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Speech Specialists offers private speech therapy for children and adults. We also offer corporate s

11/06/2023

We are thrilled to announce we've been chosen as a finalist in the Shepherd Express' Best in two categories: Best Speech Therapy and Best Telemedicine!

Please take a moment to cast your votes for us on the Shepherd Express website. Here's how to vote:

1. Visit the Shepherd Express website between now and November 30th:
https://shepherdexpress.com/best-of-milwaukee/2023

2. Click on “Medical”
3. Scroll down to “Speech Therapy”
4. Click on "Speech Specialists, LLC"
5. IMPORTANT: In order for your vote to count, you have to vote for at least four more businesses or service providers. They don’t have to be in the Medical category. Think about your favorite MKE establishments and go cast a vote for them!

We really appreciate your time and support! Thank you!

05/12/2023

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11/13/2022

These suggestions from are great ways to support play skills without adult prompting. Just like language expansion, notice what your child is doing then join in and add on! Doing so will show your child new ways to engage with their toys, as well as hear great language models.

11/06/2022

During therapy sessions, we use expectant pausing (or wait time) all the time! To offer an expectant pause, wait for a few seconds and use a facial expression/gesture to let the child know we want them to respond. Expectant pausing is so powerful because it gives the communicator time to process your comment/question and then respond on their own. Try pausing while you’re singing songs (The wheels on the bus go…), reading (Five little monkeys jumping on the…), and during familiar routines (Ready, set…). Image by .talkers

10/30/2022

Happy Halloween weekend! Trick or treating is an exciting event for many children but can be challenging for those still learning to speak or who are nonverbal. Using a trick or treat visual is a great option for children to participate if they can’t or don’t want to verbally speak.

Specially colored candy buckets signify individuals with autism (blue bucket) and those with allergies (teal bucket).

10/27/2022

It’s the final week of AAC awareness month! Signing is a type of AAC and can be beneficial for all children, particularly those who have no/limited verbal language or are unintelligible. Using sign language does not limit or delay spoken language - it actually promotes it! Teaching your child sign language empowers them to communicate their desires which helps reduce frustrations and behaviors. Image by

10/20/2022

It’s the third week of AAC Awareness month! “Eddie the Elephant Has Something To Say”, by Alison Johns and illustrated by Tara Put, is a sweet story that explains AAC to children. It highlights that everyone has different ways of communicating and the importance of every person being able to express themselves. A great read for children who use AAC and/or know friends that do!

10/09/2022

In continuation of AAC Awareness month, we are re-sharing this post from and about who can benefit from AAC. Individuals who are non-speaking, have unintelligible speech, and/or understand more than they can verbally express all may benefit from types of AAC to communicate or supplement their verbal speech. If a child has difficulty verbally sharing their wants and ideas, providing AAC to communicate can help reduce frustrations and help build language skills.

10/02/2022

October is AAC awareness month! AAC, or augmentative and alternative communication, refers to all the ways people can communicate besides talking. AAC includes using communication modes like gestures, facial expressions, signing, writing, picture supports, an iPad, tablet, or speech generating device. Speech Specialists supports all forms of communication!

09/25/2022

After your child does something well, try offering a specific praise! This will let your child know exactly what they did well, as well as provide additional language models. If your child is doing their speech/language home practice, you can give specific feedback too. Image by .slp

09/16/2022

Thank you to Cyreia Sandlin at WISN Channel 12 for asking Dawn Wilson, founder of Speech Specialists, LLC, to weigh in on the impact of the pandemic on communication skills and learning!

Check out the full news segment here: https://www.wisn.com/article/study-shows-devastating-impacts-covid-pandemic-on-school-children/41059556.

09/11/2022

Core words are the words we use with the highest frequency when we communicate - they make up the “core” of our vocabulary. Core words are important because a small set of words can be used to express many different ideas in many different contexts. Try emphasizing words like “go, stop, open, mine, yes, no, in, out” the next time you’re playing with your language learner! Image by and

Address

121 East Silver Spring Drive, Suite 204
Milwaukee, WI
53217

Telephone

+14143508768

Website

http://speechspecialistsmilwaukee.com/

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