http://www.chitchatspeechtherapysk.com/

Chit Chat Speech Therapy, #150-2501 Jasper Avenue South, Saskatoon, SK (2025)

09/17/2025

✨ Choosing the right therapy approach matters! ✨

For children with speech sound disorders, diagnosis drives intervention. This means the therapy approach should be based on your child’s specific type of speech sound disorder, using evidence-based therapy approaches designed for that disorder. 💡

The 3 main types are:
🔹 Articulation Disorders – distortions and substitutions in the production of individual speech sounds (frontal lisp, lateral lisp, and /r/ errors)
🔹 Phonological Disorders –predicable patterned based errors that affect more than one sound/classes of sounds (e.g., fronting- back sounds are produced at the front- “tup” for cup or “dough” for “go.”)
🔹 Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)/Motor Speech Disorders – difficulty planning and coordinating the motor movements required to produce clear speech.

Your child’s SLP should be able to explain:
🔹 What type of speech sound disorder your child presents with
🔹 The therapy approach they’re using—and why

When the right match is made, kids make quicker, stronger, and lasting progress. 💬❤️

06/30/2025

Big news for the Chit Chat Speech Therapy team! Our owner and speech-language pathologist, Jayden was nominated for the 33rd Annual RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards!

Her hard work and dedication to both her clients and business has definitely earned her this honourable recognition! We are so proud of her and grateful to be part of a clinic that is lead with passion, connection and quality services! ❤️Big congratulations, Jayden! 🎉👏

06/04/2025

Welcome Arielle to the Chit Chat Speech Therapy team! ✨

Arielle completed her Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at the University of Saskatchewan in 2020, followed by her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Alberta in 2023.

Arielle is passionate about helping little ones grow into confident communicators as she believes each child has something important to say. Her primary areas of focus include articulation and phonological disorders, motor speech disorders (including childhood apraxia of speech), early language development, alternative & augmentative communication (AAC), and autism spectrum disorder.

Arielle approaches therapy with a client- and family-centered lens, believing strongly in the importance of collaboration to create strategies that lead to meaningful and lasting progress. Arielle is committed to making each session fun, engaging, and tailored to meet children where they are. She truly believes that communication is the foundation of connection — and there’s nothing more rewarding than seeing a child light up when they feel heard and understood.

Arielle is a registered member of the College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists of Saskatchewan (CSASK) and is certified with Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC).

Arielle will be accepting more clients starting in July! Please reach out to schedule if you are on our waitlist or if you are a new client wanting to inquire about getting in for a weekly therapy spot and/or a therapy block! You can also check out available times in the Jane app through the link in bio! 💬😊

05/22/2025

Summer speech and language sessions now available to schedule! Summer is a great time to get started with speech/language therapy, as there is often more flexibility in schedules without school and other activities to work around!

We provide services for toddler, preschool, and school age children focusing on: language delays/late talkers, speech sound disorders (articulation/phonology,) childhood apraxia of speech and autism/gestalt language processing.

Contact us to schedule by sending a message or filling out the contact form on our website! Link in bio or below👇🏻

💻 www.chitchatspeechtherapysk.com

05/12/2025

Introducing Kaitlin to the Chit Chat Speech Therapy team! ✨

Kaitlin received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Saskatchewan in 2022, and her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders (SLP) from the University of Alberta in 2024.

Since completing her Masters, Kaitlin has been working with elementary and middle-school students in the school setting, supporting students and staff. She loves to learn from her students and try a variety of strategies to best meet her students’ needs.

Kaitlin is passionate about a play-based approach, and getting to know her clients and their families. She loves to collaborate with caregivers and other professionals, and believes that forming connections is foundational to success.

Kaitlin is a registered member of the College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists of Saskatchewan (CSASK), and a certified member of Speech & Audiology Canada (SAC).

Kaitlin will be accepting new clients starting in July! Please reach out to schedule if you are on our waitlist or if you are a new client wanting to inquire about getting in for a weekly therapy spot and/or a therapy block! You can also check out available times in the Jane app through the link in bio! 💬😊

02/06/2025

New year, new logo and website! ✨☁️

Thanks to the amazing and talented for making this new brand vision come to life!

You are all probably wondering, why a hummingbird? Well, there is a story behind why it was chosen…

When I was trying to come up with ideas for a new brand image/logo, my mind kept going towards a hummingbird. Even though ironically I am afraid of birds, I’ve always thought hummingbirds have been very beautiful, magical and unique (and not too scary since they are small 😂) When I was still working in my school job and contemplating if I should just go all in full time privately and continue to build my business, I prayed to God to send me a sign of a hummingbird if that was the right decision. The next morning, as I was taking my dog out to the bathroom in my backyard, I turned over to look in my neighbours yard and saw a real hummingbird fly into a flower in her flowerpot (the yards are all connected since I live in a townhouse.) I was blown away, as I have only ever seen hummingbirds at the lake in a hummingbird feeder and never in the city. And they usually don’t come that often either at the lake in a feeder.

I knew that God sent me that sign and it was the path I was supposed to take. And since then, I have asked for and seen many more signs of hummingbirds, which I believe is just confirmation that I am doing the right things and pursuing what I believe I am meant to do. Hummingbirds are also a sign of hope and good luck! 🍀🤍

Hummingbirds are small, but mighty and unique, just like the children we work with. Even though they may be working on their communication skills, with hard work and therapy, children become even more confident and learn to communicate in their own unique way, just like hummingbirds.

So that’s the story and meaning behind the new logo! 😊 Let us know in the comments what you think or if you have seen any hummingbirds lately or have a cool story about them! ✨

07/24/2024

Introducing Allison Kist to the Chit Chat Speech Therapy team! ✨

Allison earned her Bachelor of Arts with a major in Linguistics from the University of Saskatchewan in 2014. She then moved to Edmonton where she obtained her Master of Science in Communication Disorders from the University of Alberta in 2017.

Throughout her career, Allison has worked in preschool, school, and clinical settings in both Alberta and Saskatchewan. Her focus is on supporting toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children with communication delays in the following areas: speech sounds, early language development/late talkers, and autism spectrum disorder. Allison is certified in the following Hanen programs: Learning Language and Loving It, More Than Words, and ABC and Beyond. Additionally, she has experience working with children who require augmentative and alternative communication support.

Allison is passionate about helping children find their voices to become confident communicators. She values the importance of family involvement in their child’s communication journey and includes the family as part of the therapy decision-making process. Allison strives to provide meaningful therapy in a fun and play-based environment.

Allison is a registered member of the College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists of Saskatchewan (CSASK) and a certified member of Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC).

03/12/2024

Introducing Emily Barker to the Chit Chat Speech Therapy team! ✨

Emily is currently providing teletherapy (online therapy) sessions and is available to take on a few new clients with after school availability! Clients can be located anywhere in Saskatchewan. Emily has special interest in working with preschool and school-aged children in the following areas: speech sound disorders (articulation and phonology), language disorders, fluency disorders, and autism spectrum disorder. She provides client-centred therapy and tailors her therapy sessions to meet the needs of her clients individually. Additionally, Emily understands the importance of creating strong relationships between families and school teams to collaborate in providing individualized and meaningful support to help her clients.

Emily is a registered provisional Speech-Language Pathologist with the Saskatchewan Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (SASLPA), is a member of Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) and is a registered clinical fellowship Speech-Language Pathologist with American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

11/23/2023

We are expanding and looking for another passionate and fun speech-language pathologist to join our team! Part time or build to full time options!😊

✨Independent contractor
✨Mentorship and supervision available for SASLPA license requirements if needed
✨Flexibility in scheduling
✨Caseload chosen based on your interest and areas of expertise

Come be part of a collaborative team committed to growing in professional development and knowledge! 😊

If you are interested, please contact Jayden at jayden.fenrich@gmail.com Or please share with any speech-language pathologists who may be interested!

11/06/2023

Research shows that children who use more gestures from 9 to 16 months have larger expressive vocabularies two years later! Before your child starts to produce words to communicate, we see them begin to use a variety of gestures. Thus, gestures are an important stepping stone or prelinguistic skill in language development.

By 16 months, we expect children to use 16 different gestures. Here are the different gestures we expect:

9 months: Give, Shake Head No
10 months: Reach, Raise Arms
11 months: Show, Wave Hi/Bye
12 months: Open-Hand Point and Tap to show interest in something
13 months: Clap, Blow a Kiss
14 months: Index Finger Point, “Shhh” Gesture
15 months: Head Nod Yes, Thumbs Up, Hand Up in front of face for stinky
16 months: Other symbolic gestures, such as high five, or shrug for “I don’t know”

Although gestures don’t start to emerge until 8-9 months, we can start to model and introduce them sooner. When modeling gestures with your child, it is important to pair a word with the gesture you are using. For example, if you…

👏Clap, say “Yay!”
👋Wave, say “Hi or “Bye”
💋Blow a Kiss, say “Mwah” or “Kiss”
✋High five, say “Good Job” or “Five”
👉Point, say “Look!” or “I want ____”
🚫Shake Head No, say “No!”
👍Nod Head Yes, say “Yes!”
🙌Put Arms Up, say “Up!”

You can incorporate modeling more gestures throughout your daily routines with your child. For example, you can model the pointing gesture when you are out on a walk, point out your surroundings and label what you see. While reading a book, you can model the pointing gesture by showing and labeling the pictures. If something falls down you can model the gesture and say “uh oh!” Singing songs that have gestures are also a great way to work on gesture imitation and also encourage language development with your child. For example, “The Wheels on the Bus,” “If You’re Happy and You Know It” or “Head and Shoulders.”

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05/01/2023

May is Better Speech and Hearing Month! 💬👂

Follow along this month to learn more information about speech/language and strategies to promote communication skills!😊

03/10/2023

Introducing Mackenzi to the Chit Chat Speech Therapy team! ✨

This is an overdue introduction, as Mackenzi has been working with Chit Chat Speech Therapy since July! Both myself and her clients have loved working with Mackenzi and she has been an amazing asset to our team! 😊

Mackenzi has special interest in working with toddler, preschool and school-aged children in the following areas: speech sound disorders (articulation and phonology), language delays/disorders, and autism spectrum disorder. She also has experience and passion for working with gestalt language processors and is trained in the Natural Language Acquisition Approach.

Mackenzi is a registered Speech-Language Pathologist with the Saskatchewan Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (SASLPA), is a member of Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) and is a registered clinical fellowship Speech-Language Pathologist with American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

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