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Having Our Say would love to hear from you! Call us at 347.559.1517 or email us info@havingoursay.org Having Our Say would love to hear from you! Please complete this form and we will contact you! Schedule a free 15 minute consultation here. We service Northern NJ: Montclair, West Orange, South Orange, and surrounding areas. Please note we do not accept insurance. Visit the FAQs for more details. Call Us: 201.686.8983 Email Us info@havingoursay.org Success! Message received. SEND CONTACT HAVING OUR SAY Be Seen & Heard®

Children's picture books that celebrate Holidays and Seasons BACK HOLIDAYS LOAD MORE SEASONS FOOD & FAMILY

At Having Our Say we provide speech and language assessments and intervention for children in the home in the Northern NJ area. We also collaborate with other professionals, including care providers and teachers, to provide training and continuing education. Contact Us: 347.559.1517 BE SEEN & HEARD® SPEECH & LANGUAGE SERVICES info@havingoursay.org WELCOME TO HAVING OUR SAY Having Our Say was built out of the understanding that life is busy and quality therapy can be hard to come by. We provide mobile speech and language therapy services, which is not only convenient, but also allows children to practice skills in their natural environment! We appreciate the role families play in their children’s progress and aim to provide quality resources that equip caregivers with tools to ensure ongoing success. Liam's First Cut is a celebration of family, community, and neurodiversity as Liam, an autistic Black boy, uses support to manage his expectations and process sensory information as he prepares for his first visit to the barbershop. The Season of Yes! is a jubilant tribute to the author's youth and spending summer in the city with her Mom! Order a copy today! PURCHASE HERE PURCHASE HERE Joni, CA "I'm so excited to incorporate all the things you trained on. I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and know it will make a huge difference for my students." JG, NJ "Shontaye has been such a blessing to our family. Our child is talking so much now! It's like a switch turned on since she began working with our family!" Lisa, MD My students LOVE your books and "Liam's First Cut" helped my son prepare for his first trip to the barber at 5! Please write more! JOIN OUR MAILING LIST S U B S C R I B E WE SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH A VARIETY OF NEEDS LEARN MORE CHECK OUT MY INCLUSIVE BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS AND DIVERSIFY YOUR LIBRARY. SEE THE LIST Visit the Having Our Say BLOG The Power of Food to Bring Us Together: Exploring Community, Culture, and Kindness Teaching Kids about Voting Through Picture Books Liam's First Cut Turns 4! Celebrating Representation and Neurodiversity

Having Our Say provides speech, language, and social skills therapy for children in their home environment. How do I get started: Email Having Our Say at info@havingoursay.org to discuss your concerns. We offer a free initial consultation (15 minute call.) You can also fill out the Contact Us form here and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible. Do you provide therapy in a clinic?: At Having Our Say we know children learn best in their natural environments, where they spend most of their time. This is why we provide services in the exact place a child will be using their newly acquired skills. We provide in-home, preschool and community-based speech and language therapy in Serving Northern NJ: West Orange, South Orange, Montclair, Bloomfield and surrounding areas. Do you take insurance?: We do not accept insurance. We are an out-of-network service provider. Clients will be provided with a superbill to submit to their insurance company. The superbill will outline services rendered and the amount charged and paid. Please contact us for therapy rates. If you have out-of-network benefits, you may be able to seek reimbursement from your insurance company. Having Our Say makes no guarantees concerning coverage of therapy services. Clients are responsible for checking out-of-network benefits prior to beginning therapy and submitting superbills. FAQs FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Be Seen & Heard® RESOURCES TYPICAL SPEECH & LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT - ASHA IDENTIFY THE SIGNS OF A COMMUNICATION DISORDER FEEDING & SWALLOWING DISORDERS - ASHA CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ADHD SPEECH & LANGUAGE DISORDERS - ASHA LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DISABILITIES (READING, SPELLING, AND WRITING) THE STUTTERING FOUNDATION SPECIAL EDUCATION GUIDE Resources

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DIVERSE CHILDREN'S BOOKS Be Seen & Heard® As a speech pathologist, I love using books in therapy. I use books to teach language, lessons, and concepts. As a mom, I am equally obsessed with providing my daughters with books to instill a love of reading and to introduce them to new places, people, and experiences. I have always been intentional about selecting a variety of books that feature children of all races and cultures for my home library, but I realized that my school/ therapy library was not as diverse. Did you know that about 30% of children's books published in 2022 feature main characters from diverse backgrounds? Most children's books feature animals or white children as the main characters. Armed with this information, I began looking for books to share in therapy that are as diverse as the world in which we live. This section of my site features some of the books that I have found and love - including the book that I authored, Liam's First Cut . I placed my recommendations in one place for your convenience. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but gives you a glimpse at some existing work. Be sure to subscribe to my mailing list to get updates as I discover new books and add them to this list. You can also follow me on Instagram @havingoursay for updates on new releases. The images include an affiliate link and as an Amazon associate I may receive a small percentage from qualifying purchases. SEARCH BOOKS

Children's picture books that discuss Family & Immigration. BACK BOOKS ABOUT FAMILY LOAD MORE LOAD MORE BOOKS ABOUT IMMIGRATION

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Children's picture books that offer representation for LGBTQ+ community BACK LGBTQ+ BOOKS The books included in this section are a small sample of picture books for children ages 3-9. These books challenge traditional gender roles and the notion that things and activities are reserved for one gender. These books also offer representation of different family structures and identities. LOAD MORE

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