Speech therapy
Megan Krause
Welcome to Speech Therapy!
Hi! My name is Megan Krause, I am a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) at Kasson-Mantorville Elementary school and Community Education. This is my second year at this school district and my 10th year as an SLP.
About Me:
I was born and raised in Austin, MN. After graduating from Austin public high school I moved to Mankato, MN and attended Minnesota State University, Mankato. I earned my Masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology in 2012. I moved to Rochester, MN in 2013 and married my college sweetheart in 2014. I have two boys, Carson (6 yrs) and Mason (4 yrs). We recently moved to Mantorville, MN and have been enjoying exploring our new community. As a family we are often outside hiking, biking, and swimming.
I look forward to working with your child and watching them grow and develop their communication abilities.
Contact Information:
507-634-1571
About Speech-Language Pathology
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults.
Speech disorders occur when a person has difficulty producing speech sounds correctly or fluently (e.g., stuttering is a form of disfluency) or has problems with his or her voice or resonance.
Language disorders occur when a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language), or sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings (expressive language). Language disorders may be spoken or written and may involve the form (phonology, morphology, syntax), content (semantics), and/or use (pragmatics) of language in functional and socially appropriate ways.
Social communication disorders occur when a person has trouble with the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication. These disorders may include problems (a) communicating for social purposes (e.g., greeting, commenting, asking questions), (b) talking in different ways to suit the listener and setting, and (c) following rules for conversation and story-telling. All individuals with autism spectrum disorder have social communication problems. Social communication disorders are also found individuals with other conditions, such as traumatic brain injury.
Cognitive-communication disorders include problems organizing thoughts, paying attention, remembering, planning, and/or problem-solving. These disorders usually happen as a result of a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or dementia, although they can be congenital.
Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) are feeding and swallowing difficulties, which may follow an illness, surgery, stroke, or injury.