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The Chit Chat Difference

At Chit Chat Speech Therapy, we are committed to providing high quality services for your child’s unique communication needs. We take pride in providing assessment and treatment using approaches that are evidence based while also considering each child’s individual interests, learning style and collaborating with their families to provide the best therapy experience.

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Happy Parent

I highly recommend Jayden Fenrich! She worked wonders with my son. He's gained so much knowledge from her! Using it in daily practice. I myself as a parent have also learned a lot from her. She's very informative. Would use her services again in a heartbeat!

Mom: Jennifer
Child: Age 4

Jayden Fenrich

M.Sc. CCC-SLP, Owner
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Jayden earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders from Minot State University in 2011. She then went on to achieve her Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology in 2013, also from Minot State University. Over the last 9 years of her career, Jayden has served preschool and school age children with speech and language disorders in the school setting. In addition to working as a school-based speech-language pathologist, Jayden has also provided private speech and language therapy to toddler, preschool and school-age children for the past 7 years. Jayden provides therapy tailored to each client's specific strengths and needs in a play based approach, in order to assist them in reaching their communication goals. Additionally, she is passionate about forming relationships with families and school teams to collaborate and provide functional, meaningful therapy and learning for not only her clients, but also their caregivers and staff who impact them everyday. Jayden loves how rewarding it is to help clients and their families reach their communication goals!

Jayden's primary areas of interest include working with toddler, preschool and school-age children in the following areas: speech sound disorders (articulation and phonology,) early language development/late talkers, childhood apraxia of speech (CAS,) language disorders, and autism spectrum disorder. Jayden holds various certifications and trainings, such as Hanen Learning Language and Loving It, PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System,) and trainings related to Childhood Apraxia of Speech, such as, Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC.)

Jayden is a registered member of the Saskatchewan Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (SASLPA,) Speech-Language Audiology Canada (SAC,) and the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA.)

Courses & Certifications
CAS

  • Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) Using Dynamic Tactile and Temporal Cueing (DTTC)

  • Treatment Strategies for Suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech

  • Making Confident Decisions When Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech

  • Building and Expanding Your CAS Toolkit

  • Target Selection for Childhood Apraxia of Speech

  • Is It Discriminative? Understanding the Different Characteristics of CAS

  • The Forgotten Four in CAS Intervention

Articulation/Phonological Disorders

  • Demystifying Complexity Approach

  • How to Implement the Complexity Approach

  • Evaluating & Enhancing Children's Phonological Skills: A Systematic Approach

  • Elicitation Strategies: Lateral Lisps and R Tips

  • Feel More Confident Using Minimal Pairs

  • Phonological Interventions…A Quick Reference

  • Maximizing Outcomes for Children with Speech Sound Disorders: Selecting the Right Approaches, Targets, and Words

  • Reframe Your Therapy for SSD in Children: Contrastive Approaches

  • Lateral Lisp Remediation: From Elicitation to Generalization

  • Evidence Based Practices for Early /R/ Therapy: Techniques You Can Use TODAY

  • Let’s Get Real: R Remediation Course

  • Residual Articulation Errors Among Older Kids: Misconceptions & Solutions

  • Four Things You are Missing in Your Speech Assessment

  • Incorporating Phonological Awareness in Your SSD Therapy

  • Evidence-based Treatment Approaches for Cleft-Related Speech Sound Errors

  • SLPs Using the Science of Reading to Promote Emergent Literacy

Autism/Gestalt Language Development and Late Talkers/Early Language Development

  • Autism Strategies for the Early Childhood SLP

  • A Language-Based Approach to Managing Echolalia

  • Ultimate Play Based Speech Therapy Course

  • Natural Language Acquisition in Autism: Echolalia to Self-Generated Language

Emily Barker

BS., MSc., CF-SLP (Provisional)
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Emily was born and raised in Saskatoon. She moved to Minot, North Dakota in 2017 where she completed a Bachelors of Science Degree in Communication Disorders and a minor in Deaf and Hard of Hearing. During this time, she also played with the Minot State University Women’s Volleyball team. She then went on to pursue her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology, also at Minot State University and graduated in 2023. Emily returned to Saskatoon to complete the first half of her speech-language pathology practicum at Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools where she worked with preschool to early school-aged children along with other professionals. Emily then completed the second half of her practicum at Speech Language Network where she worked with pediatric, adolescent, and adult populations along with their families. Emily is now a speech-language pathologist with Prairie Valley School Division as well as Chit Chat Speech Therapy via Teletherapy.

During her schooling and practicum experiences, Emily has gained knowledge in various speech and language needs/disorders such as speech sound disorders, language disorders, autism spectrum disorders, fluency disorders, cognition, and feeding/swallowing disorders. Although her interests continue to grow, Emily has special interest in working with preschool and school-aged children in the following areas: speech sound disorders (articulation and phonology), language disorders, fluency disorders, and autism spectrum disorder. Emily provides client-centred therapy and tailors her therapy sessions to meet the needs of her clients individually. Additionally, Emily understands the importance of creating strong relationships between families and school teams to collaborate in providing individualized and meaningful support to help her clients. To support her learning, Emily enjoys researching and participating in continuing education courses to continue her passion to grow, learn, and provide evidence-based, functional, and meaningful therapy sessions to help clients and families meet their communication goals.

In addition, Emily is a registered provisional Speech-Language Pathologist with the Saskatchewan Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (SASLPA), is a member of Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) and is a registered clinical fellowship Speech-Language Pathologist with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Allison Kist

M.Sc. S-LP(C)
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Allison earned her Bachelor of Arts with a major in Linguistics from the University of Saskatchewan in 2014. She then moved to Edmonton where she obtained her Master of Science in Communication Disorders from the University of Alberta in 2017. Throughout her career, Allison has worked in preschool, school, and clinical settings in both Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Her focus is on supporting toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children with communication delays in the following areas: speech sounds, early language development/late talkers, and autism spectrum disorder. Allison is certified in the following Hanen programs: Learning Language and Loving It, More Than Words, and ABC and Beyond. Additionally, she has experience working with children who require augmentative and alternative communication support. Allison is passionate about helping children find their voices to become confident communicators. She values the importance of family involvement in their child’s communication journey and includes the family as part of the therapy decision-making process.

Allison strives to provide meaningful therapy in a fun and play-based environment. Allison is a registered member of the College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists of Saskatchewan (CSASK) and a certified member of Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC).

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