North Dallas Speech

10/12/2023

Meet Laura Sheppard, MS, CCC-SLP!

We asked Laura how she became interested in working with people who stutter, "I became interested in working together with people who stutter after I met a 10 year old girl who stuttered. We explored the therapeutic relationship as a safe place to talk about talking. This experience fueled my commitment to delve deeper into the intricacies of stuttering, driven by a desire to enhance my clinical skills and extend meaningful support to a broader community of individuals navigating the varied impacts of stuttering."

What does the Spero Ally of Stuttering™ Seal mean to Laura?

"My decision to become an Ally of Stuttering™ is driven by a deep commitment to expanding my knowledge and skills in the area of stuttering therapy. The innovative mission of Spero, which focuses on connecting clients and families with SLPs dedicated to stuttering, resonates with my passion for making a meaningful impact. I am excited to be part of a community that values continual learning and growth, recognizing the dynamic nature of stuttering therapy."

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Laura Sheppard, MS, CCC-SLP
North Dallas Speech
Licensed in TX

Looking for an Ally of Stuttering™ in your area? Use the Spero Ally of Stuttering™ therapists directory hosted by Myspeech . Access it at: MyspeechApp.org/Spero-Therapists

Interested in becoming a Spero Ally of Stuttering™? Visit SperoStuttering.Org to learn more.

04/23/2023

✨Heading home after an inspirational week of learning and growing. Feeling grateful to Vivian Sisskin, associates and mentors for their devotion to such a rich learning experience.
🗣️ARTS Workshop 2023
Avoidance Reduction Therapy for Stuttering

02/20/2023

I had a fantastic time presenting at HPISD today! Thank you for inviting me to speak about working together with and supporting people who stutter. It was great to see so many engaged speech language pathologists, dedicated to supporting individuals who stutter.

11/29/2022

📚Thank you, UTD , for having me back today to lecture in the graduate level stuttering class. It was so much fun to be back at my alma mater and connect with the graduate students.
✨When I graduated from there, 15 years ago, I started my journey as a speech language pathologist.
⭐️ I am thankful to work together with the most amazing clients and families today.

02/22/2022

🌟We’ve moved!
🗣Welcome to our new office! We are thrilled to have our clients and families join us in our new space.

11/29/2021

📚I had the amazing opportunity to speak at UTD’s graduate program stuttering class today.
🌟I am so thankful for this place, the people and all of the support it has given me during my time there and beyond.

11/04/2021

🎉Meet our new Speech Language Pathologist, Kristina!

📚 UT-Dallas and Wheaton College in Illinois alum

🗣️ Exceptional clinician working together with children with speech sound disorders, language disorders, and social skills

✏️ Leader of speech and language programs for preschoolers with delayed speech and language skills

10/12/2021

When a family brings you flowers “just cause” 💐🤍 it brightens your day and brings a lasting smile to your face. So thankful for our amazing clients and families that we get the pleasure of working together with!

09/08/2021

✌️out summer, hello new school year!
🔅 What is something you did this summer outside of your comfort zone?
🙋‍♀️ Me- shaving cream tag with a camp full of amazing (and super fast) kids!

07/29/2021

Cannot wait to see the campers so soon!!!!

07/14/2021

Cannot wait!!!

Question: What does it mean when name badge production has started?
Answer: IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR CAMP SHOUT OUT!
See you in 18 days!

05/14/2021

🗣 Vocalic R!!
💬 A targeted and methodical approach to helping out our kids with the tricky R sound.
🥳 Making it fun, engaging, functional and evidence based ✔️✔️✔️✔️

03/22/2021

Caitlin O'Brien Shanley is an energetic and passionate human being. Thanks for all that you do for your students and for your SLP colleagues, too. You are inspirational!

The length of Shanley’s run corresponded to the chromosomal abnormality of Down Syndrome.

01/30/2021

🗣Average age children learn to pronounce English consonants correctly ⁣
💬 Based on 15 English speech acquisition studies compiled by McLeod and Crowe, 2018.⁣
💬A speech evaluation not only uses norms like these listed, but looks at the whole child and their communication needs.⁣
💬 "When should a child develop the /r/ sound" is a very common question from parents. While this data should not be looked at in isolation, it is extremely helpful when deciding if speech therapy support could be a helpful tool or added support for your child's speech development.⁣
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𝘔𝘤𝘓𝘦𝘰𝘥, 𝘚. & 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘦, 𝘒. (2018). 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 27 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴: 𝘈 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸. 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘤𝘩-𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺. 𝘥𝘰𝘪:10.1044/2018_𝘈𝘑𝘚𝘓𝘗-17-0100. 𝘈𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮: 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘢𝘫𝘴𝘭𝘱.𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘴.𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘢.𝘰𝘳𝘨/𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦.𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘹?𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘥=2701897⁣
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🗣Average age children learn to pronounce English consonants correctly ⁣
💬 Based on 15 English speech acquisition studies compiled by McLeod and Crowe, 2018.⁣
💬A speech evaluation not only uses norms like these listed, but looks at the whole child and their communication needs.⁣
💬 "When should a child develop the /r/ sound" is a very common question from parents. While this data should not be looked at in isolation, it is extremely helpful when deciding if speech therapy support could be a helpful tool or added support for your child's speech development.⁣
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𝘔𝘤𝘓𝘦𝘰𝘥, 𝘚. & 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘦, 𝘒. (2018). 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 27 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴: 𝘈 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸. 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘤𝘩-𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺. 𝘥𝘰𝘪:10.1044/2018_𝘈𝘑𝘚𝘓𝘗-17-0100. 𝘈𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮: 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘢𝘫𝘴𝘭𝘱.𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘴.𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘢.𝘰𝘳𝘨/𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦.𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘹?𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘥=2701897⁣
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01/27/2021

Always learning, always growing!⁣
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🌟Enjoyed attending presentation on all things MINIMAL PAIRS.⁣
🌟 Thank you and for a wonderful lineup!⁣
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🗣 What is minimal pairs therapy? (all of the following amazing information provided by Rebecca Reinking, SLP)⁣
- An intervention approach for children with 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. e.g., Weiner (1981) and Blache, Parsons, and Hymphreys (1981)⁣
-Minimal pairs 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 vs. individual speech sounds. e.g., look at Stampe's (1979) theory of natural phonology⁣
-Minimal pairs therapy aims to 𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 a child's linguistic system by 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 that your child produces the same, but have different meanings. Word pairs typically differently by one sound or feature.⁣
-We take the words that are produced as homonyms (e.g., "nail-snail" are produced as "nail-nail"), and we help the child realize that they have to 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 so that we understand them.⁣
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