Sara Stout, MA, CCC-SLP

Services Provided

• Speech-Language Therapy
• Oral-Motor Therapy
• Feeding Therapy

Education and Training

• University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA - B.A. in Communicative Disorders, 1995
• University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA - Masters in Speech-Language Pathology, 1997

Experience

• 10 years pediatric experience
• 2 years employment with Grant-Cibola County Schools, New Mexico - providing speech and language, school-based services to children ages 3-15
• 8 years at Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities - providing speech, language and feeding therapy to children ages birth to 5

Specialized Training and Skills

• Specialized training in pediatric feeding disorders through completion of week-long training workshop: "Nourishing the Whole Child in the Development of Oral Feeding Skills"
• Training in American Sign Language and Signed Exact English
• Early Childhood Technology Conference - 2000
• The Child with Neurological Disorders
• The Child with Genetic Challenges
• The Child with Communication Challenges
• Motor Learning and Articulation Training
• Evaluation and Treatment of Children with Apraxia of Speech
• Oral-Motor Techniques
• Aural Rehabilitation for Children
• Management of Pediatric Dysphagia
• Trained in the SOS (Sequential-Oral-Sensory) approach to feeding disorders

Educational Experience

Evaluation and Assessment Standardized Tools

• Preschool Language Scale-4 (PLS-4)
• Rossett: Infant Toddler Language Scale
• Transdisciplinary play-based assessment

Additional Information

• Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities is a DSCC provider
• Credentialed Provider and Evaluator in Illinois Early Intervention System
• Member of pediatric intervention team which includes occupational therapist and physical therapist
• Certified member of the America-Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Licensed in Speech-Language Pathology in Illinois and Iowa