Communication is a major component of children’s social and emotional learning and development… but some children experience persistent challenges with one or more elements that are necessary for successful verbal communication… and then they can spiral into frustration, or negative self-image, or retreat into various forms of social isolation... so I know this conversation will be valuable for learning some of the many, many ways in which Speech and Language Therapists can help alleviate, or at least greatly reduce, major challenges and frustrations some kids experience with speech impediments, delayed speech, inadequate vocabulary, even listening skills, development of neuronal pathways related to speech, and so much more.
You can reach Rona, via email: rroweintraub@earthlink.net
A couple of Google searches related to Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists:
https://www.asha.org/public/who-are-speech-language-pathologists/
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=speech+pathologist&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8