Speech-language pathologists (SLP) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults. Speech language pathologists or speech therapists are responsible for identifying and treating children and/or adults who may need services in the following areas:
What is Speech Therapy?
Speech therapy is an intervention service that is provided by a speech language pathologist. Speech language pathologists work across a variety of settings which may include schools, clinics, hospitals, skilled nursing homes, etc. in order to provide children and/or adults with the skills required to communicate across all settings of their lives. Speech therapy might look differently for you or your family member depending on the skills being targeted. Speech therapists work to address your concerns with expressive and receptive communication, language processing, articulation of sounds or words, and many other areas. A speech therapist can also provide you with strategies to help your child communicate, help you speak more fluently, expand your child’s communication abilities, or help your child or family member become a better social communication partner.
Where can I find a speech-language pathologist?
If you have concerns regarding your child’s communication skills or speech/language development or any concerns in the areas mentioned above, please contact your child’s doctor for a referral to a speech language pathologist. Ensuring that your child or family member receives a formal speech/language evaluation is the first step in the process! If you are located in the Chicago-land area, please feel free to contact me at lilianadiaz@bilingualspeechie.com for any questions or concerns.
It’s helpful to know that speech-language pathologists offer speech therapy as an intervention service in a range of settings, such as clinics, schools, hospitals, skilled nursing homes, etc., to give adults and/or children the communication skills they need to function in all aspects of their lives. Speaking of, my sister noticed that her daughter, who just started school, has been struggling with speech and communication. During parent-teacher conferences, the teacher mentioned concerns about her difficulty in expressing herself and interacting with peers. This prompted my sister to consider finding a speech pathology service to support her daughter’s language development and ensure she has the necessary skills for school and beyond. http://www.easterncarolinaent.com/ent/throat/speech-sound-disorders/
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With the holiday season approaching, you are probably wondering what to buy for your little bilingual, or perhaps you are looking to gift an educational toy to a little one on a bilingual journey. Well lucky for you, you are in the right spot! As a bilingual speech language pathologist and new bilingual mom, I am constantly on the search for toys that can provide English and Spanish output.
Who are we?
Bilingual Speechie LLC. is a small business dedicated to providing inclusive and engaging speech therapy resources and activities for bilingual children, parents, SLPs and educators.
Bilingual Speechie LLC promotes bilingualism and multilingualism by dispelling common myths, providing education on bilingual language development, and promoting heritage language maintenance amongst bilingual families.
About the Owner:
Liliana Diaz-Vazquez is a certified licensed bilingual speech language pathologist (SLP), currently practicing in Chicago, Illinois. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in communication disorders (2012) and her master’s degree in speech language pathology at Saint Xavier University (2014). She is a certified member of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) since 2014, a member of the Illinois Speech and Hearing Association (ISHA) since 2014 and maintains licensure in the state of Illinois.
Liliana is a first-generation Mexican-American Latina, a small business owner, a full-time school-based SLP, & a bilingual parent, who takes pride in her roots, culture, & heritage language. She loves being able to share her experience as a Latina SLP, and a bilingual mom, as well as her culture & heritage language with the educator, SLP, and parent community.
Liliana Diaz-Vazquez has extensive experience working with the bilingual English and Spanish speaking population & multilingual population. She specializes in augmentative/alternative communication (AAC), bilingual language development and language delays/disorders in bilingual/multilingual children. She has also worked in the early intervention setting for several years where she gained vast experience working with interpreters and bilingual/multilingual families.
Liliana began creating digital bilingual resources and activities in 2014 out of need while working full-time in the school setting as a SLP. Liliana worked with many Spanish-speaking families and quickly realized that there were limited Spanish and bilingual speech therapy resources available for her students and their families. In addition, Liliana quickly became aware that there was a need for education about bilingualism and typical bilingual language development as many of the families she worked with had encountered misinformation about bilingualism. Liliana began developing resources and eventually started Bilingual Speechie LLC with the mission to provide education to SLPs and families about bilingualism, as well as provide inclusive and diverse materials for speech therapy in order to help bilingual families and SLPs gain access to appropriate bilingual materials for children with communication disorders.
Today Liliana currently works full-time in the Chicago public school setting as a lead bilingual SLP where she consults and collaborates with SLPs daily to help them understand how to assess and provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services for bilingual and/or multilingual students. She also runs her small business, Bilingual Speechie LLC, and is on a mission to expand and grow her business so that all SLPs, educators, and families can have access to inclusive, diverse, and bilingual resources in a variety of languages for speech therapy.
Professional Development:
Liliana has vast experience as a speaker/presenter and has presented at several conferences over the years. You can view all previous conferences and topics that Liliana has presented on here. Liliana is available to present on topics such as best practices when working with multilingual populations, bilingual speech/language assessment and treatment, goal writing with multilingual populations and much more. If you are interested in booking Liliana for a conference or event please don't hesitate to send an email at lilianadiaz@bilingualspeechie.com
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