We’re passionate about helping your child grow and making an impact.
Sproutlings grow here.
A Sproutling is a symbol of growth, resilience, and new potential - a small seedling nurtured with care, patience, and love. At Sproutlings Speech & Language Center, every child is a Sproutling - developing roots of confidence and blossoming into clear communication, connection, and joy.
We believe that with the right environment, gentle guidance, and steady encouragement, every sprout can grow into something extraordinary.
At Sproutlings Speech & Language Center, we believe that every child is full of potential, ready to grow, and capable of flourishing with the right care and support. Just as a sproutling needs nurturing soil and sunlight, children thrive when given the tools and encouragement to communicate with confidence.
Located in Lake Nona, Orlando, our center provides personalized speech, language, occupational, and literacy intervention designed to help each child blossom. We specialize in early language development, speech sound disorders, social communication, and reading and writing skills — all through engaging, play-based, and evidence-based therapy.
Our compassionate team partners closely with families to make therapy a joyful, collaborative experience. We celebrate every milestone, big or small, and empower parents with strategies to support their child’s growth beyond each session.
At Sproutlings, we don’t just teach communication — we nurture it, helping every child find their voice and bloom in their own time.
Mechelle Crespo
M.S., CCC-SLP
Mechelle Crespo, M.S., CCC-SLP is the founder and clinical director of Sproutlings Speech & Language Center. She is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in the state of Florida and holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
With over ten years of clinical experience, Mechelle has provided comprehensive speech and language services across private practice and public and private school settings, supporting both pediatric and adult populations. Her expertise spans a wide range of communication areas, including expressive and receptive language, social-pragmatic skills, phonological and articulation disorders, fluency and stuttering, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), early intervention, intellectual and learning disabilities, and reading and literacy disorders.
A passionate advocate for literacy, Mechelle is trained in the SMARTER Reading and Writing Intervention Program and has completed 60 hours of Orton-Gillingham training, allowing her to provide evidence-based, multisensory instruction that helps students unlock their full reading potential.
At the heart of her practice is Mechelle’s belief in collaboration—working closely with families, teachers, and other professionals to ensure each child receives the individualized support they need to thrive in every aspect of communication and learning.