Welcome to Surmount Speech Therapy
Our Mission
At Surmount Speech Therapy, our mission is to ignite confidence with reading, writing, and spelling in every individual we serve. We believe that literacy is the key to unlocking a world of possibilities, and we're dedicated to helping our patients overcome everyday struggles and achieve their full potential. With compassion, expertise, and creativity, we provide personalized and evidence-based literacy intervention. Surmount Speech Therapy is passionate about empowering individuals to overcome the obstacles of dyslexia, share their story, and succeed in all aspects of life.
Services
About the SLP
About the SLP
Annie currently offers comprehensive diagnostic evaluations, one-on-one treatment sessions, and consultations.
Dyslexia/Literacy, Language, and Speech Evaluations/Treatment
- Receptive and Expressive Language
- Phonological Awareness
- Phonics Skills
- Reading
- Writing
- Spelling
- Articulation
Family and School Consultations
- Learn how to support those with dyslexia and/or other language disorders.
About the SLP
About the SLP
About the SLP
Andrea "Annie" Hitchman M.S., CCC-SLP is the owner of Surmount Speech Therapy. She received her bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University in 2016 and her master’s degree from the University of Central Missouri in 2022. Upon graduation, she completed her clinical fellowship year at Western Missouri Medical Center and was awarded her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She holds current licensure through the State of Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board. Annie practices in Mount Vernon, Ohio treating phonological disorders, specifically dyslexia. Over the last two years, Annie has learned from some of the most knowledgeable dyslexia therapists, completed 30 hours of comprehensive training in Orton-Gillingham methods of literacy instruction, received one-on-one training learning how to appropriately evaluate and diagnose dyslexia, and holds membership in the International Dyslexia Association. Annie uses evidence-based methods of literacy instruction to give those with dyslexia confidence in their reading, writing, and spelling. Annie currently offers comprehensive dyslexia diagnostic evaluations and one-on-one treatment sessions.
Approach
About the SLP
Approach
Annie uses evidence-based methods of literacy instruction to give those with dyslexia confidence in their reading, writing, and spelling.
Our structured literacy intervention is:
- Systematic and cumulative - explains each small element as a part of a bigger picture. Skilled instruction follows a sequence which moves from easier to more difficult concepts.
- Explicit - each concept is explained directly and clearly. Concepts become a part of a routine with high repetition.
- Hands-on and Engaging - learning that uses a multi-sensory approach.