Sharing my expertise
I enjoy sharing my knowledge with groups of parents, teachers, and pediatricians. Most talks last about an hour. In addition to these topics, I’m happy to participate in an open forum—ask me anything!
Topics for parents
Whether you’re a first-time parent or have several little faces around the dinner table, supporting a child with speech challenges can be bewildering. These topics are geared toward parent support groups.
- Milestones in speech and language development, and red flags that could create a delay
- Feeding skills and how they relate to speech sound development
- What parents should know about stuttering
- Bilingualism: How many languages are too many?
- Using children’s books to help with language development
- The importance of play and social skills to communication development
- Partnering with your doctor and being a successful advocate for your child
- The importance of early speech and language development for later reading and academic success
Topics for teachers
These topics are designed to expand teachers’ awareness of issues students are struggling with.
- Milestones in speech and language development, and red flags that could create a delay
- Enhancing communication in the classroom
- Partnering with parents to help their child’s developmental delays
- How specific disabilities affect communication development
- What is speech therapy?
- The importance of early intervention
- Making parent conferences more productive and successful
- The importance of early speech and language development for later reading and academic success
Resources for pediatricians
I work with many pediatricians and can provide literature to help them understand the challenges their young patients are facing.