Speech & Language Evaluation

Get an action plan to build your child’s speech & language skills

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What is Speech & Language Evaluation?

This is a deep dive into your child’s language abilities, which could include listening, speaking, and pragmatic language. We assess speech/articulation deficits, receptive and expressive language, and social/pragmatic differences and how those impact them so our team or other professionals can support their development.

HOW OUR EVALUATION STANDS APART

Unlock Your Child’s Strengths, Needs, & Language Differences

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Unmatched Expertise

We have highly experienced speech and language pathologists specializing in speech and all aspects of language. Your child’s evaluation will be tailored to understand their individual speech and language needs.

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We Provide a Clinical Diagnosis for School Support

 We’re licensed to provide a clinical diagnosis for your child if appropriate. Though our goal is not to label your child, it can make them eligible for school accommodations that can dramatically improve learning outcomes.

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Intervention-Driven
Reports

Our evaluations are conducted by licensed speech and language pathologists. The in-depth evaluation and report pinpoints the skills your child needs to build for fluent speech and language, and also outlines focal points for instruction so your child can hit the ground running with a clear action plan.

Is a Speech & Language Evaluation Right for Your Child?

This evaluation uncovers the source of many speech and language challenges. It may be right for your child if you suspect they struggle with:

  • Speech articulation

  • Voice

  • Fluency

  • Stuttering

  • Apraxia

  • Receptive language

  • Expressive language

  • Pragmatic language

We tailor our evaluation to look into your specific concerns, but in the process, we may uncover a root cause you didn’t expect. 

WHAT TO EXPECT DURING YOUR CHILD’S ASSESSMENT

Our Speech & Language Evaluation Process

STEP 1

Connect With
Our Team

Each child is unique, so reach out to our team, and let’s talk about whether a Speech and Language Evaluation will help you find the answers you’ve been searching for.

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STEP 2

Conduct the
Evaluation

 We spend 2 sessions that are approximately 2-hours in length doing direct evaluation. We also review school records, interview adults in your child’s life, and gather background history to understand their challenges and needs. 

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STEP 3

Get Results
& Answers

We provide our in-depth report within two weeks of completing the evaluation. We also schedule time to review the report with you to answer all your questions.

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STEP 4

Find Your
Path Forward

We help you understand all of your options and provide recommendations for interventions and community resources so your child gets the best support as quickly as possible. 

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Meet Our Speech & Language Pathologists

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Catie Palumbo

✔ Speech & Language Pathologist #24750
✔ Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)

Catie is a dedicated Speech and Language Pathologist with over a decade of experience, specializing in empowering children to communicate confidently. Having worked with Autistic children and obtained a Master’s in Communication Disorders, she emphasizes parent education and play-based therapy. Her approach, rooted in trust and collaboration, ensures your child receives personalized and effective care. Catie is a therapist who truly understands and nurtures your child’s communication needs.

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Michelle Lee

✔ Master of Science Degree (MS)
✔ Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
✔ Speech & Language Pathologist #38627

Being a speech-language pathologist is a dream come true for me; I have worked with clients from age 1 to 107 and have loved it all!

I’ve served many different populations in a variety of settings, including a private outpatient clinic, skilled nursing facility/assisted living community, and schools. I earned a B.A. in French and Linguistics from UCLA and received my M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from San Jose State University.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Answering Parents’ Top Questions About Speech & Language Evaluation

  • Call, text, or fill out the contact form below to get on our schedule or discuss with our team.

  • No, you do not.

  • This type of assessment is typically offered by practices that are considered out-of-network providers. We will provide a Superbill with CPT codes that are often reimbursed to some extent for this service. You can then check with your insurance company to see whether they will cover part or all of the assessment.

    Please refer to the Billing and Insurance page for more information.

  • Assessments typically include obtaining background history, reviewing school records, interviewing with parents, educators, and the child, spontaneous language sampling, and direct formal speech and/or language assessments.

    After that, we interpret the assessment results, write a final report, and schedule a follow-up meeting with parents to review the results.

  • The assessment takes 2 sessions, 2-hours each, to complete. If you add psycho-educational evaluations and/or autism testing, it will add additional sessions with other clinicians.

  • We evaluate speech & language as young as 2 years old.

  • We recommend telling them that we’ll do a few activities together and ask them some questions. They just need to give their best effort.

  • Typically parents are not in the room for assessments.

  • Our comprehensive report will be ready for you within three weeks of completing all assessments and interviews.

  • After we finish your child’s report, we will meet with you to review it together and answer your questions. Our goal is to help your child succeed, so we provide a recommended speech therapy treatment plan.

Still Have Questions?

Here’s What Parents Are Saying

  • “I can go on and on and on and on about how resourceful, compassionate, loyal and awesome Jana Parker at MBD is.
    Thank you Jana! You’re such a beautiful soul who have given us so much of your advice, guidance, and sincerity!”

    PARENT

  • “Jana Parker came highly recommended from our public school administrators when we needed our elementary-aged daughter evaluated and she exceeded our expectations. As novices to this process, she walked us through our options, and what approach we could take to get the evaluation completed. She built immediate trust and a connection with our daughter and moved her through the evaluation process with confidence and empathy. Her report was completed in a timely way and Jana followed up with great resources and recommendations for our family going forward.”

    PARENT

  • “Jana is exceptional! She’s also professional, extremely knowledgeable, resourceful, spunky, sweet, and always available. I’ve never trusted anyone more than her. She is 100% my mentor, support leader, reassurance provider, and basically anything and everything else I need while navigating through some confusing times. She is an angel to our family.”

    PARENT

OPEN UP A NEW WORLD FOR YOUR CHILD

Understand Your Child's Communication Profile

Get in Touch

Let us know how we can help. You’re welcome to fill out a form or give us a call or text at 669-282-2510.

If you’d like to schedule a call with one of our team members, please fill out the form. You’ll then receive a link to our calendar.