Language Development: Resources to Better Support Every Child.
I create tools and training to help speech therapists*, special educators, teachers, and speech-language therapy assistants improve the effectiveness of their interventions without adding to their workload.
*This includes speech therapy students and newcomers in the process of upgrading their qualifications who want to delve deeper into topics that are briefly or insufficiently covered in the official curriculum.
Choose the tools and training you prefer
Choose the tools and training you prefer
Choose the tools and training you prefer
Speech Therapist or Language Development Specialist, Feeling Like Everything’s Moving Too Fast?
We live in a world where social and family changes are constant. Your basic training didn’t prepare you for cases that were once the exception but are common today. Your schedule is overloaded. You’re looking for solutions to do more without burning out. I completely understand.
Are You…?
- Looking for practical tools and training in speech therapy?
- Questioning the needs of bilingual, multilingual, or non-native speaking children?
- Curious about dynamic assessment?
- Determined to better understand parental partnership?
- Eager to observe real progress in the children you support?
I Can Help You.
Keeping Up with the Latest Scientific Advances in Speech Therapy Can Be Exhausting… Unless You Have Help.
- You waste time searching for reliable information.
- You dive into training sessions that turn out to be hard to apply.
- You work on Sundays because during the week, interventions are your priority.
Let me help. I’ll gather the essentials for you and keep doing so.
Resources Developed Based on the Latest Evidence in Speech Therapy.
Together, let’s stay ahead. Let’s address the challenges experienced by underrepresented groups in language development practice.
- Empower yourself to update your knowledge and meet the specific needs of bilingual or multilingual children facing language challenges.
- Strengthen your support relationship with the child and their parent: improve communication, reinforce the therapeutic bond.
- The tools shared in my training facilitate your interventions. The child’s progress becomes tangible, as does their pride and the parents’.
Your support is meaningful, both for the child and the parent. Equip them for life.
Melissa Farkouh: Mother, Speech Therapist, and Trainer
Hi, I’m Melissa. I founded a speech therapy clinic in the Montreal area (Quebec, Canada) in 2012. For many years, I supported children and parents in healthcare facilities, daycares, and via telepractice.
I specialize in:
- Bilingualism or multilingualism
- Dynamic assessment
- Parental partnership
A Little About Me…
I’m trilingual: English, French, and Egyptian Arabic.
My husband speaks English, French, and Italian.
I’m the mother of two wonderful bilingual children… who increasingly ask us about the languages we haven’t yet taught them.
Today, I support speech therapists and other professionals such as early childhood educators and speech-language therapy assistants in optimizing their interventions with children and their families. I’ve trained professionals from Canada, as well as from Switzerland, France, Lebanon, and Algeria.
I place great importance on the expertise of parents and encourage interventions tailored to the functional needs of each child with language difficulties.
My approach emphasizes the importance of the surrounding community—and that in fact, it takes a village!—in regards to a child’s development.
To learn more about me and my vision, visit the About page
Expertise at Your Fingertips
- Tools to Enhance Your Resource Toolkit.
- Online Courses You Can Take at your own pace, at Home or in the Office.
- Documents to Present to Your Employer, if You Need Their Support.
Deepen Your Knowledge on Child Multilingualism, Dynamic Assessment, and Parental Partnership.
By deepening your knowledge of child multilingualism, dynamic assessment, and parental partnership, your intervention process becomes smoother and more effective.
This allows you to offer quality support to children without losing your sanity.
Align Your Approach with the Child’s Family and Language Learning Context.
Multilingualism
- Become a Go-To Resource for Supporting Multilingual Children
- Apply Targeted Intervention Strategies
- Contribute to Better Integration of the Child into the Community
Dynamic Assessment
- Gain a More Comprehensive Picture of the Child
- Quickly Enhance Your Tools to Guide Parents
- Assess Multilingual Children with confidence
Aide plus d’enfants qu’avant toujours avec des interventions de qualité.
Parental Partnership
- Accelerate the Child’s Progress
- Multiply Interventions to Support the Child
- Transform the Parent-Child Support Relationship
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Dynamic Assessment in Speech Therapy: Cultural Responsiveness and Effective Strategies
Dynamic Assessment in Speech Therapy: Cultural Responsiveness and Strategies Dynamic assessment in speech therapy is a powerful method for evaluating multilingual and multicultural children in a more comprehensive and individualized way. In a recent conversation,...
Dynamic Assessment in Speech Therapy: Cultural Responsiveness and Effective Strategies
Dynamic Assessment in Speech Therapy: Cultural Responsiveness and Strategies Dynamic assessment in speech therapy is a powerful method for evaluating multilingual and multicultural children in a more comprehensive and individualized way. In a recent conversation,...
Dynamic Assessment in Speech Therapy: Best Approaches for Multilingual Children
Dynamic Assessment in Speech Therapy: Approaches for Multilingual Families Working with multilingual and multicultural families presents a unique challenge for speech therapists. Melissa Farkouh and Sandrine Umunoza share their experiences and discuss the importance...
A Comprehensive Guide to Dynamic Assessment for Bilingual Children in Speech Therapy
Dynamic Assessment in Speech Therapy: A Comprehensive and Practical Guide Summary: In this conversation, Melissa Farkouh and Asmaa El-Khayat explore dynamic assessment in speech therapy. Asmaa shares her experience transitioning from static to dynamic assessments and...