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Erin Ford

M.S., CF-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist

Education:

Oregon State University: Honors B.S. Human Development & Family Sciences—Child Development
Portland State University: M.S. Speech-Language Pathology

Trainings/Certifications:

Get Permission Approach to Feeding (2024), PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Targets) (Projected 2025).

Specialties:

Erin enjoys the assessment and treatment of speech sound disorders (specifically relating to cleft lip and palate), stuttering, early language skills in children birth-5, and literacy.

About Erin:

Erin previously worked at Parkwood Clinic in Client Services and began working as a speech-language pathologist at Parkwood in 2024. Erin grew up in Portland and has worked with children throughout her life, including as a preschool teacher.

While in graduate school, Erin completed placements in the private practice setting, gaining experience in sensory feeding and orofacial myofunctional therapy, as well as at the LEND program at OHSU CDRC in the cleft and craniofacial clinic, AAC clinic, and neurodevelopmental clinic. Erin also completed research relating to AAC access and stuttering in birth-5 populations.

While she’s not at work, Erin enjoys watching reality TV with her cat, Abba, backpacking somewhere in Oregon and Washington, and trying new restaurants.

About Parkwood Clinic

Parkwood Clinic is a pediatric private practice that provides individualized, evidence-based, and family-centered speech and language services.

Blogs

Language Learning Through Song

April 2, 2025

Singing boosts language skills by building vocabulary, sentence structure, and pre-literacy through repetition, rhymes, movement, and interactive pauses in songs.

Everyday Language Learning: Mealtimes

April 2, 2025

Mealtimes are great for building language! Describing food, asking open-ended questions, counting, and singing can boost vocabulary and communication skills.

Common Speech Sound Errors in Children with Cleft Palate and How Therapy Helps

April 2, 2025

Children with cleft palate may develop speech sound errors like glottal stops or nasal fricatives. Speech therapy helps correct these errors and improve intelligibility.

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