Speaking and listening skills are the foundation for reading and writing. Children learn the speech sounds of their language by listening to those around them. They begin to imitate and spontaneously produce the sounds within their language. They combine these sounds to produce words, phrases, sentences and conversation to communicate their needs, wants, and ideas to others. Children and adults who struggle to hear and produce these sounds, will also struggle to read and write: and may lack the appropriate social skills to interact with others to form meaningful personal and professional relationships.
A speech pathologist’s role is to diagnose and treat such disorders and delays in communication that involve listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Communication disorders may occur at any age, or may be present at birth..
At NKY Speech and Language Services, our goal is to provide caring, compassionate and professional speech pathology services, that identify and address the individual needs of each client and their families. It is our hope that people of all ages may easily and effectively communicate their needs, feelings, ideas, and thoughts to others.
Let us help you or your child develop the communication skills needed to reduce the frustration, isolation, academic, and social failure that often accompanies a person with communication disorders.
All services are confidential and occur in a nurturing and supportive environment by a certified, licensed, and experienced speech-language pathologist.
With national certification and licenses in three states, Loretta can also provide therapy to both children and adults who have:
- Childhood apraxia of speech
- Hearing Impairment(s)
- Dyslexia and other reading disorders
- Autism or Asperger’s Disorder
- Articulation and/or Languages Disorders
- Limited Social Skills
- Swallowing Disorders
- Voice disorders
- Stuttering (disfluencies)
Loretta Macaluso, M.A.,CCC-SLP understands that speech and language issues can be a difficult challenge for people to overcome from both a physical and an emotional perspective. This is why she creates a caring, considerate, and professional environment for all clients, giving them an opportunity to learn new ways to communicate.
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Check out what some of Loretta’s clients have to say…
Professional, Dedicated, and Knowledgeable – Mitzi & Kassi
My daughter and I both highly recommend Loretta Macaluso. She is an excellent speech and language pathologist. My 6-year-old grandchildren were having difficulty in school with every subject, but mainly speech. So we started tutoring after school. When Loretta Macaluso was tutoring my grandson she became aware of a bigger problem and suggested a speech… Read more “Professional, Dedicated, and Knowledgeable – Mitzi & Kassi”
A Gift to Our Family – R.L.S.
NKY Speech and Language Services has been such a tremendous gift to our family. From the time my son began to speak, he was struggling with his sounds and words. He became very frustrated that he could not communicate his thoughts to adults. We feared his self-confidence was starting to be impacted in a negative… Read more “A Gift to Our Family – R.L.S.”
Making a Difference – Kassie
NKY Speech and Language Services has helped my son Isaac so much. He attends a weekly individual speech therapy session and a weekly group therapy session with Loretta, who is very experienced, brilliant and so caring. She does an amazing job. It is wonderful to watch Isaac make so much progress and grow to achieve… Read more “Making a Difference – Kassie”
From Struggling to Excelling – LT
My son saw Loretta Macaluso twice a week. He suffers from a reading learning disability and was several years behind grade level. She worked diligently with him on reading. However, she noticed other areas that he was struggling. She met with my husband and I and recommended further examination. We agreed and found out from… Read more “From Struggling to Excelling – LT”
High quality service – DH
The attention and love provided for my child’s advancement by Loretta Macaluso is truly priceless and my family is very grateful. We value the clean environment, high quality service and no wait times. –… Read more “High quality service – DH”
Great help – Teresa
Dear Mrs. Macaluso, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for all the testing and insight you gave my son. He is adjusting fabulously at his new high school, earning 2nd honors in his 1st quarter and 1st honors in his 2nd quarter. You were a great help in determining some of the aspects he needed help… Read more “Great help – Teresa”