually see clients for 90 minutes one to two times for certain types of problems. Sometimes though it is necessary to actually observe [...]

No, we are not. There is a specific discipline called educational therapy, and its scope of practice greatly overlaps that of a speech-language pathologist. Educational therapists even give many of the same tests that speech-language pathologists give.
At this time (and this might change) educational therapists can join certain professional associations, but there isn’t a [...]

School speech therapy is a wonderful service that students need and from which they greatly benefit. It is also a pleasure to be able to collaborate on cases with professionals in the schools.

Yes, sometimes a speech problem is mild; and a professional determines that treatment is not appropriate at the school level. This does not mean that your child does not have a problem or that it is not treatable. Please consult your pediatrician if you have any concerns about your child’s development, and see a local [...]

The goals of school and private practice speech therapy are different.
By law a child in a special education program must be given free access to public education (FAPE). So the basic purpose of speech therapy (and other services) in the school environment is to help the child access or be able to benefit from the [...]