Sparkle Speech and Language Therapy

11/13/2025

Helpful 2 year old milestones and tips! Reach out if you have any concerns!

08/26/2025

04/16/2024

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!! We are finally in an office location! We will miss visiting your homes but are so excited to have our own place to call home. Give us a call if you have any concerns about your child or want to come visit our new space!

11/20/2023

Love this! Don't ever let the numbers define what your child can achieve!

Edutopia

06/26/2023

Great quick guide for what's expected! These are guidelines, but they can be very helpful when deciding if your child might benefit from an evaluation or not!

To parents of children with already identified communication delays- feel free to scroll past this post, you’ve already identified your child benefits from support and these numbers are not relevant - your child’s progress is ❤️

To parents considering a speech and language evaluation: It can be really difficult for parents to know when to get a speech and language evaluation - especially when they are constantly bombarded with various information and it’s difficult to know what to believe or what is best for your child.

It also gets tricky because there is a HUGE range of average communication development, and communication skills are way more and way broader than I could include in a “quick” guide. As a result, I always recommend to get an evaluation if you - or anyone else - thinks one is needed. Often that means trusting your gut as a parent, but I think it’s equally important to trust if someone else thinks it’s necessary too.

The truth is: some kids qualify and demonstrate a need for intervention and some don’t- you won’t know unless you see a speech pathologist! AND just because a child does not qualify at one time in their life, does not mean they will not at a later time.

And last: there’s NO SHAME in getting your child needed support. The stigma around getting therapy for kids has GOT TO GO!

03/28/2023

Come visit us at the health fair on April 15th at the fairgrounds! We will be there with bubbles!!!

Let’s get back in the swing and do the right thing!!! Come join us at our community health event on Saturday, April 15th from 8am – 12pm at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds.

- Low-cost labs provided by Lincoln Hospital 🏩
- FREE breakfast provided! 🍳
- Learn what preventive screenings you and your family need based on your ages and genders. 🩺
- Connect with local preventive healthcare providers. 🤝
- Self-care vendors, prizes, and drawings. 🎁
- Health panel presentation by local healthcare providers. 🧑‍⚕️

We hope to see you there!!

Lincoln Hospital and Clinics

12/17/2022

A good reminder as the chaos of the holidays can be overwhelming for families!

Credit Jangandfox

05/16/2022

Such a great simple explanation of the differences between Speech and Language, and an explanation of the many areas we target in Speech Therapy! Note: Many kids have difficulties with BOTH Speech and Language and we often work on them at the same time!

We often talk about kids who are later to begin speaking as “speech delayed” but did you know that usually, it’s not a speech delay- it’s actually a language delay. That’s because speech and language are two very different things!

This is very oversimplified, but here are some common speech delays and disorders: articulation, phonology, apraxia, & stuttering. Some common language based delays and disorders are: expressive language, receptive language, pragmatic language (this is how a lot of autistic kids qualify for speech support), and even some learning disorders like dyslexia are language based.

You can have great speech skills and have difficult with language (a child who can repeat everything and needs support generating their own comments) or have good language skills and have difficulty with speech (a person who communicates with sign language or AAC) - and a person can also have difficulty in both areas.

05/04/2022

Summer is coming! Don't lose the progress your kids have made all year and don't wait till it's too late to prep for next year! Call now to get on our summer schedule at Sparkle Speech and Language Therapy. We treat Speech, Language, Reading, Social Skills, Fluency, Autism, Late Talkers, and so much more, plus, we come to you!!!

07/30/2021

Did you know that using phonological or sound patterns are common for young children to use? It’s true! Adventures in Speech Pathology has some amazing handouts - and this one is helpful for parents to know when these patterns are typical and when a child may benefit from a speech therapy evaluation.

07/14/2021

Come see us Saturday at our outdoor vendor booth during Pioneer Days! ☀️ There may or may not be free bubbles and candy, plus a $50 Gift Card Giveaway!! 🍬

06/11/2021

You guys! Can you believe it? It's been two whole years since Sparkle Speech and Language Therapy started up in Lincoln County! We are so grateful for all our kids and their families as well as the continued support of this community! THANK YOU ALL!!!