First
Words Preschool Speech and Language Program of Ottawa
Premiers mots
- Programme
de services de rééducation de la parole et du langage pour les enfants d’âge
préscolaire d’Ottawa
Ottawa Public
Health Information/Info-santé publique d'Ottawa: (613) 580-6744
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Did
You Know...?
Speech and
language difficulties are the most common handicap facing
Ontario's children.
Ten percent
of preschool children are at risk of speech or language
problems.
In 1998, only
one in five preschool children at risk of speech or language
problems in Ottawa had been identified and was receiving
treatment and family support.
Treating a
preschool child for speech and language difficulties costs less
money than treating an older child - for every dollar spent on
speech and language services for a preschooler, a total of six
dollars is saved over providing these services at a later age.
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