Walker Scottish Rite Clinic

05/19/2026

The Clinic's Night at the The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum was so fun for the kiddos to explore and play with their families! Thanks to the supporters of the Magic House for making this night possible!

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05/19/2026

It's National Speech-Language Pathologist Day! Shout-out to our great team of SLPs at the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic and to all of our SLP colleagues who make a difference everyday!
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05/18/2026

training, hosted by the Walker Clinic at Maryville, was a great success over the weekend! The SLPs are geared up with new techniques and eager to work with children who need these supports! Thanks to Marcus and the whole team at PROMPT, and to Maryville events and facilities for the great setup!

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05/16/2026

Thanks to Crestwood-Anchor Lodge #443 AF&AM for spotlighting the children served by the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic at their 100 Mason Meeting!

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05/14/2026

Success! Congratulations to this Clinic grad, his parents, and Ms. Carrie for all of the hard work! "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out."~Robert Collier

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05/13/2026

Many thanks to the 33rd Degree Association of the Scottish Rite for supporting the children of the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic! 33rd Degree representative Bob Cockerham, SGIG of Missouri, presented the donation to Jacob Gutshall, Walker Clinic director.

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05/05/2026

Please help welcome (back) Karin Jackson, SLP, to the team of the Walker Scottish Rite Clinic! Karin brings a passion for the Clinic's mission! She previously worked for the Clinic and has returned to share her expertise with our clients, their families, and our graduate students in practicum.🎉

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04/28/2026

Hello Parents!

Here is this week's resource.

The “200 by Two” Parent Resource from California Speech-Language-Hearing Association provides trusted information to help families understand how communication skills develop in the early years. It includes helpful tools, videos, and links to guide you in recognizing age-appropriate language milestones and knowing when to seek support.

This resource can help you:
• Learn what communication skills to expect in young children
• Recognize early signs that extra support may be needed
• Understand when to reach out for an evaluation or services
• Access additional parent-friendly tools and information

Early language development happens quickly, especially in the first few years, and having the right information can help you feel more confident supporting your child.

🔗 Learn more here:

The California Speech-Language-Hearing Association has assembled these curated resources to help parents learn more about where a child is on the path to age-appropriate language skills and determine if intervention or support is needed.

04/26/2026

🐢Can you identify locations where Myrtle Walker, philanthropist and artist, gifted her large turtle sculptures? Happy heavenly birthday, Myrtle! Add your photos too! 🎉 🐢

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04/22/2026

📚 This Week’s Literacy Tip for Parents

Looking for simple ways to support your child’s reading and writing at home? Literacy skills can grow through fun, everyday activities you do together as a family!

Here are some easy ideas you can try this week:

• ✏️ Write a short story with your child using the day’s events or their imagination.
• 📞 Call Dial-A-Story (416.395.5400) to listen to a story with your child anytime! The service is available in 16 different languages.
• 💻 Involve distant family members in the enjoyment of reading by sharing a book together through video chat apps such as Zoom or FaceTime.
• 🎭 Make puppets of your child’s favorite literary characters. Use these puppets to act out a scene from the book or to reimagine a scene in a different way.
• 💌 Help your child write to a pen pal. Whether it’s a distant friend or family member, consistently writing to a pen pal fosters important writing and storytelling skills.

Literacy enhances language development as reading and writing help children build vocabulary, understand sentence structure, and express their ideas more clearly.

For more ideas check out: https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2017/11/02/resources-to-support-family-literacy

Research presented by the National Center for Education Statistics has proven that family engagement is one of the most important factors of literacy development, and that children enter kindergarten at a higher reading level when they have a positive learning environment at home. When literary succ...

04/19/2026

🎉Way to go!! We will miss this sweet smiling face, but we're so proud of her! Thanks to her parents for trusting us with her care! 🎉
Let's all help the next child on our waiting list: www.srclinic.org/donate



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