Speech, Occupational Therapy, & Reading Services for Kids
Speech Sounds • Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) • Receptive & Expressive Language • Selective Mutism • AAC • Social Communication • Self-Help Skills • Handwriting • Fine Motor Skills • Hand-Eye Coordination • Picky Eating • Reading Skills • Phonemic Awareness • Reading Comprehension • Reading Fluency • Phonological Awareness
Evaluations
Before therapy or reading services begin, we will identify your child’s unique strengths and challenges to help us create a personalized plan for therapy/reading intervention. Our evaluation process may include:
A parent interview
Questionnaires and observations
Language samples
Formal and standardized assessments
Quick developmental screenings
We will discuss our findings with you and work together to set speech and occupational therapy and/or reading goals.
Our Approach to Therapy
At Acorn Therapy Solutions, we partner with families to build lifelong skills in everyday moments. We see therapy as a team effort because we know that children make faster progress when parents and loved ones are involved.
We work hard, play hard, and master real-life activities in therapy! Your child will learn while racing cars down a ramp, creating Play-Doh sculptures, jumping in a ball pit, buttoning or zipping a jacket, building a block tower, exploring sensory bins, eating with utensils, and more.
With consistent therapy attendance and home practice, your child will reach their goals and continue to grow outside of the clinic.
Speech, Language, Social Skills, & AAC
Does your child struggle to speak clearly, express their wants and needs, or interact with others? Our speech therapy sessions will incorporate targeted play activities to help your child:
Master all age-appropriate speech sounds
Express their wants, needs, ideas, and feelings
Understand what they hear and read
Communicate using signs, words, pictures, or high-tech AAC devices
Confidently socialize with other children and adults
We specialize in offering intensive speech therapy for motor speech disorders, including Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). Each session incorporates principles of motor learning to help your child successfully practice challenging sounds and words at least 50–200+ times for quick and lasting progress.
Occupational Therapy
A child’s occupation is to play, learn, and gain independence— so we help them do just that! Our occupational therapy sessions will support your child in gaining the fine motor skills and self-care skills needed for:
Getting dressed, zipping/buttoning clothing, and tying shoes
Writing with a pencil, cutting with scissors, and eating with utensils
Organizing and planning activities
Starting and completing tasks independently
Participating in sports or community activities
Occupational therapy sessions are personalized to help your child reach their goals and improve the skills they need to be successful in everyday moments.
Reading Services
Is your child struggling with reading and spelling? We can help! We work diligently to identify your child’s current reading skills and use a multi-sensory approach to helping them achieve their personalized reading goals.
Our reading specialists are trained in nationally known programs that incorporate a multi-sensory approach to reading. They are trained in programs such as Orton-Gillingham® and The Wilson Reading System®. We use a highly structured approach to quickly and effectively boost your child's reading and spelling skills.
We work to
Increase letter-sound recognition
Learn to manipulate sounds
Eliminate letter reversals
Increase reading comprehension skills
Help your child read fluently
Increase your child’s spelling skills
Increase confidence and enthusiasm for reading
We work with children and adolescents aged 5 to 18.
Feeding Therapy
Are mealtimes a stressful experience in your household? We will work closely with your family to address picky eating, sensory aversions, and delayed oral motor skills in a playful and low-stress environment. Our goal is to help your child:
Strengthen their muscles to chew and swallow safely
Explore new foods
Tolerate different tastes, textures, and smells
Enjoy mealtimes with family
We offer feeding therapy for picky eaters. Sessions include evidence-based principles to introduce new foods and support families with specific strategies for positive food exposure at home.
We Are Accepting New Clients for Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Reading Services!
Acorn Therapy Services provides speech therapy, occupational therapy, and reading services for children in North Kingstown, RI.
We also offer convenient online therapy sessions to families anywhere in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Are you looking for after-school or evening appointments? No problem! We are happy to accommodate your schedule and make therapy stress-free for the whole family.