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A SLP mom of 4 fun kids & incidental dinosaur aficionado Hi, I am Jessie!

Proud owner of Explore Your Roar Speech Therapy, and a nationally certified, state licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with over a decade of experience treating speech, language, cognition and swallowing challenges in both children and adults in a variety of settings. My goal is not to simply provide skilled intervention services, but to enable children, adults, and their families and caregivers

with the knowledge, skills, and collaborative support they need to reach their full potential. Things I love: hikes that last too long, the smell (and taste!) of freshly baked cookies, coffee, the ever elusive vacation to somewhere new, but most of all - celebrating the success of my kids

Things I don’t: Bad book endings, chipotle peppers, and laundry!

10/28/2024

Bringing back a favorite toy from last year. ALL of my kids have been loving this game the past few weeks. We have used it to address language goals and speech sound production goals! Perfect to talk about all of the spooky decorations & costumes that children might see in the coming week too.

What's your favorite game!?

07/15/2024

Today's group of sounds are the velar sounds. These sounds are produced by raising the back of the tongue up towards the soft palate (velum). The velar sounds (k, g, ng) are typically mastered around three years old. I work on these sounds a lot! They are often substituted with "T" and "D".

07/08/2024

This week's group of sounds are the alveolar sounds. They are made by placing the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge. The alveolar ridge is the small row of bumps behind the upper teeth. "T" and "D" are some of the typically earlier developing alveolar sounds, while "S", "Z", and "L" are expected to develop later. Using a mirror and a lollipop are a fun way to introduce these speech sounds in a therapy session!

07/01/2024

Today's group of speech sounds are labiodental sounds (f, v), these sounds are formed by placing the lower teeth against the upper lip and blowing air out. "F" and "V" are typically mastered around 3 (F) and 4 (V) years old. They are also very common speech sounds that we target in therapy! Sometimes children will substitute other sounds such as "P"..."pin" for "fin".

Source: Crowe and McLeod (2020)

06/27/2024

THIS. This right here is child led play. The bread & butter of my therapy sessions. I do love the looks of themed therapy lessons & games, but child led play is where it's at (in my opinion). Child led play does not mean I head into a session without a "plan". I just love to work that plan into what the child loves. Today we lined up trains, crashed trains & flew them through the air. And this session was IT! So much robust language use, motor speech goals were targeted & best of all, we had fun!

06/24/2024

This summer I'll be working on speech sound production with some of my school age clients. What are the different speech sounds? There are a bunch! We classify them based on a few different factors, but I will be showing you them placed on "place of production". Today we're featuring bilabial sounds- or the consonant sounds made by bringing both lips together ( b, p, m, w). These are often some of the first sounds produced by a child. Stay tuned for next week's speech sounds: labiodental (think lips/tongue).

05/23/2024

One of the things your pediatrician might ask you if you are concerned about your child's speech & language development is...how many words do they have? Here are some examples of what SLPs consider words to be.
I want you to remember though, that while this may be an important factor in obtaining a referral for speech therapy, a child's vocabulary or "word count" doesn't show the full picture of the communicator that they are.

What was your child's first "word"?

05/21/2024

What's in my toy bag this week?

Flowers & Bugs!

I don't typically do "themed" activities but these are so fun!
Yesterday we used flowers to compare big/small concepts, used preposition words (on top of, next to, on), worked on speech sounds "g" and "k" (in "bug" and "pick") & for my youngest clients- we imitated actions, imitated single syllable words (up, down, on, bug, etc.) and had fun!

05/10/2024

SLPs can have a profound impact on individuals with communication disorders. Not only do SLPs help individuals improve their communication skills, they also help enhance social interactions. Speech therapy can lead to increased independence, self esteem and confidence...but I think the best way that SLPs can help is by empowering individuals and their families! There are so many amazing SLPs here in the Rochester area & I am blessed to work closely with many of them! Hug an SLP today!

05/08/2024

To celebrate National Speech-Language-Hearing Month, today I'll highlight the many roles of the speech-language pathologist. SLPs play a crucial role in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders. Check out today's slides for more details! I know so many awesome SLPs and love to celebrate them this month!

05/06/2024

May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month! What exactly does that mean? This month we want to raise awareness for the variety of communication disorders out there. My list today is a very small glimpse into communication disorders. I also want to highlight the role and impact that SLPs can have! Stay tuned for more info later this week.

04/26/2024

One of the most common areas that I target with children are phonological disorders and articulation disorders. So what's the difference? Check out this post for some general information. If you have concerns that your child presents with one of these speech sound disorders you can reach out to a local SLP for guidance on whether speech therapy is appropriate. Here are some general guidelines that I often share:

1- Most children will produce almost all speech sounds correctly by the age of five. (I'll link some supporting sources below)
2- By 2, a child's speech should be understood about 50% of the time
3- By 3, a child's speech should be understood about 75% of the time
4- By 4, a child's speech should be understood 90-100% of the time
5- Most children will make articulation or phonological errors while learning to talk; speech therapy is used when these errors persist

**These are averages- each child is different & these norms are not the only piece to be considered, so if you have concerns your best bet is to contact a local SLP!

Source:
https://cdn.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/3330309/world-treehouse-chart.pdf

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