Leanne is an a ASHA certified, EBLI Certified pediatric speech language pathologist and mom of four.  She believes that the ability to communicate is one of the greatest gifts we give our children, as language is both a means and an end of learning.  She loves playing to elicit first words, supporting parental engagement, developing language skills and tackling decoding and comprehension skills that enable our children to optimally engage socially, functionally and academically.  Leanne is also the author of the Bjorem Speech Story Cue Card Deck, Past Tense Verbs and Spelling with Homophones Decks. Leanne knows what it is like to choose and work with a therapist for her children and tries to be the therapist she would love to work with. When she is not working, she is most often exploring local playgrounds and splash pads with her kids.