Kidspeak Speech Therapy

Kidspeak Speech Therapy is a small, boutique pediatric practice in North Reading offering private speech and language therapy for children ages 1 to 10. Its focus areas are childhood apraxia of speech, speech sound disorders, late talkers and Gestalt Language Processing. Sessions are play-based and individualized, so therapists are often on the floor playing, singing songs and reading books with kids while working toward serious communication goals in a warm, kid-friendly office.

Owner Alison is a certified speech-language pathologist with 20 years of experience in early intervention, public schools and private practice, and she is recognized as an apraxia specialist by the Apraxia Kids organization. The team works closely with school staff, other therapists, doctors and dentists, and every session starts with a parent check-in. Time is built in between appointments so visits never feel rushed, and the team keeps learning together to provide evidence-based therapy.

What to Know

• In-person sessions serve the North Reading area, and teletherapy is available to families in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
• New families begin with an initial consultation to discuss concerns.
• Alison holds a master’s in communication disorders from Emerson College and the ASHA CCC-SLP certification.
• Alison has presented at the Apraxia Kids National Convention in 2023 and 2024.
• Speech-language pathologist Erin Fingrut, practicing since 2009, is also on the team.