Chit Chat Speech Therapy

If you’re the only one who understands your child… this matters.

How much of your child’s speech should you understand? 👇

A simple guideline SLP’s use shows that parents/caregivers and familiar listeners should understand the following amount of speech at these ages:

👉 By age 2: 50% of what they say should be understood
👉 By age 3: 75%
👉 By age 4: 100%

(McLeod & Crowe, 2018)

Speech clarity should improve a lot between ages 3–4. And when it doesn’t, many parents are told to wait.

But what I see all the time is:
The longer we wait, the harder the speech errors are to change.

Early support doesn’t just help speech—it helps confidence, frustration, and communication overall.

You don’t need to wait for someone else to say something.
If you’re noticing it, that’s enough 🤍

💬 DM me “SPEECH” if you want help figuring out next steps
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Welcome Arielle to the Chit Chat Speech Therapy team! ✨

Arielle completed her Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at the University of Saskatchewan in 2020, followed by her Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Alberta in 2023.

Arielle is passionate about helping little ones grow into confident communicators as she believes each child has something important to say. Her primary areas of focus include articulation and phonological disorders, motor speech disorders (including childhood apraxia of speech), early language development, alternative & augmentative communication (AAC), and autism spectrum disorder.

Arielle approaches therapy with a client- and family-centered lens, believing strongly in the importance of collaboration to create strategies that lead to meaningful and lasting progress. Arielle is committed to making each session fun, engaging, and tailored to meet children where they are. She truly believes that communication is the foundation of connection — and there’s nothing more rewarding than seeing a child light up when they feel heard and understood.

Arielle is a registered member of the College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists of Saskatchewan (CSASK) and is certified with Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC).

Arielle will be accepting more clients starting in July! Please reach out to schedule if you are on our waitlist or if you are a new client wanting to inquire about getting in for a weekly therapy spot and/or a therapy block! You can also check out available times in the Jane app through the link in bio! 💬😊