Communication is a broad developmental area for a young child. For an infant, communication may take the form of turning towards sounds, using eye contact, cooing, or crying. For a toddler, communication skills can rapidly expand to responding to their name, following simple instructions and associating words with objects such as ‘car’ or ‘book’.
Communication skills and the importance of developing both skills:
- Receptive language skills refer to a child’s ability to understand language including words, directions, and meaning.
- Expressive language skills include a child’s ability to communicate their feelings, thoughts, and ideas through words, gestures, or other forms of communication.
At Partners in Child Development’s Early Intervention Services, we help infants and young children up to three years old by addressing concerns a family may have with both receptive and expressive communication.
Learn more about Common Communication Skills Concerns
Good news! Our Early Intervention Services are here to help you and your family!
Substantial research shows the positive impact on a child’s life when they receive early intervention services to assist with a wide range of common concerns parents or caregivers may have about an infant or toddler’s growth and development. This time in a child’s development from infancy up to age three is when the brain is rapidly developing. Early intervention has been shown to have a dramatic effect on the child’s continued growth and development.
Our Early Intervention Services are available to children and their families living in any of the Greater Lowell communities including Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, and Westford.
There is no direct cost to any family as our services are covered by insurance or through the Commonwealth’s Department of Public Health.
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A multi-disciplinary team of our specialists will come to your home or childcare to meet with you and your child to discuss your concerns and play and interact with your child. - Therapeutic Services are Provided
If your child qualifies for Early Intervention Services, we will develop a plan and frequency to provide support and services to you and your family. Services include ideas and strategies that you can integrate into your daily lives to help your child with communication skills (or other developmental areas depending on the situation).
“I did an online search for services as I had concerns about my daughter’s speech. Early Intervention Services was the first to respond to my online inquiry, scheduling an assessment quickly and now providing speech therapy services for Verra. She loves the therapist and is making great progress! I have also learned activities to incorporate into our daily lives."
Specialists Dedicated to Children. Family-Centric Services.
Our specialists are dedicated to working with infants and young children up to age three. Rest assured we love working with young children, including building communications skills to help them express their needs, feelings and thoughts.
We encourage you to leverage Partners in Child Development’s Early Intervention Services to help you and your family. We welcome the opportunity to meet you and your child on any developmental concern you may have for a child three years old or younger, including speech and communication skills.
