Steel City Speech is thrilled to be adding Occupational Therapy services to our practice with the addition of Melissa VanKooten, M.S., OTR/L! Melissa earned her Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2020. We are so excited to have you, Melissa!
Read MoreIntroducing our newest therapist, Courtney Shiflet, M.S., CF-SLP! Courtney is a graduate of Samford University and is completing her Clinical Fellowship here at SCS. We are so excited to have you, Courtney!
Read MoreWe are thrilled to be gaining yet another wonderful new clinician, Caroline Thomas! Caroline will be completing her Clinical Fellowship with Steel City Speech. We are so excited to have you, Caroline!
Read MoreOur SCS team is continuing to grow, and we are so excited to be bringing on Annalise Wells! Annalise will be completing her Clinical Fellowship with us. Join us in giving Annalise a warm welcome!
Read MoreWe just wanted to take a minute to recognize Cameron Mallette, M.C.D, CCC-SLP, as our new Assistant Clinical Director!
Read MoreWe have another new friendly face to welcome: Helen Hosmer! Helen will be serving as our Clinical Admin, which involves onboarding and communicating with clients, resolving client issues, and supporting our clinical staff. We’re so grateful to have you, Helen! Read more to see why we think she’s pretty great.
Read MoreWith Christmas just around the corner, we are sharing 20 of our favorite toys for toddlers ages 1-5!
Read MoreAs summer winds down, we wanted to look back and reflect on the wonderful time we had at Speech at the Beach 2023!
Read MoreWe are so excited to announce the launch of our very first office space!
Read MoreWe have another new friendly face to welcome: Helen Hosmer! Helen will be serving as our Clinical Admin, which involves onboarding and communicating with clients, resolving client issues, and supporting our clinical staff. We’re so grateful to have you, Helen! Read more to see why we think she’s pretty great.
Read MoreWe’re welcoming a new therapist to the Steel City Speech team: Brittany Wilkinson! Brittany comes to us from UT Dallas, full of eagerness to jump in and serve her clients. Read below to learn more about her. Welcome, Brittany!
Read MoreWith the school year in full swing, we want to take a minute to look back on the fun we had this summer at Steel City Speech’s first summer group sessions: Speech at the Beach!
Read MoreWe’re so thrilled to introduce our Office Admin, Dakota Woodson! Dakota handles Steel City’s billing and client accounts. Her accounting background and love for our little ones makes her a vital part of our team. Welcome, Dakota!
Read MoreToday, we get to hear from Cady Karras, MCD, CCC-SLP on her background and passion for speech therapy. Cady joins Steel City Speech after 6 years in the public school setting, including Hoover City and Birmingham City Schools, and brings a tremendous wealth of experience and love for the kids she serves!
Read MoreWe are finally here for our fourth and final edition of our 2020 toy gift guides: preschoolers! Children start to engage in more complex pretend play during this preschool age, starting around three years old. Check out our favorite toys for this sweet age!
Read MoreToday, we will be sharing some of our favorite toys for two-year-olds! At this age, we see the emergence of symbolic play. Symbolic play involves two different types of play--constructional play and pretend play. Check out these toys for some great gift options!
Halloween is over, Daylight Savings Time has ended, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. In my household, that can only mean one thing: tis the season for Christmas gift shopping! Last week, we shared our infant gift guide, and this week features our top toy recommendations for speech and language development in those precious one year olds in your life!
Read MoreEnjoy this toy guide, focusing on toys to help facilitate language development in the infant stage. During this stage, you need to teach your baby that you are interesting, and that they should want to socially interact with you. Only through socially engaging with adults will infants learn language. So make it fun!
Read MoreWe’re so proud to have Cameron Mallette, MCD, CCC-SLP on the Steel City Speech team! We hope you enjoy this Q&A with another of our wonderful therapists.
Read MoreAs schools are starting back, there is no doubt that for a majority of kids there will be an increase in screen time due to virtual learning during COVID-19. Since children will be spending more time with educational screen time, I’ve put together a list of some activities to keep you busy on the weekends that will help you step away from those screens!
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