Kelsey Brown SLP PLLC

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Are you looking for a speech-language pathologist (SLP) who prioritizes authentic communication over compliance?

Kelsey Brown, M.S., CCC-SLP offers relationship- and play-based therapy services for all brains and bodies. Are you looking for a speech-language pathologist (SLP) who prioritizes authentic communication and connection over compliance? Kelsey specializes in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), gestalt language processing (GLP), and neurodiversity-affirming practice, meaning her servic

es might look a little different than you might expect. Real life doesn't happen at the table with flash cards and Kelsey's sessions don't either! Building on the power of special interests, music, sensory strategies, books, and PLAY, Kelsey's communication targets are functional, personalized, and fun! Serving communities in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky, Kelsey strives to build strong relationships with each of her clients and their families to set them up for success on their communication journey.

As I prepare for my new job at the University of Kentucky, I have been reflecting on how awesome this past year has been...
07/15/2024

As I prepare for my new job at the University of Kentucky, I have been reflecting on how awesome this past year has been. DC gifted me the most amazing colleagues, learning experiences, and - above all - families who invited me into their lives and embraced neurodiversity together. I will be forever grateful for the grace offered to me this year while I figured things out, remembered the kind of clinician (and person) I want to be, and did some serious wayfinding. Lots of love ❤️

I love using the same therapy materials to reflect on clients’ language growth across time! 🦖 Last fall, our .us convers...
07/02/2024

I love using the same therapy materials to reflect on clients’ language growth across time! 🦖 Last fall, our .us conversations were almost all scripted. Now, we’re working hard to figure out how to go from mix-match phrases to single words and unique phrases about this Laurie Berkner playing dinosaur: “dinosaur,” “let’s do dinosaur,” “it’s a dinosaur,” “it’s dinosaur,” “it is dinosaur,” “Laurie berkner,” “let’s do Laurie berkner,” and my favorite… “Let’s Berk!”

How fun is it to arrive at a client’s daycare just in time for their SUMMER FOAM PARTY?!?! Made this visual scene displa...
06/20/2024

How fun is it to arrive at a client’s daycare just in time for their SUMMER FOAM PARTY?!?! Made this visual scene display so he could go home and tell his family all about it! 🫧

My clients have been loving “big word” books lately! The conversations are endless as we move from labeling nouns (eg., ...
06/17/2024

My clients have been loving “big word” books lately! The conversations are endless as we move from labeling nouns (eg., “tree,” “a rabbit,” etc.) to making more advanced descriptions and comments (eg., “she’s wet,” “cheetah running fast,” uh oh it fell,” “my favorite,” “that’s so tall,” etc.)

Not everyone is ready to sit down and read a book front to back. That doesn’t mean we can’t have rich, positive associat...
06/10/2024

Not everyone is ready to sit down and read a book front to back. That doesn’t mean we can’t have rich, positive associations and connections with reading! This reader and I were inspired by the cooking page in “Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever” to make a chocolate and vanilla cake out of blocks and we ended up throwing a whole pretend play party!

Did not have Frequent Trips to the Hardware Store on my When I Grow Up to Be a SLP BINGO card
06/09/2024

Did not have Frequent Trips to the Hardware Store on my When I Grow Up to Be a SLP BINGO card

We’re talking logos in teletherapy today! 🍗 Found this resource http://bingobaker.com/caller/33855328 to work on wh-word...
06/06/2024

We’re talking logos in teletherapy today! 🍗 Found this resource http://bingobaker.com/caller/33855328 to work on wh-words as prepositions with one of my adult clients. For example, “That’s Taco Bell! It’s a fast food restaurant WHERE you get the best tacos” and “Red Bell is the drink THAT gives you wings!” As a younger SLP I used to not be very interested in grammar. It was boring and confusing. Working with older clients has made me see how powerful direct teaching and targeted practice with these skills can be. Oftentimes we as a society assume that students will pick up on higher-level grammar naturally, then wonder why their adult language is simplistic and they have difficulty navigating complex conversations and directions. Older versions of my “child-led” or “play-based” sessions always include practicing their targets in conversation about their interests and the real world: sports, food, video games, movies, shopping, etc. Always looking to connect with others for more ideas for teaching grammar and leading adult “play-“based sessions!

It’s a beautiful day to increase grid size! 🐉
06/06/2024

It’s a beautiful day to increase grid size! 🐉

T is for tambourine and J is for we’re jamming in speech! 🎶
05/29/2024

T is for tambourine and J is for we’re jamming in speech! 🎶

I lied yesterday! “Crock O’Clock” by Huw Lewis Jones and Ben Sanders has taken over as my new favorite book of the week!...
05/23/2024

I lied yesterday! “Crock O’Clock” by Huw Lewis Jones and Ben Sanders has taken over as my new favorite book of the week! Sung to the tune of “12 Days of Christmas,” it has counting, alliteration, plenty of silliness, and BEAUTIFUL illustrations representing diverse characters. For real, get yourself a copy for the summer! 🐊

“Double the Dinosaurs” is my favorite book of the moment! So many good core word opportunities, like “MORE,” “COME,” “DI...
05/22/2024

“Double the Dinosaurs” is my favorite book of the moment! So many good core word opportunities, like “MORE,” “COME,” “DIRTY,” “PLAY,” “EAT,” “SLEEP,” etc. Extra fun when paired with some dino toys to ROAR across the page! 🦕

I used to think I needed Boardmaker or Lesson Pix to make visual schedules, but I’m a total Google Slides convert now. M...
05/20/2024

I used to think I needed Boardmaker or Lesson Pix to make visual schedules, but I’m a total Google Slides convert now. Most young students don’t have the symbolic knowledge to understand stick figures reaching for red boxes or blobby bald boys out of context, so I prefer to use real pictures of things in their environment and/or pictures they do know and understand anyway! For this gestalt language processor, we have a lot of images from her favorite songs and videos that also help facilitate language and receptive understanding as we transition from one part of the day to the next

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