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Katie provides pediatric speech and language services in the private setting at Speak With Me RI. Pl

03/09/2022

🗣 Be very intentional with how you interact with a child. If you make the effort, you will likely see great results.⠀
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💫 Remember, every child deserves a voice! ⠀
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📧 katie@speakwithmeRI.com⠀
🖥 www.speakwithmeRI.com⠀
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02/09/2022

🥳 It's Carmelo's FIRST Birthday!!⠀
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⁉️ What are some “things to look for” at Age 1?!⠀
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■ Receptive Language: ⠀
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• Looks towards sounds, responds to name, follows a point⠀
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• Responds to simple words, (e.g., "No," "Want more")⠀
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• Engages in peek-a-boo, songs, and stories ⠀
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• Babbling (e.g., "babababa") & imitates sounds⠀
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• Uses sounds and gestures to gain attention⠀
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• Shows objects⠀
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• Says 1-2 words (e.g., mama, dada, uh oh)⠀
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🤔 How can YOU help? 👍🏼⠀
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• Respond and imitate their sounds!⠀
• Laugh with your baby!⠀
• Describe what you are doing!⠀
• Teach animal sounds and simple actions (e.g., waving, clapping)!⠀
• READ to your child every day!⠀
• MODEL! MODEL! MODEL!⠀
• HAVE FUN!⠀
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💫 Remember, every child deserves a voice!⠀⠀
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💁🏻‍♀️ Sincerely, SLP Kate ☺️⠀⠀
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🔔 Turn on notifications and follow for more speech tips!⠀⠀
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02/07/2022

The Late 8️⃣‼️ Be sure we are encouraging and modeling improved communication, but never forcing or rushing it. Your child will progress at their own pace and that’s OK! Swipe to learn more about the “Late 8” sounds ⏩🗣🐦👧🏽👶🏽🙌🏼⠀
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💫 Remember, every child deserves a voice!⠀
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💁🏻‍♀️ Sincerely, SLP Kate ☺️⠀
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🔔 Turn on notifications and follow for more speech tips!⠀
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02/04/2022

4️⃣ TIPS for Communicating with Children 👧🏽 👶🏽 🗣 Swipe to learn more ➡️➡️➡️⠀
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💡 Be sure YOU are engaged with your children and encouraging communication. It is not forced, but instead your actions are intentional and supportive.⠀
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💫 Remember, every child deserves a voice!⠀
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💁🏻‍♀️ Sincerely, SLP Kate ☺️⠀
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🔔 Turn on notifications and follow for more speech tips!⠀
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01/29/2022

⛄️ Who doesn’t love snow ⁉️Here are 3 SLP tips to make it even more exciting for you and your children. Have fun while effortlessly developing your child’s speech and language skills‼️☺️⛄️❄️🥣 👧🏽
💫 Remember, every child deserves a voice!
💁🏻‍♀️ Sincerely, SLP Kate ☺️
🔔 Turn on notifications and follow for more speech tips!

01/27/2022

📚 WHY is reading and exploring books so important for promoting pediatric speech and language? ⠀
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📚 Children need to hear many words often. Reading to your child often exposes them to more words and builds their vocabulary. ⠀
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📚 Children learn words when they are interested. Books motivate children to communicate and, when parents respond to what the child is interested in, it helps children learn new words.⠀
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📚 Reading builds vocabulary and meaning. Children learn what words mean when parents read with them and explain what new words mean while pointing to the pictures. ⠀
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📚 Vocabulary and grammar are learned together. Children need to hear new words in grammatically correct sentences in order to learn language efficiently. Reading books with your child exposes them to new words used in grammatical sentences.⠀
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📚 Positive, extended conversations support cognitive and social development. When parents read with their child this promotes a positive interaction and shared conversation. ⠀
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🙌 Parents, I know you’re busy (TRUST me 😅)⠀
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💯 But it is critical to your child’s speech and language development to carve out some quiet time to listen and read. ⠀
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💫 Remember, every child deserves a voice! ⠀⠀
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💁🏻‍♀️ Sincerely, SLP Kate ☺️⠀⠀
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🔔 Turn on notifications and follow for more speech tips!⠀⠀
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01/26/2022

🗣 SLP Tips for 0-2 years old! Try doing the following to develop your young child’s communication skills:⠀
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👋🏼 Waving⠀
👉 Pointing⠀
🗣 Annunciating sounds like “ba, ma, da”⠀
🤪 Respond to laughter and faces⠀
📚 Read to them⠀
‼️ And there’s so much more!⠀
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⁉️ How can a pediatric SLP help? First, don’t be afraid to ask for help! ⠀
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💯 Many issues are common and improvable. A pediatric SLP will work with children to help them annunciate and articulate (the ability to move the tongue, jaw, lips, and palate). This can be anything from speech exercises with touch cues to observing and correcting habits during play. You will be amazed at how much an SLP can do! ⠀
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💫 Remember, every child deserves a voice! ⠀⠀
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💁🏻‍♀️ Sincerely, SLP Kate ☺️⠀⠀
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🔔 Turn on notifications and follow for more speech tips!⠀⠀
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01/24/2022

🗣 Modeling Pronouns! Instead of saying:⠀
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👦🏻 “Johnny wants milk” to acknowledge Johnny, who just said something similar…⠀
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👍🏼Say: “I want milk.”⠀
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✅ Model the correct pronoun, “I.”⠀
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✅ Model EXACTLY what your child should say!⠀
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❌ Do NOT require your child to repeat you…⠀
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🙌🏼 Each modeled production is NOT a test but a teachable moment! ⠀
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👌🏼Just simply model the correct pronoun during any and all chances throughout the day. ⠀
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💯 Modeling is the BEST form of teaching for our little ones learning to produce language! ⠀
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🔔 Turn on notifications and follow for more speech tips!⠀
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💫 Remember, every child deserves a voice! ⠀
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💁🏻‍♀️ Sincerely, SLP Kate ☺️⠀
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12/09/2021

🤩 SUCCESS 🤩 Miss Katie was well prepared and excited to handle her very first client last night. As the kids say, she “understood the assignment!”
💁🏻‍♀️ Katie has experience providing SLP services in the public school setting and has also handled many private clients as an independent contractor before starting her own business. Simply put, Katie can assist your child in facing any challenge presented within the world of pediatric speech!
⏰ She is able and willing to offer a variety of services and a flexible time schedule.
📲 📧 Please contact us today to schedule a free consultation to learn more about our pediatric speech language services. We have multiple prospects already and we are booking fast!
🌎 You can also visit our website www.speakwithmeRI.com. We truly appreciate your continued support!
💫 Remember, every child deserves a voice!

11/29/2021

🗣 OUR WEBSITE IS 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 🎥⠀⠀
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🌎 Please take some time to check us out at speakwithmeRI.com.⠀⠀
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🐦 We have the following offerings:
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👧🏽 Speech therapy⠀⠀
👦🏻 Language therapy ⠀⠀
👦🏼 Social/Pragmatic language therapy⠀⠀
👧🏿 Reading and spelling therapy ⠀⠀
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🐦 We have worked professionally with children diagnosed with the following:⠀⠀
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■ Developmental delay⠀⠀
■ Autism spectrum disorder⠀⠀
■ Down syndrome⠀⠀
■ Childhood apraxia of speech ⠀⠀
■ Dyslexia⠀⠀
■ Anxiety disorders ⠀⠀
■ ADHD ⠀⠀
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✍️ Please feel free to complete our on-site contact form if you or a loved one may be in need of our services.⠀⠀
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📧 You can also DM us on social media or email at katie@speakwithmeRI.com.⠀⠀
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📚We will save your information and reach out to you promptly so you can learn more! ⠀⠀
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💫 Remember, every child deserves a voice!⠀
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11/23/2021

✅ DO say- “tell me” or “show me”⠀
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❌ DON’T say- “use your words”⠀
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💯 Sometimes kids do not have the words to use!⠀
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💯 Sometimes kids have words but they are not able to access them because they are under stress!⠀
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🗣 Most importantly, recognize that communication is so much MORE than words! ⠀
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🗣 When we say “tell me” or “show me” we are giving children a chance to express themselves how they know in that moment. ⠀
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🗣 Accept and encourage all communication (e.g., gestures, pointing, single words, etc.)!⠀
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💡If a child is having trouble expressing themselves, you may provide them with TIME and sentence starters. This is a great way to help them while being respectful!⠀
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Sentence starters can be:⠀
■ “I want ____”⠀
■ “I need ____”⠀
■ “I have ____”⠀
■ “I feel _____”⠀
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🥰 Helping them through the moment of difficulty accessing words with these tips can make communication a more enjoyable and rewarding learning experience for you and your child! ⠀
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💫 Remember, every child deserves a voice! ⠀
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10/29/2021

🎥👶🏽 “BOO‼️” 👻 Watch Carmelo (8 months) as he tries and produces the CV (consonant vowel) syllable shape with one of the early 8 speech sounds, /b/. ⠀
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8️⃣ For those who have been following us, we mentioned the “early 8” in a previous post! ⠀
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🔑 Keys to practice 🗣:⠀
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☝️Modeling early sounds with touch cues and exaggerated movements… 👩🏻 👧🏽 Model, model, model!⠀
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👏 Praise ALL attempts!⠀
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😊 No expectations, keep it simple!
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🤯 Notice the efforts as Melo positions his mouth and lips. This stuff really works! ⠀
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💫 Remember, every child deserves a voice!⠀
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