The Founder (Houston – Pearland)
My name is Selina and I’m a Texas licensed and ASHA certified speech-language pathologist with nearly 20 years experience in the field. I’ve spent years serving early childhood and elementary students, and created Sprinkle of Speech® based on my experiences with my students and their families.
Click here to read Ms. Selina’s interview with Voyage Houston Magazine!
In my time with the school district, as well as in home health, I encountered many parents of children of all ages who came to me for a speech consultation whose children had mild to moderate delays that were not severe enough to qualify them for speech services. Due to the strict criteria required to meet eligibility for services, I could do little more than empower parents with a few communication strategies and send them on their way. In doing so, hoping that the necessary speech and language skills would be naturally acquired by the child over time. Parents of typically developing children would also ask how to continue to build speech and language skills at home, to which I would provide general guidelines but felt this should really be an ongoing process as their children grew.
I knew there was something that could be done, and my experiences showed me there was a need for lots of children to have extra speech and language instruction, without necessarily being labeled as delayed or disordered. I also saw the benefits of offering a head start on the language learning expected in kindergarten for typically developing children, as the kindergarten curriculum demand has grown.
That’s when I was inspired to create Sprinkle of Speech®, as an opportunity for more children to have access to a speech language pathologist without all the red tape. The program offers weekly speech and language lessons targeting many areas of communication that are beneficial to typically developing kids, as well as those who could use a little extra help in acquiring communication. At Sprinkle of Speech® we’re passionate about empowering parents with simple and easy strategies they can incorporate in everyday routines to facilitate communication for their children. Parents of enrolled children receive weekly newsletters detailing the speech and language targets for the week, including how to work on these skills at home. To see a sample of our newsletter please click here.
That’s when I was inspired to create Sprinkle of Speech®, as an opportunity for more children in our area to have access to a speech language pathologist without all the red tape.
Selina Fowler-Patrick, Founder of Sprinkle of Speech®
I also believe with consistent participation that my program will give children an advantage when starting kindergarten, as it is a literacy-based driven system that is backed by years of research in the field of speech language pathology12345. For more on the connection between language and literacy click here.
I look forward to partnering with you to give your children an extra SPRINKLE of Speech and language! Reach me at selina@sprinkleofspeech.com about enrollment!
Edith (DFW – Burleson)
Hi, I’m Edith, and I am thrilled to bring Sprinkle of Speech to the Burleson community and surrounding areas! For the past 13 years, I’ve served as a Speech-Language Pathologist in pediatric inpatient rehabilitation, helping children overcome significant communication hurdles and rebuild complex communication skills. Having spent my entire career in a pediatric hospital setting, I have a deep, clinical understanding of childhood speech development and how the young brain processes language. I know first-hand how vital those early communication foundations are for a child’s lifelong learning and confidence. Fully bilingual in English and Spanish, I am excited to channel my pediatric expertise into this fun, proactive, classroom-based program—helping our community’s youngest learners build strong language skills right from the start! Reach me at edith@sprinkleofspeech.com for enrollment information!
Kari (DFW – Stephenville)
Hi, my name is Kari and I’m a California and Texas licensed and ASHA certified
Speech-Language Pathologist. With more than 30 years of experience in education and speech-language services, I am excited to bring Sprinkle of Speech to preschoolers throughout Hood and Erath counties beginning in August 2027. My journey began as a special education and general education teacher, where I spent 13 years supporting students with diverse learning needs and developing a deep understanding of how children learn, communicate and thrive in the classroom. I later earned my Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology and have spent the past 17 years as a school-based Speech-Language Pathologist, supporting children from ages 3 through 6th grade. Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of helping children overcome a wide variety of communication challenges, including speech and language disorders that can impact their ability to learn, connect and confidently participate in the world around them. Sprinkle of Speech will allow me to share my passion for helping children build their confidence while gaining fundamental learning skills through fun, interactive sessions that focus on speech, language and literacy. My unique background in both education and speech-language pathology allows me to look at the whole child and understand how communication connects to learning, relationships, confidence and success. I look forward to partnering with families to help their preschoolers communicate, connect and shine! each me at kari@sprinkleofspeech.com for enrollment information!
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