Speech and Language Services in English, Spanish, and French
Welcome to Native Language Speech Therapy!
We are a private practice that specializes in providing speech and language therapy to children in their native language. We believe that early intervention and caregiver collaboration is key to successful communication.
Saï Jones Rajopadhye, M.A., CCC-SLP and Owner
Saï Jones Rajopadhye, M.A., CCC-SLP holds a bachelor’s degree in Romance languages (French and Spanish) from Colorado College, and a master’s degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Northern Colorado. She is state licensed in Colorado and nationally certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Saï specializes in multilingual speech and language therapy and is a native speaker of English, French, and Marathi. She has experience working with families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including clients from Central and South America, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Saï especially enjoys providing services to clients 5 and under, in a variety of settings. In her free time she enjoys teaching group fitness classes, cooking, and spending time with her baby parrot Zephy.
Shannon Lewis, B.S., SLPA
Shannon Lewis, B.A., SLPA holds a bachelor’s degree in speech, language, hearing sciences from Metropolitan State University of Denver, as well as a bachelor’s degree in journalism with specialization in Spanish Language from University of Kansas. She is state licensed in Colorado to provide speech and language therapy services under SLP supervision. After spending a year teaching English to local students in a rural village in Thailand, Shannon discovered her passion for working with children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. She continues to pursue her interest in bilingualism and cultural competence through her on-going research project, “Bilingualism in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: What do Speech Language Pathologists’ Need to Know?”. Shannon has experience teaching children and working with families from Central and South America, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, India, and Ethiopia. In her free time, she loves practicing yoga, traveling, seeing live music, adventuring in the outdoors, and spending time with loved ones.
Katie Boucher, M.S., CCC-SLP CBIS
Katie Boucher, M.S., CCC-SLP, CBIS received her master’s degree in speech-language pathology and bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and disorders and Spanish, with a minor in medical Spanish from James Madison University. She is state licensed in Colorado and California and is nationally certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). She is also a certified brain injury specialist (CBIS), as certified by the Brain Injury Association of America. Katie has experience working with children and adults from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds following internships in Tarragona and Salamanca, Spain. Following her trips abroad, she gave an in-service at NYU Rusk Rehabilitation about the impact of brain injury on code-switching in bilingual patients. In her free time, Katie enjoys spending time with her rescue dog, Molly, and exploring the mountains and food around Denver. She enjoys traveling and hopes to hike Machu Picchu.
Dan Jones
Dan Jones undertakes administrative tasks at NLST.
Zephy Jones
Zephy is a young Meyer’s parrot. Meyer’s parrots are small, friendly birds, native to Africa. They rarely learn to mimic words, but produce a variety of whistles and chirps. Zephy enjoys fruits and veggies, nuts, and being used as positive reinforcement during teletherapy sessions!
