Kaufman Courses, Services & Materials
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.
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)
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. 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.
Nancy is a renowned expert on the topic of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Since 1979 she has dedicated herself to developing Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol (K-SLP) methods and materials to help kids become effective vocal communicators. Nancy lectures internationally and over 20,000 speech-language pathologists have learned the K-SLP directly from the creator.
Additional career highlights:
- Advisory board member of Wayne State University’s Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child and Family Development
- 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
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
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 has three grown children and resides with her husband in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Our time with Nancy was so beneficial. She pushed our son to grow more in that week than he had in many, many months prior. I felt empowered and recharged to help him at home and left feeling like we had hope for our son's progress.
Jill (Wisconsin)