Columbia Motor Speech Therapy

01/21/2026

I am excited to share a sneak peek at a project I have been working on (with the help of sooooo many people) since 2020.

We are at the final stages of (finally) printing a set of early speech sequencing books for kiddos who are at the initial stages of their motor speech journey. I call them MESS books, Mastering Early Speech Sequences.

They follow the progression of early speech motor skills and will be great for apraxia and dysarthria as well as speech delays. They are meant for both SLPs and parents and include some additional suggested activities. Hopefully, they will be a helpful tool in your motor speech kits!

There will be three sets to address the earliest speech sequences! We have 5 books in the first set, 8 in the second set and 9 in the third set. So many helped me by modeling, coming in for photos, editing and formatting. Special thanks to Rissa ClarkCreative CT for all of the work she has done on these.

I will keep you posted!!!!!

01/16/2026

I realize it has been a minute since I have filled you in on all of the FUN we have here while we are getting our work done. I will try to be better.

Sometimes you can get lots of repetitions in the most enjoyable ways. Today was no exception! We worked on alveolar to alveolar sequences (tongue sound to another tongue sound) using 'dino, diner, donut, tiny) and bilabial to alveolar sequences (lip sound to tongue sound) in money, menu and got more than a hundred repetitions of practice sequences. They also maintained them in short phrases (big donut, tiny donut, more money, red money, purple dino). The best part is......it felt more like "play" than "work" (to both of us:) and this kiddo rocked it!

So proud of all of the hard work each and every kiddo and family puts in to improving their speech skills.

12/14/2025

What an amazing day!!! Thank you to Brandon Gisela Rice Paula Graf Starkel Emma Molly Julianne Bill Rice Lindsay Holahan and Calvin for an amazing day of shopping for Megan’s Place (Heather VanDyke-Cardona). Molly will be delivering our haul on Tuesday.

This is why we collected coins so thank you to everyone who donated coins or bills this season. Also a special thank you to Tracy Brooks (Cole) and Melissa Jordan who generously donated last minute to support this cause. This day makes me so happy every year because of the village it takes to get here but also because it keeps the memory of a beautiful young lady alive.

12/13/2025

Just finished counting our coins (and bills) for Megan’s place. We raised $167 and will go shopping tomorrow (Sunday) That’s a lot short of what we raised last year so if anyone still wants to donate…..please pm me and I will take donations through Venmo!!!!

For anyone who wants to help me shop let me know! We will meet at Target in Manchester at 11 am!

12/03/2025

Time for a long winters nap❄️❄️

12/03/2025

I am conducting a coin drive this week and next. Please bring coins to the office to help buy toys for Megan's Place!!!

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11/24/2025

Thank you to the family that brought me a pre birthday donut today:) You are the best!!!

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11/20/2025

Tis the season! If you have spare change/coins you would like to part with.....bring them in to CMST now through December 6th. It's our annual coin drive to benefit Megan's Place! If you have any questions please ask, but Megan's Place is special to us at CMST.

10/23/2025

Time for a change of scenery 🎃🍁👻

10/07/2025

Even though it’s 80 degrees today…fall is here at CMST and our rock star garden has become a pumkom patch Make sure to help yourself to a pumpkin on your way out of your next session. 🍁🎃🍂

09/08/2025

As we say goodbye to summer…CMST is looking for some part time school bus drivers. No experience necessary!

Have a wonderful school year to all of my families.

08/27/2025

After many delays, today we were finally able to see our first images of our tongues moving on ultrasound! This is a big deal for a speech-nerd like me....and it means we will soon be able to use this biofeedback technology to help our clients see their tongues move IN REAL TIME! This will be a game changer in helping kiddos learn difficult speech sounds like /r/ and /s/. These sounds can really be difficult to learn because kids can't see what their tongues are doing.......well until now!

Women's Business Development Council (WBDC) we are up and running! Now for some training:)