Activities to Promote Listening Skills: Ages birth-preschool
Speech-language pathologists wear many hats in the area of child development. In addition to diagnosing and treating speech and language...
Identify the Signs: A Communication Disorder in Infants
To continue our blog series this month celebrating Better Speech and Hearing Month, we will focus on our tiniest communicators, infants....
Identify the Signs: The Speech Spot Celebrates Better Speech and Hearing Month
May is "Better Speech and Hearing Month", which is a month dedicated to bringing awareness to communication disorders and the fields of...
Kate Robertson, M.A., CCC-SLP: A Therapist Spotlight
What brought you to The Speech Spot? I was a stay-at-home mom to 2 kids at the time and wanted to slowly get back into the...
Elizabeth Dunn, M.S. CCC-SLP-Lead Therapist/Owner of The Speech Spot: A Therapist Spotlight
Why did you open The Speech Spot? I started The Speech Spot in 2014 because I saw a need in the St. Louis area for a private practice...
What to Expect at an Initial Evaluation
At The Speech Spot, we know that it is not easy to bring your child in for a speech and language evaluation. You may be feeling nervous,...
Oral Motor Strength- The Foundation to Speech (Part 3 of 3)
When you think about it, your mouth is one big muscle. The tongue, lips, and jaw are all muscles that require intentional movements...
Oral Motor Strength- The Foundation to Speech (Part 1 of 3)
Learning to speak is not an easy task. Speech is a complex fine motor task that requires your tongue, lips, jaw, teeth, and lungs to work...
Stuttering in Toddlers- Should I Worry?
Almost all toddlers will go through a phase where their speech is not smooth and would be considered dysfluent. This usually occurs when...
When Should I Seek A Speech Evaluation?
When should you consider seeing a speech therapist in St.Louis, MO
