Courses, Services & the K-SLP Method
Nancy Kaufman is a speech-language pathologist, renowned expert in childhood apraxia of speech, and the owner and director of the Kaufman Children’s Center. In 1979, she began establishing the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol (K-SLP), a treatment approach to help children become effective vocal communicators. Today, she shares decades of research and hands-on experience through her treatment materials, services, and courses for parents and professionals.
Nancy Kaufman is fascinating to watch as she puts her 40 plus years of experience to work to navigate various sounds and words with my daughter. You can tell as you watch Nancy in her element that this is truly a gift that she has and something she is meant to do.
Timothy (Michigan)
Meet Nancy R. Kaufman, MA, CCC-SLP
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST | KCC DIRECTOR | K-SLP CREATOR
Nancy is the owner and director of the Kaufman Children's Center and a renowned expert on the topic of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). In addition to working with local children, she offers intensive speech and language programs that bring families from other states and around the world to work with her at the KCC.
Since 1979, Nancy has dedicated herself to developing Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol (K-SLP) methods and materials to help kids become effective vocal communicators. She lectures internationally and over 20,000 speech-language pathologists have learned the K-SLP directly from the creator.
Nancy earned her bachelor's degree at Michigan State University and her master's at Wayne State University, having been awarded a graduate assistantship. She and her husband reside in West Bloomfield, Michigan and have three grown children, a son-in-law, and two grandchildren.
Honors & awards:
- Outstanding Alumni Award from Michigan State University (2010)
- Distinguished Alumni Award from Wayne State University (2015)
- Distinguished Service Award from Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2011)
- Community Excellence Business Person of the Year Award from the West Bloomfield Township Chamber of Commerce (2015)
- Leader & Innovator by Lawrence Technological University
Additional career highlights:
- Speech-language consultant for the Parish School and Carruth Center in Houston, Texas
- Speech-language consultant for Suburban Speech Center in Short Hills, New Jersey
- Former professional advisory board member of Apraxia Kids
- Former advisory board member of Wayne State University’s Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child and Family Development
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The skills you taught me will help support my daughter's speech goals and will be the key to her success. Thanks for supporting our journey and motivating us to dream bigger.
Luise (Canada)