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OUR SERVICES
CHATTING CHILDREN IS PLEASED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
INDIVIDUAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY SESSIONS
50-minute therapy sessions - includes treatment notes, home/school carryover activities and parent discussion.
MoreGROUP SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY SESSIONS
50-minute therapy sessions - includes treatment notes, home/school carryover activities and parent discussion.
MoreINDIVIDUAL READING THERAPY SESSIONS
50-minute therapy sessions - includes session notes, home/school carryover activities and parent discussion.
MoreSCHOOL VISITS/OBSERVATIONS
45-minute therapy sessions - includes treatment notes, home/school carryover activities and parent or educator discussion.
MoreOUR THERAPISTS
HELPING CHILDREN DEVELOP AND FAMILIES THRIVE
JULIE COTTER MS, CCC-SLP
Julie is certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed in VA and DC.
SARA BEALKO
Sara is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is licensed by the Virginia and West Virginia Boards of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
ALLISON SPAGNA
Allison is certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed by the Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
EMILY MASSARI
Emily is certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed by the Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
KIRSTEN KLINGENBERG
Kirsten is a pediatric speech-language pathologist with experience treating children with a variety of diagnoses.
STEPHANIE STEPHENS
Stephanie is certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is licensed by the Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
LAUREN FREDRIKSON
Lauren is a literacy specialist and education professional licensed to teach students from PreK through 6th grade.
JAIME MCKENNA
Jaime enjoys helping children develop and grow. She enjoys helping small businesses with bookkeeping and back office needs.
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DEVELOPING THE R SOUND
This is a question that parents frequently ask me. /r/ is one of the most difficult sounds to produce in the English language. It is a sound that requires strength and control of all articulators (e.g., jaw, tongue and lips) ...
Read MoreSPEAKING IN SENTENCES
At 24 months of age, children should have a vocabulary of 50-100 words and should be producing two-three word phrases. At this stage, a child’s vocabulary will consist mostly of nouns but ...
Read MoreDOES MY CHILD HAVE AUTISM?
Children are who suffer from Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) demonstrate many of the following characteristics. If your child is demonstrating any of these behaviors...
Read MoreSTUTTERING… SHOULD I BE WORRIED?
Stuttering can be very worrisome for parents, especially when they notice their children becoming frustrated because they can’t “get their words out”. What most parents don’t realize is ...
Read MoreIPAD APPS FOR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
The iPad is a wonderful tool and yes, there are many apps that we use from time to time with our clients. I am a huge advocate for working on language and speech through board games and play but there are certainly times when the iPad has its advantages ...
Read MoreBOOKS, BOOKS, AND MORE BOOKS
Reading books is a perfect way to work on both receptive and expressive language skills. Although it is very tempting to simply read a book to your child, take an extra few minutes to talk about each picture on the page ...
Read MoreLISP OR TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT?
A lisp refers to an inability to place one’s tongue in the correct location for accurate production of speech sounds. The most common type of lisp is a frontal lisp ...
Read MoreTHAT TRICKY “TH” SOUND!
Speech sound acquisition is different in all children. With that being said, however, at least 50% of typically developing 4 year olds have all but two sounds that they can produce correctly ...
Read More‘TIS THE SEASON… FOR TOYS AND GAMES
Game night is my favorite night… Playing games is such a wonderful way to improve children’s comprehension of language, verbal language skills, and basic pragmatic skills ...
Read MoreSOCIAL SKILLS EXPECTATIONS
Children with strong social skills are able to successfully interact with others. They have the tools needed for effective interpersonal functioning and have learned proper social skills through observation and experience ...
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