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Chatterpillars Speech and Language Therapy

Independent Speech and Language Therapy for children with communication difficulties

Background 

Chatterpillars Speech and Language Therapy was established in 2012 by Clare Kitching with the aim to provide high quality, individualised speech and language therapy within the Hull and East Riding area. Chatterpillars offers independent speech and language therapy to children within their home environment or within an educational setting.

What is Speech and Language Therapy?

Speech and language therapy is specialist intervention to help your child to develop their speech, language and communication skills. This may involve helping them to:


  • develop their attention and listening skills
  • understand instructions
  • develop a wider vocabulary
  • use words to string sentences together
  • develop the grammatical parts of sentences
  • use speech sounds
  • learn the rules of conversations


Therapy may involve one or a number of the above difficulties which will help your child to develop effective communication skills.

A few facts...

"The ability to communicate is recognised as the most fundamental like skill for children. It directly impacts on their ability to learn, to develop friendships and on their future life chances."



"Approximately 10% of all children have long-term speech, language and communication needs."

Public Health England (2020)

Specialisms

We primarily work with primary age children who may display the following difficulties:


  • Attention and listening difficulties
  • Language delay/disorder
  • Speech sound delay/disorder
  • Delay in vocabulary development
  • Global developmental delay
  • Cleft lip and palate 
“Jessica has really made so much progress. Her frustration when speaking to others has now disappeared as other people understand her. Jessica has looked forward to her sessions and has always been eager to 'play the games'  - I don't think she's even realised she's been learning! Thank you Clare! We'll be sure to recommend you to anyone needing Speech Therapy.”

A Satisfied Mum, Hull