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Our Services

Based on individual needs, speech-language therapy with a licensed speech-language pathologist can target the underlying skills to reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Every service below is delivered by a member of our licensed SLP team.

Speech-Language Therapy

Based on individual needs, speech-language therapy with a licensed speech-language pathologist can target the underlying skills to reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

  • Listening Comprehension
  • Verbal Expression
  • Phonological Awareness
  • Speech Fluency
  • Articulation

Articulation & Articulation Disorders

Individualized therapy for speech sound production — helping students say sounds clearly and confidently so they can be understood by teachers, friends, and family.

  • Speech sound assessment and goal-setting
  • Sound production practice in words, sentences, and conversation
  • Carryover strategies for the classroom and home

Language

Support for understanding and using language — vocabulary, grammar, following directions, telling stories, and expressing ideas clearly.

  • Receptive language (understanding)
  • Expressive language (speaking and writing)
  • Social and classroom language skills

Evaluations

Comprehensive speech and language evaluations that give families and school teams a clear picture of a student’s strengths and needs, with practical recommendations.

  • Standardized and informal assessment
  • Clear, family-friendly written reports
  • Eligibility and IEP support for school teams

Dyslexia

Structured, evidence-based support for students with dyslexia — building the decoding, spelling, and comprehension skills that unlock reading.

  • Systematic phonics and decoding instruction
  • Reading fluency and comprehension support
  • Collaboration with classroom teachers

Early Literacy Lessons

Playful, purposeful lessons for young learners that build the foundations of reading — letters, sounds, rhyming, and a love of books.

  • Letter-sound knowledge
  • Print awareness and early writing
  • Rhyming, blending, and segmenting

Language-Based Learning Disabilities

Targeted intervention for students whose language differences affect reading, writing, and learning across the school day.

  • Individualized goals tied to classroom demands
  • Vocabulary, syntax, and narrative skills
  • Study and organization strategies built on language

Phonological Awareness

Building the ability to hear and play with the sounds in words — a foundational skill for reading and spelling.

  • Rhyming and syllable awareness
  • Blending and segmenting sounds
  • Sound manipulation for reading and spelling

Lindamood-Bell® Instruction

Instruction informed by Lindamood-Bell® programs, which develop the sensory-cognitive processes that underlie reading and comprehension.

  • Symbol imagery for phonemic awareness and spelling
  • Concept imagery for language comprehension
  • Delivered by a Lindamood-Bell trained clinician
Learn more at lindamoodbell.com

Payment Options

For individual therapy, Little City Speech does not accept insurance of any kind. We accept the following:

CDS

Child Development Services — the Maine Department of Education program that provides early intervention (birth to age 2) and free public special-education services (ages 3–5). When services are provided through a child’s IFSP or IEP with CDS, families pay nothing.

MaineCare

Maine’s Medicaid program, providing free or low-cost health coverage to eligible Mainers. We accept MaineCare for individual speech-language therapy.

Private Pay

Straightforward self-pay rates for families who prefer to pay directly. Contact us for current rates and availability.

Receiving services through your school? School-based services are covered entirely by the contract between the school and Little City Speech — parents never pay anything. Learn how school partnerships work.

From our families

What Families Say

Our son struggled with reading for two years before Little City. The one-on-one, in-person work made all the difference — he reads to his little sister now.

Jessica B.

Parent, Bangor

They coordinated everything with our school and we never saw a bill. Our daughter went from dreading reading group to raising her hand. We are so grateful.

Dan & Amy L.

Parents, Orono

Not sure where to start?

A comprehensive evaluation is often the best first step. We'll help you understand your student's strengths and needs, then build a plan together.

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