TESTIMONIALS

“We had the best experience with Allison Sardo at Springboard Speech & Language! My daughter (age 6), struggled with her "R" sound and Allison was able to engage her in a way that really motivated her to recognize the issue and work on it. We saw immediate results. One major part of our success was that she couldn't wait to attend her virtual speech sessions each week. Allison made it fun for her and it was so convenient to be able to do it online from our own home. Our daughter has since "graduated" and her speech is right where we want it to be. We no longer have relatives and friends asking us to explain what she is trying to say. We would highly recommend this program for anyone looking for speech services for their child."

-Lauren B.

"We've been working with Allison for only a short period of time so far, but we just ADORE her and cannot recommend her enough. She is professional, and goes above and beyond for our son. She has encouraged us to update her on his progress between sessions, celebrates his victories with us, and is a wonderful resource for his progression. We feel so lucky to get to work with her, and only wish that we found her sooner. Simply put, she is the best."

-Sarah M.

“Allison is an amazing speech therapist! She was the fourth speech therapist who worked with my son and she stood out by a huge margin. She made my son enjoy speech therapy! During remote learning he spontaneously told her that his time with her was his favorite lesson and she was very touched by the compliment. I however wasn't at all surprised because she was so good at making remote speech therapy fun for him while also being very productive. She is so enthusiastic and encouraging that she made my son want to go above and beyond during their lessons. We saw little improvement with all of the other speech therapists, but with Allison he made consistent progress, one by one mastering all of the sounds that he could not make when he started working with her. I am convinced that my son would have always had speech issues if it weren't for Allison. She was always completely prepared and organized for each session and is superb at motivating kids with fun personalized activities and loads of positive reinforcement. She made my son feel so proud when he 'graduated' from speech therapy, though we had mixed feelings since we knew we would miss her, and we do. I feel very lucky that we found Allison to help our son."

-Carrie R.

“We cannot say enough great things about our experience with Allison Sardo at Springboard Speech and Language! Allison worked with our 1+ year old son when he had a speech delay due to hearing loss from near-constant ear infections as an infant. Until he got ear tubes put in at around age 1, he had no language and barely responded to any noises, so she had her work cut out for her. Allison came to our home and was such a pleasure to work with--she was so encouraging to us as parents, and my son absolutely adored her. She provided practical, useful tips for us to implement with our son outside of the sessions. And, during the sessions, she worked with our son through play--and got him to name things, identify colors, count, repeat phrases, etc. The sessions were calm and relaxing and fun for both my son and us, which helped him reach his goals quickly. And, she was honest with her assessment of his skills all along the way. I highly recommend Allison to anyone who has a child that needs help with speech delays. Just a year later, our son is now talking up a storm--his vocabulary has exploded and his speech is quite clear for his age. We are thrilled with his progress and with our experience working with Allison!"

-SR

“Allison at Springboard Speech and Language is amazing! Last year, my son (5 yrs) was screened at his nursery school and flagged for needing speech therapy for a lisp/sh/ch sounds. We looked at a large practice near his school, and after talking to Allison on the phone and considering several logistics, we decided to complete the evaluation with her. I am so glad we did- she has been amazing from the start! The evaluation was thorough, and she thoughtfully considered the optimal timing for therapy for him (rather than pushing us to enroll for the business). She has a tremendous way with kids- her lessons are creative, and the sessions are FUN. My son has informed me that once he graduates from speech therapy, he wants to go back every week "just to see Miss Allison." He dances, plays games, and does other fun things all while practicing speech. The "homework" is fun, and even when he doesn't want to do it, she knows how to help us give him a break to keep him motivated for the longer haul. She is incredibly responsive to any concerns we have. We are very glad we found her, and would 100% recommend her for any family who needs a great speech therapist!”

-Anita K.

“Allison worked with my 2yo son for 6 months. At 22 months he didn't have a single word and was almost a year behind his peers. By the end of our time together he had around 100 words and can now put together 3-4 word sentences. He's much closer to being caught up and so much happier. We appreciated Allison's approach where she would watch us play with him and give tips and observations that helped us reinforce language outside of our sessions. We liked the balance of parent education and play therapy so we felt like we had the tools we needed to make progress outside of our time each week. Allison does a great job of keeping communication open. She would regularly interface with my son’s Early Intervention SLP who would see him at school to make sure they were on the same page. She's open to emails and questions outside of your scheduled time and quick to respond, which I appreciate! My son enjoyed our time each week and loved to carry the tablet around the house to "hold her hand" and show her around. We'd highly recommend Allison and Springboard Speech & Language to anyone needing extra speech support."

-Amanda D.

“Allison worked with my son for 15 months on speech therapy and voice therapy. We did everything exclusively via teletherapy. She is an incredible speech pathologist and truly gifted at teletherapy. We were worried about Zoom sessions given the difficulties we had with remote learning during the pandemic, but Allison is by and far the best we have encountered. She should train others on teaching children on Zoom! My son never once complained and every week looked forward to his work with Allison. She made things fun and engaging and is very thoughtful in her work with children. She is also incredibly responsive and sympathetic to parent questions. She is so joyful and a true pleasure to work with!”

-MK

“We are so grateful to have found Allison, who works once a week over Zoom with our 2-year-old. When we started, our daughter could only say a handful of words, so Allison helped us focus on using sign language and noticing her cues to teach her early communication skills. She provided wonderful reassurance and continues to be one of our daughter's biggest supporters. We are now, after just a short time, at a point where we are hearing new vocabulary and sentences from our daughter daily! We really credit Allison with giving our child the space to grow at her own pace while also providing her with appropriate strategies to increase her use of language. Allison has also provided countless hours of advice to us as parents, coaching us with so much kindness around how we can be most supportive with our daughter's speech development and in general as she gets older and spends more time out of the home. We found that our daughter became comfortable with her very quickly and that she really enjoys being able to do her sessions in her own room- it has been great for us too because Allison models how to implement speech strategies using the toys and books we already have at home, so it is really easy to continue speech work during the rest of the week. We would recommend Allison to any family looking to support their child's speech needs, and have found that she has a particularly endearing presence and comfort level with the toddler age group."

-Michelle V.

TAKE THE LEAP!

(781) 369-5589

allison@springboardspeechandlanguage.com

175 Washington Street, Suite A9, Winchester MA 01890

Travel to home, child care centers, and preschools for younger children offered for an additional travel fee

Teletherapy services available throughout all of Massachusetts