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Let’s help your child shine with better communication skills!
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  • Does your child have trouble speaking, reading or writing?
  • Would you like to make it easier for him or her to succeed?
  • Do you want to help in a compassionate, fun way?
  • Do you want to help in a convenient, efficient, and productive way for your child AND you?

The Reading and Speech Clinic is here for you!

Here at the Reading and Speech Clinic, you can get in-clinic evaluations and therapy sessions, as well as state-of-the-art, customized lessons and coaching in the comfort of your own home! Ellen Jacobs, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is a professional who has 35 years of experience in the field. She is an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board Certified Speech-Language Pathologist, an ASHA Board Certified Child Language Specialist, and an International Dyslexia Association Structural Literacy Interventionist.

Ellen partners together with you so your child has a compassionate, loving atmosphere in which to make the best progress possible in

  • Talking
  • Writing
  • Expressing
  • Reading
  • Listening

— in other words, “TWERLing” with success!

Ellen merges mind, body and spirit with speech, language and literacy. That means she encourages good physical and mental health while helping you and your child to nurture your bonds of love–all to create the best environment for learning.  All methods are grounded in current research-based practices that get quality results.

Is your child suffering? Help him or her start “TWERL-ing” with success today!

At the Reading and Speech Clinic, you can receive research-based, current best practice speech-language-literacy therapy at the clinic or in your home. We provide online therapy, and also train parents. That way, you can stay involved. You and your child are given support through the entire process. It’s a partnership. No one will never be left to flounder on their own. You and your child will receive instruction and assistance every step of the way.

When you want to help your child with…

  • …Talking, I help you connect with your child while facilitating production of speech sounds, a clear voice, and fluent speech
  • …Writing, I teach you how to awaken your child’s writing talents and encourage him or her to use them effectively for self-expression and academic achievement
  • …Expressing, I show you and your child how to communicate clearly with  compassion and respect, creativity and fun
  • …Reading, I help you and your child crack the code, opening the door to a whole new world of independent learning and entertainment through the printed word
  • …Listening, I guide you to help your child hear with eyes, ears, heart and mind; in turn, calming the body, boosting brain receptiveness and improving comprehension of spoken language.

So, do you feel, or do you know a child who is feeling…

  • Alone? — “People just don’t understand me.”
  • Afraid? — “I don’t want to make a fool of myself… again.”
  • Down & Out? — “It’s all so hard I don’t even want to try.”
  • Worried? — “What if I mess up?”
  • Guilty? — “What am I doing wrong?” “Am I doing enough?”
  • Anxious? — “I can’t afford to waste any more time.”
  • Overwhelmed? — “It’s just all too much to handle by myself.”
  • Confused? — “I don’t even know where to start.”
  • Frustrated? — “Nothing seems to be working.”
  • Angry? — “If they would just stop picking on me…”

Then you’ve come to the right place!

Note from Ellen: I created the Reading and Speech Clinic because…

…I wanted to empower adults and children to be better communicators.  Helping children to freely express their beautiful essence as it is, and to learn and grow from a place of high self-esteem is one of the most rewarding occupations I can think of.  And because the biggest and quickest results happen when YOU are working with your child.  I LOVE children, and I enjoy training people like you—the significant others in children’s lives—to do what I do.

The Reading and Speech Clinic offers…

…one-on-one in-person or online evaluation and therapy; as well as training, coaching, and consultation for parents and caregivers who want to help their shining stars to:

  • Pronounce speech sounds clearly
  • Understand what they hear and read
  • Produce language and express themselves
  • Read words by sounding out and sight reading
  • Write thoughts on paper
  • Pay attention, remember and problem solve
  • Organize thoughts
  • Connect spiritually and socially
  • Feel good about themselves and others
  • Shine their unique light more brightly.

People contact the Reading and Speech Clinic for many reasons:

  • Parents — “How should we talk to our baby?”
  • Mothers — “I’m worried because my son isn’t talking like other kids his age.”
  • Fathers — “I’m afraid my daughter won’t be ready to read when she enters kindergarten.”
  • Babysitters — “How do I talk to my kids so they’ll listen?”
  • Teachers — “I want my students to like coming to school more.”
  • Therapists — “I need some new ideas for working with my kids.”
  • Grandparents — “We hate to see our grandson struggle so much to get his thoughts out.”

If you are a parent, grandparent, or other caregiver and want to encourage a child to grow in speech, language or literacy development, the Reading and Speech Clinic can help. Let’s begin by email by signing up for a free mini-assessment. By participating, you will discover your child’s precious gifts (“sparklers”) in the areas of Talking, Listening, Expressing, Reading, Writing, Mind, Body, and Spirit. You will find out which of these gems are currently shining in your child, and which ones might need a bit more polishing.      Start