Speech & Language

Welcome to the Speech and Language Department

We hope that you find this web site helpful in finding information regarding speech and language development!

Please feel free to contact us with any questions, comments, or concerns.

 

Our Team of Speech Pathologists

Melissa Gibson ~ ABA preschool/elementary students
mgibson@sau81.org

  Pat Mellot ~ Preschool students
pmellot@sau81.org

Pat Driscoll ~ K-5 students
pdriscoll@sau81.org

 

Click here to download information on Phonological Awareness Development 

 

We'd like to share with you some of the anticipated speech and language skills that your child will develop. 

Speech and Language Development Scale
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grades 4 & 5

 

 Online Tools for Parents

Listening Room
(Click on the image)
This is a free online source of listening activities for parents and professionals by Dave Sindrey, a certified Auditory Verbal Therapist from the University of Western Ontario.
 
He has created these colorful boards for both preschool and school-age students that you can download and use for multiple listening/language activities.
 
See what fun you can have with these activities/boards!

 

Other Useful Links
American Speech, Language, Hearing Association
Autism Society
Apraxia Kids
National Stuttering Association
Selective Mutism Foundation, Inc.
The Stuttering Foundation
Speech Language Therapy