Speech-Language Pathology
​Helping Individuals Build Better Communication Skills!
Our Clinical Services continue to offer in-person, one-on-one services in private therapy rooms, adhering to all the CDC and Minnesota Department of Health safety guidelines. Teletherapy services also available. For more information on our COVID safety procedures, click here.
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A Chance To Grow's Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) work with individuals of all ages experiencing communication challenges and speech disorders. Our knowledgable team is experienced in a variety of approaches to address your concerns. If you believe you or a loved one may have a communication deficit that is impacting his or her academic or social experience, we invite you to complete a Scheduling Request or contact us at (612) 789-1236 or email rehabclinic@actg.org.
We can help address issues related to:
  • Articulation
  • Fluency (stuttering)
  • Expressive/Receptive Language Development
  • Pragmatics (social skills)
  • Motor Speech Disorders​
  • Auditory Processing Issues
  • Oral-Feeding and Swallowing Issues​
our treatment plans address concerns like:
​Our SLPs utilize play-based techniques and movement therapies in our treatment plans to address concerns like:
  • Combining words
  • Not Saying Words / Sounds
  • ​Difficulty Following Directions
  • Stuttering
  • Executive Functioning​
  • Cognition and Memory
  • Sentence Structure
  • Lacking Eye-Contact
  • Poor Vocabulary
  • Difficulty Understanding Them
Fill out a Symptoms Checklist to see if ACTG's Speech Therapies are right for you or your loved one.
If you or your child struggles with understanding or communication issues, A Chance To Grow's Speech Therapy Services may be the perfect wellness therapy for you. Please fill out our Symptoms Checklist to help us learn a little bit more about your current situation. 
Because all of our services work collaboratively, we will refer you or your child to the following services at A Chance To Grow if appropriate: Vision Services, Audiology Services, Occupational Therapy and Neurofeedback Services.
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In addition, we also offer face-to-face school-based services, teletherapy services and multilingual services (Spanish). If you or your loved one is hoping to overcome communication challenges and improve their academic learning or social interaction skills, please contact us at (612) 789-1236 or email rehabclinic@actg.org.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an SLP?
A Speech-Language Pathologist is a therapist that focuses on communication. They have a master's degree and maintain national certification through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. SLPs can work in schools, hospitals, or clinics with both children and adults. They work to improve a person's speech intelligibility (articulation), understanding of language (receptive language), fluency and much more.
WHAT KIND OF COMMUNICATION DEFICITS ARE THERE?
  • Articulation/Phonological - Deficits in this area can make it challenging for you to understand a person when they are speaking.
  • Expressive Language - This includes the ability to express thoughts and ideas. It includes length of sentences, grammar, content of the message and vocabulary. Deficits in this area can make it challenging for the individual to clearly and concisely tell you information, in both spoken and written forms.
  • Receptive Language - The first to develop, receptive language is the ability to listen and understand speech. This includes understanding sentences, following instructions, understanding a story or understanding basic concepts. Deficits in this area can make it challenging for the individual to follow directions or understand information.
  • Pragmatics - These are the social language skills we use in our daily interactions. This includes what we say, how we say it, and our body language. It also includes our ability to judge what is expected in different situations. Deficits in this area can make it challenging for the individual to work in groups or understand figurative language in stories or conversation.
  • Fluency/Stuttering - Fluency difficulties or stuttering occurs when the flow of speech is interrupted by blocks, repetitions, or prolongations of words, sounds and/or phrases. The individual knows what they would like to say but has trouble with the flow of speech. 
What Will Therapy look like?
Speech therapy is based on the needs of each individual. We offer direct one-on-one therapy with you or your loved one, addressing all your communication concerns. Therapists will work with you to create a custom treatment plan, including home-based activities, that support your progress.
What can I do at home to help my child's speech language development? 
Talk to your child. Narrate your thought out loud. Encourage efforts of your child to communicate using various means including gestures, pointing, eye gaze and verbalizations. Also reading to your child encourages further language development. 
What is the difference between speech and language? 
Speech is spoken language. It refers to sound and word production. Speech includes articulation, phonology, voice and fluency. 

Language is a set of rules to combine symbols and words. These can be written, spoken or expressed through gestures. It involves understanding others (receptive) and communication of thoughts and feelings (expressive).
What our clients say about our services
"Our son has Autism, and before we came to ACTG, he only made sound effects, he wouldn't speak. Now, after two years of coming to speech therapy, he talks a lot, he can play board games, and jokes around with his therapists! He's much more interactive than he used to be!"  - Father of SLP client
Have our SLP services worked for you? 
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MNRI Workshops & Seminars
A Chance To Grow is proud to host MNRI courses at our Minneapolis location. 
For a full schedule of upcoming Masgutova events at ACTG, please click the button. For questions about registration, please contact us at (612) 789-1236.