Language Express
The Language Express Communication Checkup is Online!
The Language Express Communication Checkup makes it easy to check that your child’s development is on track, and to make a referral to Language Express if there are concerns.
Language Express News
Language Express Services During the Pandemic
Language Express has been providing mostly telepractice services since the beginning of the pandemic. Now we are pleased to be expanding the in-person services we offer to include more families whose needs can’t be adequately met through telepractice. We will continue to provide telepractice whenever possible. Please call the Language Express office for more information at 1-888-503-8885 or check out our Information for Newly Referred Parents.
The Whistle Stop Newsletter
Issue 35 – Ready for Kindergarten
Language Express Tip of the Week
Make snow letters with your preschooler. Find sticks and trace your child’s name in the snow. Try stomping out huge letters in an open area. Talk about other things that start with the same letter.
Click here for more activity tips.
Language Express is a team of Speech-Language Pathologists, Communicative Disorders Assistants, and support staff working across Lanark, Leeds and Grenville. We provide speech, language, and social communication assessment and therapy for children from birth to the end of Junior Kindergarten. Our services are funded by the Ontario government and are free for families.
We accept referrals for children from birth to November 30 of the year they enter Junior Kindergarten. Children referred before the deadline can continue to receive service until the end of Junior Kindergarten. Children must live in Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville counties.
Complete the Language Express Communication Checkup to determine whether or not your child needs help. You can also click below on “When to get help” or call our office at 1-888-503-8885 to ask questions or get more information.
- If you are concerned about speech/language/hearing development.
- If your child is not meeting all of the communication milestones for his or her age.
- If your child’s speech and language skills have not improved over the past six months.
- If your child is stuttering.
- If your child’s voice sounds different to you.
- If your child’s play or social interaction seems different from other children the same age.
- If your child has a diagnosis such as cleft lip/palate, hearing loss, Autism or developmental delay.
- If your child has a diagnosis such as hearing loss, Autism Spectrum Disorder, or developmental delay.
Complete the Language Express Communication Checkup. At the end of the checkup you will have the option to provide some contact information and make a referral directly online. You can also call our office at 1-888-503-8885 to make a referral. We accept referrals from parents/guardians, and from other referral sources (physicians, child care staff, and community professionals) with parental consent.
Coordinated Service Planning is available for families involved with more than one agency who would like help coordinating their child’s services. KidsInclusive is the lead agency for Coordinated Service Planning in Lanark, Leeds and Grenville. For more information, go to the KidsInclusive website or call the Language Express office.
1-888-503-8885 or 613-283-2742
