The Talking Matters Team

Barbara Kiernan, Ph.D., Project Director & Assessment Coordinator

Karen Zakerwski, M. S., Professional Development Coordinator

Carole Wymer, M.A., CCC-SLP, Special Needs Coordinator

Kim Metz, B.A., Director, Parent Connection

Mary Alt, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Professor

Leah Fabiano-Smith, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor

Tracy Kaplan, M.S., CCC-SLP

Kathe McGrath, M.S., CCC-SLPUA

Student Assistants:

Maren Carter, Marissa Cooper, C Sydney Guarine, Celeste Gallegos, and Valerie Sanchez

When you have concerns or questions about a child’s speech and language development, call the TALKLine to get answers. The TALKLine is for parents, teachers, caregivers. Call the TALKLine, leave a message and a certified Speech-Language Pathologist will contact you to discuss your concerns, explore options and help you find resources, referrals and information.

Community Resources:

Southern Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children (SAzAEYC):

http://sazaeyc.org/

The Parent Connection:

http://www.theparentconnectionaz.org/

United Way Tucson

http://www.unitedwaytucson.org/

Child & Family Resources:

http://www.childfamilyresources.org/

Arizona Speech-Language Hearing Association (ARSHA):

http://www.arsha.org/

Grunewald Blitz Center for Pediatric Communication Disorders (GBC):

http://slhs.arizona.edu/services/speech-and-language-clinics

Children Language Center (CLC):

http://clctucson.org/

The University of Arizona Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

http://slhs.arizona.edu

Diamond Children’s Hospital:

http://www.uahealth.com/diamondchildrens

AZ Early Intervention Program (AZEIP):

https://www.azdes.gov/azeip/

Tucson Medical Center (Pediatric Therapy):

https://www.tmcaz.com/TucsonMedicalCenter/Therapy_Services/Pediatric_Therapy

Wings on Words Preschool (WOW):

http://clctucson.org/services/wings-on-words-program

Arizona State Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD):

https://www.azdes.gov/developmental_disabilities/

Tucson Area School Districts:

https://www.ade.az.gov/edd/

Support for Talking Matters provided by First Things First North Pima Regional Council

A child’s most important developmental years are those leading up to kindergarten. First Things First is committed to helping Arizona kids five and younger receive the quality education, healthcare and family support they need to arrive at school healthy and ready to succeed.

Learn more at azftf.gov.