Providing speech therapy, speech, language, orofacial myofunctional and occupational therapy services in Unionville, Markham.  

Services:  

– 1:1 Speech & Language Assessment and Speech Therapy

– 1:1 Occupational Therapy Assessment and Therapy

– Parent Workshops & Groups

Location:  

playTOK programs are offered at 32 South Unionville Ave., Markham, Ontario at our office clinic. Upon request, and subject to availability, virtual sessions may also be arranged. 

Contact Us:  

Please contact us via the form at the bottom of this page. E-mail and contact form is preferred. We can book a phonecall with families to discuss our practice and services. We strive to provide a therapeutic environment that is collaborative, respectful and effective for patients and clinicians. Our clinicians have individual areas of specialty and expertise which we seek to pair and match based on goal areas. 

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playTOK Speech & Language Pathology Services

Speech-Language Pathology Services  (Markham, Unionville, Virtual Online)

• Assessment & Therapy (e.g., Thursdays, Friday mornings, limited Saturdays)

• Therapy  (e.g., Tuesdays, Thursdays, Friday mornings, limited Saturdays)

• Virtual Assessment & Therapy (e.g., Tuesdays, Wednesdays)

• Consultation (e.g., parent coaching, home programs)

• Groups (e.g., Formed only with enough participants)

• Workshops (e.g., Speech Party!, OroMYO Party!, Ready Set Read & Write Party!)

Sessions are offered by registered speech-language pathologists, communicative disorders assistants and occupational therapists. We are a boutique private practice, with revolving availability depending on current patient needs and caseload changes.

We are passionate about preschool speech and language, motor speech (e.g., Apraxia), literacy and oral motor/feeding/swallowing (e.g., orofacial myofunctional, tongue thrust, oral rest posture). Please check your private health benefits for speech-language pathology / speech therapy or occupational therapy coverage.

Registered Speech-Language Pathologist Assessment & Therapy:

playTOK Private Speech & Language Pathology Service areas:

• Articulation & Phonology Concerns (Speech Pronunciation)

• Motor Speech Concerns (Childhood Apraxia of Speech)

• Feeding, Oral Motor Concerns

• Orofacial Myofunctional Concerns (Oral Resting Posture, Tongue Rest Posture, Proper Feeding/Chewing)

• Emergent Literacy (Preschool Age: Phonological Awareness, Print Awareness, Reading, etc.)

• Language (Preschool Expressive & Receptive Language, Early Communication & Interaction)

• Social Communication

• Stuttering

• Voice & Resonance

For public preschool speech and language services, please refer your child to the appropriate organization (York Region Preschool Speech and Language Program, Toronto Preschool Speech and Language Program, Durham Preschool Speech and Language Program).

For public school-aged speech and language services, please refer your child to school-based services through your school board.

• Therapy Groups

• Parent & Child Groups (e.g., Articulation group)

playTOK Occupational Therapy Services

Sessions are offered by a registered Occupational Therapist with pediatric and adolescent experience. Currently, occupational therapy clinic occurs Friday mornings.

• Assessment & Therapy (e.g., Fri)

• Consultation (e.g., parent coaching, home programs)

Sessions are offered by a registered occupational therapist. Services are offered in-clinic and are run 1:1 or in a group if available.

Registered Occupational Therapist Assessment & Therapy:

playTOK Occupational Therapy Services address:

• Fine Motor Skills

• Activities of Daily Living / Self-Help

• Printing Skills

• Sensory Processing Skills

Please email info @playtok.com with any questions.

MORE INFO: Workshops

Are you looking for hands-on group therapy environments with opportunities to create, learn, ask questions and prepare for home practice? Learn more about our 1-event workshops such as “Speech Party!”, “OroMYO Party!”, “Ready, Set, Read & Write Party!”. See bottom of the page. Note that recent goals are required to be placed appropriately into a workshop (or we can accommodate an updated assessment).

• Speech Party! (e.g., Monthly Mon PM, Sat) – Speech focused groups will be divided into younger or older speech party sections. Children will attend our group, make-and-take activities for home, and parents will have the opportunity to practice strategies and ask questions.

• OroMYO Party! (e.g., Monthly Mon PM) – Sessions begin with an educational component. Orofacial myofunctional groups will target exercises, feeding/chewing, and monitoring of your skills. Children and parents will have the opportunity to practice and ask questions.

• Ready, Set, Read & Write Party! (e.g., Monthly Fri, P.A. Days) – Speech language pathology and occupational focused session will introduce emergent literacy and fine motor areas. This group is suitable for children from 3-5 who are and includes children with their parents. Note that an assessment and goals is not required for this section and that screening will be available for SLP or OT.

Materials

Speech & Language Published Materials:

Janice Lee is also a publisher of Speech & Language materials for home practice, therapy and telepractice. Parent coaching is provided at our sessions, and hands-on clinics or workshops. We bring the “fun” so that you can support continued practice at home. Various digital resources are available to families (e.g., digital activities for Apraxia, speech, etc.). Various print resources are available at our workshops (e.g., included in Speech Party!, Get Ready Read & Write Party!, etc.)

Past playTOK Professional Workshops & Training:

• Learn About Telepractice for Pediatric Therapy

• Incorporating Digital & Print Materials into Pediatric Speech & Language Therapy

• Incorporating Digital & Print Materials into Emergent Literacy Therapy

• Creating BOOM Cards for speech caseload

If you would like to request more information, please email us your appointment preferences.

We will reply by email:

Our centre is located at 32 South Unionville Ave. Please note that we are a small private practice with limited hours.

For in-clinic requests, fill out the contact form at the bottom of this page

Questions? We are happy to discuss treatment options with you. In-person, virtual, and specialized groups are available.

For more information about Services and Fees – Click Here.