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Maia Kiersten Designs

Rated 4.73 out of 5, based on 11 reviews

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Taylorsville, Utah, United States

About the store

Welcome to Maia Kiersten Designs Hello! I'm Michelle, a Speech-Language Pathologist, wife, and mother of two amazing boys. I created Maia Kiersten Designs to help families, educators, therapists, and homeschoolers build meaningful learning experiences that are simple, practical, and effective. As a preschool Speech-Language Pathologist, I understand how challenging it can be to find resources that are engaging, easy to use, and truly support children's communication and learning. My goal is to create high-quality materials that save you time while helping children grow in confidence, language, literacy, executive functioning, social skills, and communication. At Maia Kiersten Designs, you'll find resources designed to support: • Speech and language development • Early literacy and book-based learning • Executive functioning skills • Social-emotional learning • Homeschool enrichment • Parent education and home practice • Classroom and therapy support materials • Family-centered learning activities My philosophy is simple: children learn best through meaningful interactions, play, books, conversation, and everyday experiences. The resources I create are designed to be practical, low-prep, and easy to incorporate into real life. The name Maia Kiersten Designs holds special meaning to me. "Maia" was the name I always dreamed of giving a daughter, and "Kiersten" honors a dear friend whose memory continues to inspire me. Together, they represent creativity, purpose, family, and service to others. Thank you for visiting my store. I hope these resources bless your family, classroom, or therapy room and help the children in your life thrive. Happy Teaching and Learning! Michelle Proctor, M.S., CCC-SLP Founder of Maia Kiersten Designs

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Famous People With Disabilities

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Maia Kiersten Designs

Help your students understand that they are not the only ones in the world with a disability. Read these stories to your student so they know that these people have achieved great things even though they were born with a difference or experienced an accident that caused a difference. Simple and fun stories for students. Included Stories in this pack (Now in Color & Black & White): Bill Gates-Asperger's Syndrome Albert Einstein-Dyslexia & A Learning Disability Frida Kahlo-Polio & Depression Steph

PreK - 8th

Character Education

Talk More Without Pushing Booklet for Parents

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Want your child to talk more… without pressure, bribing, or constant “Say it!” reminders?This gentle, encouraging booklet gives parents and caregivers exactly what to say during everyday play to help toddlers and young children communicate more—without turning playtime into therapy time. Talk More Without Pushing is filled with easy-to-use speech-building scripts, play-based phrases, and simple communication strategies that support language growth in a calm, connection-based way. Perfect for

PreK - 6th

Speaking & Listening

The 5-minute Speech Routine for Parents at Home

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5-Minute Speech Routine Booklet (Parent-Friendly Speech Practice at Home!)Want to support your child’s speech and language goals at home—but don’t have time for long practice sessions? This 5-Minute Speech Routine Booklet gives parents and caregivers a simple, repeatable routine they can use daily to support speech and language development in a calm, doable way. No prep. No special materials. Just a quick routine that builds consistency and confidence! Perfect for families who want: ✅ structure

PreK - 6th

Speaking & Listening

Storybook Speech Therapy Rubric

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Turn story time into powerful, goal-driven speech therapy with this easy-to-use Storybook Speech Therapy Rubric! This resource helps SLPs target speech, language, fluency, and social communication skills while using ANY children’s book. With a simple 5-level scoring system, you can quickly collect meaningful data, track progress, and support IEP goals—all during engaging, book-based sessions. Perfect for preschool and early elementary students, push-in services, and mixed groups. Make Every Book

PreK - 5th

Reading, Reading Strategies, Speaking & Listening

Bug Preposition Activity

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A simple and fun activity for children to learn about prepositions while using a favorite past time of collecting bugs.

PreK - 1st

Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary

Use Storybooks at Home for Speech and Language Practice

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Tips & Tricks to share with your speech and language parents while using storybooks.

PreK - 5th

Literature, Speaking & Listening

Note Home: What I Did In Speech Therapy Today?

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Are parents always asking you what their child did in speech therapy? Do they ask how their child's behavior was during therapy. Well this quick note will help answer those questions for you.

PreK - 6th

10 Speech-Boosting Phrases You Can Use Today

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This parent-friendly booklet gives you 10 simple speech and language phrases you can start using today to encourage more words, more communication, and more back-and-forth interaction during everyday routines. Perfect for families who want real-life language support that’s easy, gentle, and effective. These phrases are ideal for helping children who are: late talkersin speech therapynot talking much yetusing single wordsneeding help with functional communicationThis resource is perfect for: S

PreK - 3rd

Speaking & Listening

My Body Can Move

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A new take on head, shoulders, knees, and toes. You can read through the book and match picture to picture.

PreK - K

Speech Sound Pancake Flip Set 1

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A fun way to practice speech sounds with pancakes. Just take a pancake and a spatula and flip it up in the air. What word did you land on? Now practice it 5x. Great job! Beginning sounds /p, b, m, n, w, h, t, d, k, g/

PreK - 6th

Informal Speech Sound Screener

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In need of a simple and fast way to assess your student's speech sounds? Included in this product is a full length speech sound screener, an early sound screener, a later sound screener, and beautiful speech sound pictures. The screener is also broken up into two, so when you have a student who is not stimulable or ready for later sounds don't have to sit through sounds that cannot produce.

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Nursery Rhymes-Hickory Hickory Dock

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A fun and new interactive way to read Hickory Dickory Dock. Go beyond the mouse running up the clock by having other animal friends play in their own way. Explore different action words with how animals move and also work on telling time.

PreK - 2nd

Hickory Dickory Dock Book

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A new take on the classic rhyme in which the mouse brings in his friends. He has each of them try to get up the clock their own way. This book is filled with verbs, different animal names, positional words, repeated phrases, learning time, and learning numbers. There are endless possibilities.

PreK - 3rd

Math, Reading

End of the Day Questions

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Do you want to get to know your students better? Do you want some of your students to talk more? Do you want some of your students to learn how to stay on topic when answering questions? Then these end of the day questions is what you need. Use them as an exit ticket for when they leave school, for recess, or closing circle. A fun filler to your student's day.

PreK - 3rd

For All Subjects

Exploration of Food

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Explore a variety of foods using your senses while using what questions. Enjoy this hands on activity with your students.

PreK - 5th

English Language Arts

What are we doing?

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Use this visual support to help students know what is coming during a session.

PreK - 2nd

Hive of Articulation

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Fill the beehive with pictures or words to help your student practice their speech sounds.

PreK - 2nd

Simple Emotions Board

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Use this board to help students identify how they are feeling.

PreK - 1st

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About the store

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Teaching style

My Teaching Philosophy I believe children learn best through connection, play, meaningful experiences, and supportive relationships. My teaching style is child-centered, practical, and rooted in the belief that every child can learn and grow when provided with the right support, encouragement, and opportunities. As a Speech-Language Pathologist and educator, I strive to create learning experiences that are engaging, functional, and connected to everyday life. Rather than focusing solely on isolated skills, I emphasize helping children apply what they learn in meaningful situations at home, school, and in their communities. I value a strengths-based approach that recognizes each child's unique abilities while supporting areas of growth. I believe learning should be positive, encouraging, and confidence-building. Children deserve to feel successful, capable, and understood. My teaching incorporates play-based learning, literacy-rich experiences, hands-on activities, executive functioning supports, and family involvement whenever possible. I believe parents, teachers, and therapists are most effective when they work together as a team to support a child's development. I am especially passionate about creating practical resources that simplify learning for busy families and educators. My goal is to provide tools that are easy to implement, evidence-informed, and focused on helping children build communication, language, literacy, social-emotional, and executive functioning skills. Above all, I believe learning is about more than academic achievement. It is about helping children develop confidence, resilience, curiosity, independence, and a lifelong love of learning.

My own education history

I earned both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Utah State University, where I studied Communication Disorders and developed a strong foundation in speech-language pathology, child development, language and literacy, and evidence-based intervention practices. My education prepared me to serve children with a wide range of communication needs while emphasizing collaboration with families, educators, and other professionals. Through my academic training and professional experience, I have developed a passion for supporting children's communication, language, literacy, executive functioning, and overall learning success. The knowledge and skills I gained at Utah State University continue to influence the resources I create today. My goal is to provide practical, effective, and family-friendly materials that help educators, therapists, homeschool families, and parents support children in meaningful and engaging ways.

Additional biographical information

I am a certified Speech-Language Pathologist with a passion for helping children develop strong communication, language, literacy, and learning skills. Throughout my career, I have worked with preschool and elementary-aged children in educational settings, collaborating closely with families, teachers, and support teams to help children reach their full potential. In addition to my professional role, I am a wife and mother of two energetic boys who continually remind me of the importance of play, curiosity, patience, and meaningful learning experiences. My experiences both as a professional and as a parent inspire the resources I create and the practical solutions I strive to provide for families and educators. I believe learning should be engaging, purposeful, and accessible. Whether creating speech and language materials, literacy resources, executive functioning supports, or family learning activities, my goal is to make it easier for adults to help children succeed while keeping learning fun and meaningful. When I'm not working, I enjoy reading children's books, exploring educational ideas, spending time with my family, and dreaming about building a simple homestead lifestyle focused on faith, family, learning, and self-sufficiency. Thank you for visiting Maia Kiersten Designs. I am honored to be part of your journey as you support the children in your life.