Kayla's Academic Support Services

Kayla's Academic Support Services New York State licensed and board-certified bilingual speech-language pathologist Kayla specializes in language, literacy, phonics, and reading comprehension.

Kayla obtained both her Masterโ€™s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology and her Bilingual Extension from New York University. Kayla holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is an active member of The Special Interest Groups in School-Based Issues, Cultural and Linguistic Diversity, and Swallowing Disorders. Kayla currently works full-time as

a school-based therapist servicing students grades K-8. Kayla is fluent in Greek, skilled in American Sign Language, trained in PROMPT, certified in LSVT LOUD, and has extensive knowledge in the area of Central Auditory Processing Disorder. Kaylaโ€™s special interests include Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Dyslexia, Language and Literacy, Cultural Diversity, and Dysphagia. Kayla is also extremely passionate about advocating for the equity of all students. Kayla also takes her passion for helping students reach their academic potential to the next level by offering private tutoring. And as if that isn't enough, Kayla offers babysitting services for families across Staten Island. Kayla demonstrates enthusiasm, compassion, and motivation. Kayla displays a strong work ethic and interpersonal skills, and she exhibits a passion for continuous learning and working with a team in a school-based environment. Kayla has a passion for student equity and advocacy, and a mission to help, suppport, and aid in students' academic success across a variety of settings.

Summer is right around the corner! ๐ŸŒžI am happy to announce that I will be offering Summer Services including Private Tut...
04/06/2025

Summer is right around the corner! ๐ŸŒž

I am happy to announce that I will be offering Summer Services including Private Tutoring, Speech-Language Therapy, and Babysitting throughout the summer.

All summer sessions will run from July 7th - August 29th.

Preferred days and times will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. Call, text, or email for rates and availability.

I look forward to working with you this summer ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿผ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ“šโœจ

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Contact: 347-466-0400 โ€ข kayvslp@gmail.com

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Thankful to be an SLP and for all of the amazing students, clients, and families I work with ๐ŸคŽ
11/28/2024

Thankful to be an SLP and for all of the amazing students, clients, and families I work with ๐ŸคŽ

Check me out on Instagram! ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ‘…๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿผโœจwww.instagram.com/kayvslp
08/03/2024

Check me out on Instagram! ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ‘…๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿผโœจ

www.instagram.com/kayvslp

WHO KNEW PLAY-TIME WAS SO IMPORTANT?๐Ÿ’กChildren make sense of their world by engaging in play. During play, children are e...
08/02/2024

WHO KNEW PLAY-TIME WAS SO IMPORTANT?๐Ÿ’ก

Children make sense of their world by engaging in play. During play, children are exposed to new learning experiences, opportunities for language exposure, and typically begin to model actions that they see through their daily experiences. ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿผ
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At an early age, infants explore objects by feeling/touching and putting things in their mouths. As they start grow, their play skills will begin to develop as well. Toddlers begin to demonstrate advanced play skills by using toys for a purpose (i.e., pushing cars down a ramp). ๐Ÿš™โฃโฃโฃ
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Over time, play behaviors develop to where the child learns how to narrate his/her own actions, improve story-telling skills, as well as demonstrate improved collaborative and imaginary play skills! ๐Ÿงธ๐Ÿช€
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Did you know? ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ There are several developmental levels of play skills.

โœจ Play skills play a vital role in speech-language development and help promote skills necessary for speech to emerge โœจ
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๐™๐™๐™–๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ฎ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™š ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™™๐™ž๐™ง๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฎ-๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ก๐™š ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ค ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ!โฃ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿซง

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Happy National Speech-Language Pathologist Day ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ‘…๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿผโœจ I love this profession more and more every single day!
05/18/2024

Happy National Speech-Language Pathologist Day ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ‘…๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿผโœจ

I love this profession more and more every single day!

Kelli Sandman-Hurley: What is dyslexia?
05/15/2024

Kelli Sandman-Hurley: What is dyslexia?

Dyslexia affects up to 1 in 5 people, but the experience of dyslexia isn't always the same. This difficulty in processing language exists along a spectrum -- one that doesn't necessarily fit with labels like "normal" and "defective." Kelli Sandman-Hurley urges us to think again about dyslexic brain....

Angela Loucks Alexander: Escaping the Hidden Prison of Auditory Processing Disorder
05/15/2024

Angela Loucks Alexander: Escaping the Hidden Prison of Auditory Processing Disorder

If your auditory system works like a computer, your ears are the hardware and your brain is the software. Even when the ears hear normally, errors in the software (the processing) can interfere with understanding or remembering what was heard. This is called Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) and of...

Itโ€™s May!! That means itโ€™s Better Speech and Hearing month ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ‘…๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿผโœจ I love this profession more and more every single da...
05/02/2024

Itโ€™s May!! That means itโ€™s Better Speech and Hearing month ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ‘…๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿผโœจ

I love this profession more and more every single day

Summer is right around the corner! ๐ŸŒžI am happy to announce that I will be offering Summer Services including Private Tut...
04/02/2024

Summer is right around the corner! ๐ŸŒž

I am happy to announce that I will be offering Summer Services including Private Tutoring, Speech-Language Therapy, and Babysitting throughout the summer.

All summer sessions will run from July 1st - August 30th.

Preferred days and times will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. Call, text, or email for rates and availability.

I look forward to working with you this summer ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿผ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ“šโœจ

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Contact: 347-466-0400 โ€ข kayvslp@gmail.com

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Two things I love: literacy and tactile support ๐Ÿค๐Ÿค๐Ÿปโ€ข โ€ข โ€ขA lot of my students have difficulty with identifying the letter...
03/26/2024

Two things I love: literacy and tactile support ๐Ÿค๐Ÿค๐Ÿป

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A lot of my students have difficulty with identifying the letters of the alphabet, sound-symbol correspondence, blending and segmenting, and spelling.

I love teaching my students how to read and spell, and I am always looking for new ways to adapt my sessions to meet their individual learning styles and make learning easy and fun! I love implementing tactile support and play-based approaches into my sessions.

So what did I do? I wrote on my magnatiles! What youโ€™ll see:

โ€ข Slide 1: the 26 letters of the American English alphabet
โ€ข Slide 2: the letters + common digraphs (two letters together that make one sound)
โ€ข Slide 3: the 5 short vowels + their long vowel sounds
โ€ข Slide 4: vowels including the 5 short vowels, 5 long vowels, 3 r-controlled vowels, and 5 other
โ€ข Slide 5: common digraphs + the -ing ending

Iโ€™m so excited to start implementing these sound-symbol tiles into all of my speech-language sessions and OG tutoring sessions!

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If you have any questions or concerns about your childโ€™s literacy skills, academic achievement, or speech-language development, feel free to reach out to me! ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ‘…๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿผ๐ŸŒˆโœจ

There are many reasons why a child may behave a certain way. Take the time to check in with your children about their fe...
03/15/2024

There are many reasons why a child may behave a certain way. Take the time to check in with your children about their feelings! ๐Ÿค

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Happy Valentineโ€™s Day ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’Œ
02/14/2024

Happy Valentineโ€™s Day ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’Œ

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