SpeakEasy Therapy Factory Speech- Language & Swallowing Services, LLC.

03/30/2026

03/23/2026

03/20/2026

“Here is a great St. Patrick’s Activity to keep your kiddos engaged in therapy. This can be used in between activities, or as tactical cue activity for learning while completing other speech related tasks”.

03/16/2026

03/13/2026

Word Shape Development:
The process where children learn to produce and process different consonant-vowel sound combinations to form utterances. This requires moving simple sounds to complex sounds to increase intelligibility and literacy.

Key Aspects of Word Shape Development:
• Phonological Development
• Vocabulary Growth
• Word Recognition

03/10/2026

"Articulation is the process of producing speech sounds (phonemes) correctly to ensure they are understood during communication. Here is a chart showing the order in which Speech professionals work with clients to remediate articulation skills in therapy sessions."

03/06/2026

"Here is an age acquisition chart for development of preposition skills. This is a quick guide for parents, teachers, and therapists!!"

03/03/2026

“Happy National Hearing Day”

“World Hearing Day is celebrated annually by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness about prevention of hearing disorders and increasing ear care. 430 million people require rehabilitation for hearing loss. As speech language pathologist, it is our duty to work together as an interdisciplinary team with Audiologist's who specialize in diagnosis of hearing loss and balance disorders in addition to fitting and programming of hearing aids. We also work with Ear Nose & Throat Specialists (ENT’s) who provide medical and surgical treatment for anatomical and physiological hearing, sinus and throat issues. We work as a team to ensure our clients receive the best possible outcomes for their hearing health.”

02/27/2026

“Happy National Retro Day”
Taking a trip down memory lane with us and practice making the “R” sound.

Retroflex R might be a good way to practice for Retro Day!!!

There two ways to practice this sound
-Retroflex R: Lifting the back sides of the tongue to touch the upper back molars while curling the apex of the tongue
Or
-Bunched R: Keeping the top of the tongue down while bunching the back of the tongue.

Have fun!!

02/23/2026

Gullah Geechee Culture

As we come an end of Black History Month, we could not pass up the opportunity to recognize a group of African American people who live along the coastal areas and islands of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The Gullah/Geechee language spoken by this group is an English based- creole language recognized as a dialect and not a language disorder. Furthermore, Gullah/Geechee is not a “broken” language, but merely a language which includes unique phonological, syntactic, and lexical elements, combining West African languages with English, Portuguese, and French. This language is often mistakenly diagnosed as a speech disorder due to differences from General or Standard American English.

The Gullah/ Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor from NC to FL, was established in 2006 by Congress. The Gullah/ Geechee culture practices special and unique traditions to include homemade sweetgrass basket weaving. This tradition continues to be passed down to generations to come.

Gullah/ Geechee food is made with love and passion. No meal is complete without rice, specifically red rice, sided with gumbo and fried fish. Musical traditions include singing of songs called “ring shout”, a spiritual and musical ritual.
We thank the Gullah/Geechee culture for sharing this experience and knowledge with us. Happy Black History Month to all!!!!

02/20/2026