Emily was born and raised in Saskatoon. She moved to Minot, North Dakota in 2017 where she completed a Bachelors of Science Degree in Communication Disorders and a minor in Deaf and Hard of Hearing. During this time, she also played with the Minot State University Women’s Volleyball team. She then went on to pursue her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology, also at Minot State University and graduated in 2023. Emily returned to Saskatoon to complete the first half of her speech-language pathology practicum at Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools where she worked with preschool to early school-aged children along with other professionals. Emily then completed the second half of her practicum at Speech Language Network where she worked with pediatric, adolescent, and adult populations along with their families. Emily is now a speech-language pathologist with Prairie Valley School Division as well as Chit Chat Speech Therapy via Teletherapy.
During her schooling and practicum experiences, Emily has gained knowledge in various speech and language needs/disorders such as speech sound disorders, language disorders, autism spectrum disorders, fluency disorders, cognition, and feeding/swallowing disorders. Although her interests continue to grow, Emily has special interest in working with preschool and school-aged children in the following areas: speech sound disorders (articulation and phonology), language disorders, fluency disorders, and autism spectrum disorder. Emily provides client-centred therapy and tailors her therapy sessions to meet the needs of her clients individually. Additionally, Emily understands the importance of creating strong relationships between families and school teams to collaborate in providing individualized and meaningful support to help her clients. To support her learning, Emily enjoys researching and participating in continuing education courses to continue her passion to grow, learn, and provide evidence-based, functional, and meaningful therapy sessions to help clients and families meet their communication goals.
In addition, Emily is a registered provisional Speech-Language Pathologist with the Saskatchewan Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (SASLPA), is a member of Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) and is a registered clinical fellowship Speech-Language Pathologist with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Emily was born and raised in Saskatoon. She moved to Minot, North Dakota in 2017 where she comple...
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Jayden earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders from Minot State University in 2011. She then went on to achieve her Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology in 2013, also from Minot State University. Over the last 9 years of her career, Jayden has served preschool and school age children with speech and language disorders in the school setting. In addition to working as a school-based speech-language pathologist, Jayden has also provided private speech and language therapy to toddler, preschool and school-age children for the past 7 years. Jayden provides therapy tailored to each client’s specific strengths and needs in a play based approach, in order to assist them in reaching their communication goals. Additionally, she is passionate about forming relationships with families and school teams to collaborate and provide functional, meaningful therapy and learning for not only her clients, but also their caregivers and staff who impact them everyday. Jayden loves how rewarding it is to help clients and their families reach their communication goals!
Jayden’s primary areas of interest include working with toddler, preschool and school-age children in the following areas: speech sound disorders (articulation and phonology,) early language development/late talkers, childhood apraxia of speech (CAS,) language disorders, and autism spectrum disorder. Jayden holds various certifications and trainings, such as Hanen Learning Language and Loving It and trainings related to Childhood Apraxia of Speech, such as, Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC.)
Jayden is a registered member of the Saskatchewan Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (SASLPA,) and the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA.)
Jayden earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders from Minot State Universi...
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Allison earned her Bachelor of Arts with a major in Linguistics from the University of Saskatchewan in 2014. She then moved to Edmonton where she obtained her Master of Science in Communication Disorders from the University of Alberta in 2017.
Throughout her career, Allison has worked in preschool, school, and clinical settings in both Alberta and Saskatchewan. Her focus is on supporting toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children with communication delays in the following areas: speech sounds, early language development/late talkers, and autism spectrum disorder. Allison is certified in the following Hanen programs: Learning Language and Loving It, More Than Words, and ABC and Beyond. Additionally, she has experience working with children who require augmentative and alternative communication support.
Allison is passionate about helping children find their voices to become confident communicators. She values the importance of family involvement in their child’s communication journey and includes the family as part of the therapy decision-making process. Allison strives to provide meaningful therapy in a fun and play-based environment.
Allison is a registered member of the College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists of Saskatchewan (CSASK) and a certified member of Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC).
Allison earned her Bachelor of Arts with a major in Linguistics from the University of Saskatchew...
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