SWEET TALKERS SPEECH THERAPY FOR CHILDREN, PLLC
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Marilyn Munker, MS, CCC-SLP  received her Master's of Science Degree in Speech Pathology in 2000 from the University of Nevada, Reno. Marilyn has extensive experience helping adults and children with a wide range of speech and language impairments.

Prior to founding Sweet Talkers, Marilyn worked in the school setting, nursing homes, and most recently, via telepractice. 


Marilyn is nationally certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She is licensed to practice by the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech Pathology, the Nevada Department of Education for Educational Personnel, The Arizona department of health services for Speech-Language Pathology,the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board, AND THE MICHIGAN Board of speech-language pathology. 

Marilyn achieved ASHA's Award for Continuing Education (ACE) in 2013 and 2017 for her dedication to professional development. She is a member of the Nevada Speech-Language Hearing Association and volunteers as a Big Sister for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada. 

Marilyn is passionate about the children she works with and makes each therapy session motivating and engaging. Marilyn enjoys working with children ages 3-18 with a variety of needs including:
 
  • Articulation
  • Apraxia
  • Dysarthria
  • Oral Motor
  • Phonological impairments
  • Stuttering
  • Voice
  • Receptive and expressive language delays (reading comprehension/expression, vocabulary, grammar and sentence construction, word finding, memory)
  • Processing deficits
  • Pragmatics (social language and interaction, emotional regulation/identification/ expression, problem solving with peers and adults, abstract language such as understanding and using humor, metaphors, similes, and idioms)
  • Executive function
  • Cognitive delays
  • Literacy

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Eddie Spaghetti, D.O.G., Speech Assistant, has enjoyed working with children of all ages in telepractice since 2011.  He earned the Sweet Talkers "Paws on the Catwalk" award in 2014 for sharpest dressed speech assistant.  Eddie's hobbies include playing the piano, searching for hidden treats, giving "High Fives", and doing other fun tricks to make people smile.

Eddie specializes in making therapy fun for children while they use
their newly learned speech and language skills in a relaxed, safe environment. 


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