Testimonials

"We brought Teach Speech teletherapy services to the School District of Auburndale for the

2023-24 school year and we have NO regrets about it!!! I spent my entire summer leading up to

this school year researching and grilling every teletherapy option that was brought to my

attention as we searched for a solution to our Speech/Language Pathologist shortage.

From the very first conversation with Teach Speech, I felt that my needs were thoroughly

understood and an immense amount of grace was given to me when I expressed that I didn’t

know what I didn’t know when it came to the inner workings of setting up a virtual service. It was a hard mental transition with my staff and some of the families, the idea of “virtual speech”

because they had such a negative experience with virtual “school” during the COVID-19

Pandemic. However, after the first quarter with Teach Speech, I was already hearing from many

that “those virtual speech people were amazing!” and raved about the students’ progress that

was already evident.

The therapists worked closely with me while we were leading up to that first day of school to get

the caseloads determined, to introduce and get to know the therapist(s) that were assigned to

my school and to work with our speech paraprofessional to determine the best service plan and

delivery model for each of my students. I will forever be grateful to the Teach Speech staff for

letting me know exactly what was needed on their end, as well as frequently checking in about

what we needed on our end, to ensure that the teachers, the families, and the students were

comfortable with the virtual setting.

Communications with all team members and any changes to services were given with ample

time to process and the paperwork was completed within a quick turnaround time. I was

continuously impressed with the different strategies and intervention ideas that the SLPs were

using to help problem-solve. I was also pleasantly surprised each time by the willingness to

increase services if new needs were brought to light.

I will continue to sing the praises of all of the SLPs at Teach Speech as we endure the

significant absence of available SLPs or to anyone who needs to get creative with their service

delivery methods. I have met many of the SLPs through Teach Speech and there hasn’t been

one that hasn’t impressed me!

-Devin Damerell, Director of Special Education, School District of Auburndale

 “Erica Silberman was so easy to work with and accommodating! The team at Teach Speech really worked to be part of our organization; meeting not just with students, but also with school staff and families to ensure that the Speech and Language needs of our students were being met. They went above and beyond to be part of our school team.”

-Angi Tamke, Director of Special Education and Pupil Services, School District of Black River Falls

"I’ve been working with Teach Speech over the last year. They have been wonderful at communicating and working as a team to better help the students. They are always willing to adjust and be flexible whenever needed. I often forgot that they were virtual and am looking forward to working with them again this year!"

-Kyler Sullivan, Elementary Special Education Teacher, Cochrane-Fountain City School District

"Teach Speech has been fabulous to work with. All of our students adore their SLPs and love coming to speech! Erica is super positive, personable, and engaging. She is flexible and adaptable with anything from scheduling conflicts, challenging behaviors, technological obstacles, and beyond. Linda is very thorough and organized and does a good job communicating with teachers and parents. Her students work hard and have lots of fun when they're in session with her.

It's obvious that the SLPs at Teach Speech are passionate about what they do and that they bring a level of expertise and experience to their practice that is hard to find these days. All of our students leave the Speech Room with a huge smile on their faces! "

- 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 Speech Paraprofessional, Cochrane-Fountain City School District