Do you have questions about your child’s speech and language development?
Are you concerned about your child’s ability to understand others or to be understood?
You are not alone.
Welcome to KidSpeak!
KidSpeak is a clinician owned practice specializing in the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of communication disorders
Nearly one out of every twelve children in the United States between the ages of 3-17 has a disorder related to speech, language, voice, or swallowing.
Contact KidSpeak for a free consultation if you have questions about your child’s speech or language development or if you are concerned about how your child’s communication skills are affecting academic performance or social success.
KidSpeak offers the following services:
Free consultation
Developmental screenings
Comprehensive assessment of speech and language
Individualized therapy services
Group therapy services
Professional trainings and workshops
Professional consultative and collaborative services
Enrichment programs
Limited adult services
KidSpeak provides child centered speech and language therapy services
Speech-language pathologists are professionals trained to identify, assess, and treat disorders of:
Speech sounds affecting pronunciation or intelligibility (such as substituting one sound for another, adding unnecessary sounds, distorting sounds, or leaving sounds out altogether)
Receptive and expressive language affecting the ability to understand others or to be understood (such as following directions, answering questions, using appropriate grammar, or retelling a story)
Fluency affecting the smoothness or ease of speech (such as repeating sounds or words, getting stuck while speaking, talking too quickly, or avoiding situations that involve speaking)
Voice affecting the quality or pitch or loudness of speech (such as hoarseness or nasality)
Reading, Writing and Learning affecting skills necessary for language learning and literacy (such as letter-sound knowledge, reading comprehension, auditory processing, awareness of print, or the ability to tell stories)
Words are powerful. Your voice, whether signed or sung, spoken or typed, is how you communicate who you are and what you are about. Helping others to find their voice is what I find most rewarding about being a Speech-Language Pathologist.
Laura Slocum, M.A., CCC-SLP (owner/clinician) is a nationally certified, state licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with over 20 years of experience working with children and adults with a variety of disabilities. She is a proud graduate of Oberlin High School and Oberlin College and has dual graduate degrees in Communication Sciences and Disorders (Case Western Reserve University) and Higher Education and Student Affairs (The Ohio State University). Laura earned her Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 2001 and has a passion for early intervention and disability services. She completed the Prevent Blindness Children’s Vision Screening Certification Course and is an Independent Certified Instructor of the Baby Signs® Program.
Laura is currently enrolled in the ADA Coordinator Training Certification Program through the University of Missouri in partnership with the Great Plains ADA Center.
What People Are Saying
Thank you for all the great worksheets, activities, and songs that you sent to us! I so appreciate your helpfulness, concern, and willingness to go above and beyond your call.
Our family is benefiting from your care.
— Kei
Thank you so much for your help with our son.
Your support and expertise is greatly appreciated.
I can’t tell you how much it’s meant to us.
— Family A.
We are very grateful for everything you did for our son. You were the one to get him started, motivated and focused to start speaking and using words. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
You are such a special teacher.
— Fatima
Thank you for all of your kindness.
You are so dedicated to the families looking for answers.
— Mary Anne
Laura E. Slocum, M.A., CCC-SLP is a member of the following professional organizations:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association (OSLHA)
Oberlin Business Partnership (OBP)
KidSpeak, LLC is a proud advocate of OberlinKids
