READING & PRE-LITERACY

Phonemic & Phonological Awareness

Reading Fluency

Orton-Gillingham reading instruction

ABOUT

Courtney S. Sider, M.A. CCC-SLP/L

Courtney Sider received her graduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2009 from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist in the state of Illinois and is a certified member of the the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Courtney spent 9 years in Chicago Public Schools, while also conducting evaluations on a multi-disciplinary team at Eriikson Institute, and working in a private reading clinic. She has serviced a wide range of students from preschool to high school and has helped children with articulation and phonology, receptive and expressive language, vocabulary and word finding, reading and early literacy skills, social skills, fluency and stuttering, and using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). She is passionate about connecting with children and helping to empower them to communicate in unique and creative ways.  Ultimately, when Courtney is working with children, they are learning through FUN! 

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Courtney also enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband, two young children, and their dog, Camellia. 

"My child doesn’t have many words yet, but his 

friends are talking a lot more. We know he 

understands everything!"

"My toddler is 'talking' so much, we just can't 

understand any of it!"

"My child suddenly starting stuttering. How can we help her?"

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"My son is hesitant to participate in class. He's worried other kids will tease him."

"My toddler is acting out - hitting, biting, and throwing tantrums - when we can’t understand him."

"My son tries to make friends but has a really hard time relating to kids his own age."
 

"My daughter hates reading and it's affecting all areas of academics."

"My child gets lost during conversations and needs a lot of time to respond when we talk to him."