SpeechyKean, LLC

09/19/2025

🧠 Whole Picture of Speech Therapy

Speech therapy is more than just “talking.”

Speech therapy covers so much more than many realize! 🌱

Areas we support include:
• 🗣️ Expressive & receptive language
• 💬 Social communication
• ✍️ Literacy connections
• 🥣 Swallowing & feeding skills
• 🎶 Voice & fluency

It’s about helping every individual connect, communicate, and thrive. 💛

09/10/2025

💬Fluency Focus – Smooth Speech

Gentle ways to support children who stutter.

Stuttering is more common than many realize—and support matters. 💬

Tips for helping at home:
• Pause, listen, and don’t rush 🕊️
• Model slow, relaxed speech
• Celebrate what they say, not how they say it

Every child’s voice is worth hearing. 🌟

09/02/2025

🌱 Evidence-Based Practice: What It Means

Families deserve therapy grounded in science and heart. 👩🏻‍🔬💛

What does evidence-based practice mean in speech therapy? 🌿

It’s the blend of:
• 📚 Research-based strategies
• 🤝 Clinician expertise
• 🏡 Family values and preferences

This balance ensures your child’s therapy is not only effective, but meaningful to your family. 💛

08/26/2025

🍎 Back-to-School Articulation Boost for At-Home Practice : Targeting sounds in fun, school-ready ways.

Articulation practice doesn’t have to be boring! 🖍️

Try these fun, school-themed ways to sneak in practice:
• Backpack hunt for target sounds 🎒
• Read a short school story & highlight the sound 📖
• Play “I Spy” with classroom objects 👀

Tiny daily practice = big long-term progress (not to mention your slp will notice and love you for it)!🌻

08/22/2025

🍂 Fall into Communication – Seasonal Speech Ideas

As the leaves begin to change, so can your speech routines! 🍁

Here are a few ways to turn everyday fall fun into speech-building opportunities:

🍁Describe how leaves look, sound, feel

🥧 Use “first, next, last” when baking something cozy

🎒Practice retelling a fun weekend adventure

Let language fall into place naturally 🍂

08/22/2025

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🥳Congratulations Amaya and crew on reading 200 books! ✨ Amaya has made awesome progress on the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten reading challenge! Please help us in celebrating Amaya's accomplishment! 🎉

‼️ Want to start your own reading journey? Sign up for the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge at the Children's desk or online at: https://rollapubliclibrary.beanstack.org/reader365

For more information about 1000 Books Before Kindergarten check out our website by following this link: https://rollapubliclibrary.org/1000-books-before.../

08/14/2025

🎒 “What’s in My Therapy Bag?”

Ever wonder what’s in my therapy bag?

It’s part science, part play, and a whole lot of heart:
🧩 Mini puzzles
🐮Themed play sets (e.g., farm, pirates, etc.)
📖 Interactive books
🎲 DIY games

Because learning happens best when it’s joyful 💛

08/11/2025

🛑 “Myth Buster Monday: Starting Speech Therapy in School”

🚫 MYTH: “They didn’t qualify at school, so they must not need help.”

✅ FACT: School-based services have different eligibility criteria. Your child can still benefit from private speech therapy!

Early, personalized support = progress 🌱

08/08/2025

🧠 “Back-to-School Brain Warm-Up”

Heading back to school soon? 🚌📓 Ease back in with simple, playful ways to warm up those language muscles:

Tell a silly story at breakfast 🍎

Describe your backpack or lunch 🎒🥪

Predict what might happen on the first day 🛝

Let communication bloom as summer winds down 🌻

07/22/2025

🍉Summer Vocabulary Boost – “Talk It Out at the Picnic!”

Picnics, popsicles, watermelon seeds—summer is full of rich vocabulary!

This week, try a “Talk It Out Picnic” with your child:
🥪Label foods: “This is a sandwich. What’s inside it?”
🌳Describe surroundings: “What do you hear? Smell? See?”
💧Use action words: “You’re pouring! You’re scooping! Let’s describe it!”

Natural moments like these help your child grow language without flashcards or pressure.
So grab a blanket, get outside, and let the conversation unfold. 🌿💬

07/18/2025

📚✨ Community Spotlight: Rolla Public Library ✨📚
I just have to take a moment to give a huge shoutout to the incredible staff at the Rolla Public Library. 💛

This week, I had a family driving over 100 miles to bring their child for a speech and language screening. Since I don’t currently have an office space, I reached out to the library in hopes of finding a quiet, welcoming environment where we could meet.

Without hesitation, they said yes — and went above and beyond to make it happen.

They set me up with a cozy, quiet spot tucked into one of their peaceful corners, and let me conduct the screening right there. Every staff member I encountered was kind, helpful, and so accommodating — even if they didn’t have an answer right away, they made sure to find someone who did. The care they showed not only to me but to this visiting family… it meant the world.

This is what small-town community support looks like. 🫶

To the team at Rolla Public Library: thank you for being such a meaningful part of this work. Your willingness to support local professionals like me — and families like the one I served — does not go unnoticed.

📸

07/14/2025

🧠 Myth Buster Monday: Late Talkers Edition

🚫 MYTH:
“Boys just talk later—it’s nothing to worry about.”

✅ FACT:
While there can be developmental differences, a significant speech delay shouldn’t be dismissed because of gender.
If your child isn’t meeting language milestones, early intervention matters—no matter their gender!
Trust your gut. If you’re concerned, it’s okay to ask questions. 💬