{"id":57,"date":"2022-05-19T01:26:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T01:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fireflyspeech.com\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2022-07-22T15:08:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T15:08:20","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fireflyspeech.com\/?page_id=57","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"57\" class=\"elementor elementor-57\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b49257c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b49257c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7389dc8d\" data-id=\"7389dc8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92bbc7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92bbc7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ELIZABETH CARUSO<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658fb02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"658fb02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>ASHA Certified Speech-Language Pathologist<br \/>Founder Firefly Speech Therapy<br \/><\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a3b16b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a3b16b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elizabeth Caruso a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of articulation and language disorders in children. Her style is positive and warm, with a passion for <a href=\"https:\/\/fireflyspeech.com\/?page_id=105\">narrative<\/a> and literacy-based therapy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist, Elizabeth worked for several years as an in-home Behavior Therapist with young children on the autism spectrum. This sparked a love for empowering families to create fun and meaningful language opportunities in the home environment. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hanen.org\/Home.aspx\">Hanen-certified<\/a> Speech-Language Pathologist, Elizabeth has the privilege of working with parents of young children with autism and language delays, where she continues to share practical strategies for learning language naturally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73203a1c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute animated-slow elementor-view-default elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"73203a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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She works with students to strengthen decoding and comprehension, incorporating these strategies throughout her practice.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working in the school setting for fourteen years with children ages three to twelve, Elizabeth has the knowledge and experience to confidently address a variety of language-based disorders and collaborate effectively with a number of professionals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When she is not exploring new children&#8217;s literature, she loves creating <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Firefly-Speech-And-Language-By-Beth-Caruso\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">materials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for her clients and sharing inspiration with other speech therapists on her <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blog<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fireflyspeech\/\"><span 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