
Welcome to Hatcher Speech!
Personalized and family centered approach to pediatric language evaluation and treatment. Feel free to contact me if your child has difficulty being understood by you or others, has trouble acquiring new vocabulary or language skills, or you're simply curious about your little one's language development!
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Full Evaluation and Clinical Report
Administration of a pediatric test battery designed to assess your child's expressive and receptive vocabulary skills, functional language abilities, and speech production. If requested, a comprehensive clinical report including test scores, interpretation, and diagnoses can be provided.
PLAY Project
An evidence based intervention for children on the spectrum, or who exhibit red flags for autism, or other neurodivergent children. The coaching model empowers families and leads to improved social and functional outcomes by engaging children through developmentally appropriate play.
American Sign Language
The use of gestures is an early indication of language skills even before children begin speaking with words. If your child seems to be behind in their expressive/ receptive vocabulary, or language acquisition seems halted, sign language offers a visual representation of spoken language and can often bridge this gap.
Feeding
If you are a parent or caregiver with a child who is exceptionally picky and won't eat, mealtimes are a battleground. The SOS Approach to Feeding focuses on increasing a child's comfort level with food through exploration, interaction, and play. Through this program's approach, children begin to tolerate, manage, and eventually taste and enjoy a wider variety of foods. Let's create mealtimes that are non-stressful, happy, and fun!
Vanessa's Speech Bubble
Earned M.A., Speech-Language Pathology from The George Washington University in 2012 // Areas of expertise: pediatric hearing loss, early intervention, language delay, speech sound disorders, feeding, and PLAY Project for autism spectrum disorder // Highly skilled in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment // Offers comprehensive written reports following evaluations // Certified by the American Speech Hearing Association (ASHA) // Licensed in Virginia
Ready to Talk? (Pun intended.) >> Vanessa H. Poynter, M.A., CCC-SLP
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