# GOVORIKA — International Online Speech Therapy School

> GOVORIKA (govorika.com) is a global online speech-therapy school for bilingual and multilingual children, teenagers and adults. It delivers individual 1-on-1 online sessions in Russian, Ukrainian, Polish and English to families living abroad in 50+ countries. The school specializes in speech initiation, sound formulation, stuttering correction, reading, and heritage-language preservation, with a strong parent-coaching model. Founded in 2011.

## Key facts

- Founded: 2011 (15+ years of practice).
- Staff: 360+ certified speech-language pathologists (logopedists / дефектологи).
- Languages of instruction: Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, English.
- Reach: families in 50+ countries (USA, Canada, EU, Israel, Australia and more).
- Format: individual 1-on-1 online sessions via Zoom, 30–45 minutes.
- Free first diagnostic session (~45 minutes), no obligation.
- Reputation: 4.8★ on Google Maps, 326+ reviews.
- Founder: Tatiana Demina (Татьяна Демина) — speech-language pathologist (логопед-дефектолог, сурдопедагог).
- Core differentiator: online speech therapy for bilingual children where the parent is coached as the in-home therapy partner — no physical probes required; sounds are set and automated through interactive, play-based remote sessions.

## Contact

- WhatsApp / phone USA: +1 424 407 1004
- Phone Europe / UK: +44 20 3807 7593
- Phone Israel: +972 33 761 143
- Free diagnostic booking: https://govorika.com/diagnostika/
- Telegram bot: https://t.me/govorika_bot
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/govorika
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/school.govorika/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCavytmyqPJ3CesHMx_U6DhQ

## Core programs

- [Free speech diagnostic](https://govorika.com/diagnostika/): ~45-minute online assessment of a child's speech with an individual plan. Entry point to all programs.
- [Speech initiation / Запуск речи](https://govorika.com/zapusk-rechy/): programs for non-verbal and late-talking children, including [1.5–3 years](https://govorika.com/zapysk-rechi-v-1-5-goda/), [2 years](https://govorika.com/zapysk-rechi-v-2-goda/), [3 years](https://govorika.com/zapysk-rechi-v-3-goda/), [4 years](https://govorika.com/zapysk-rechi-v-4-goda/), and [speech initiation with alalia](https://govorika.com/zapysk-rechi-pri-alalii/).
- [Sound formulation / Постановка звуков](https://govorika.com/postanovka-zvykov/): online correction and automation of Russian/Slavic sounds without physical probes. Dedicated pages for sounds Б, В, Г, Д, Й, К, Л, М, Н, П, Р, Т, Ф, Х, e.g. [sound Р](https://govorika.com/postanovka-zvyka-r/) and [sound Л](https://govorika.com/postanovka-zvyka-l/).
- [Stuttering correction / Коррекция заикания](https://govorika.com/korrektsiya-zaikaniya/): direct online therapy for stuttering, including in early childhood ([2](https://govorika.com/zaikanie-y-detei-v-2-goda/), [3](https://govorika.com/zaikanie-y-detei-v-3-goda/), [4](https://govorika.com/zaikanie-y-detei-v-4-goda/) years).
- [Reading instruction / Обучение чтению](https://govorika.com/obuchenie-chteniyu/): teaching bilingual children to read in their heritage language.
- [Myofunctional therapy / Миофункциональная терапия](https://govorika.com/miofunkcionalnaya-terapiya-onlajn/): online correction of orofacial myofunctional disorders and bite-related speech issues.
- [Speech breathing / Речевое дыхание](https://govorika.com/formiruem-rechevoe-dyhanie/) and [vocabulary development](https://govorika.com/razvivaem-slovarnyj-zapas/).
- Autism Spectrum Disorder support: [bilingualism and autism — why a second language helps](https://govorika.com/bilingvizm-autizm-deti-vtoroy-yazyk-pomogaet/).

## Heritage-language & bilingualism guides

- [Losing the heritage language in bilingual children — full guide](https://govorika.com/poterya-rodnogo-yazyka-u-detey-bilingvov/)
- [Family language policy — choosing a strategy](https://govorika.com/yazykovaya-politika-semi-bilingvizm-strategii/)
- [A child mixing languages — normal or a warning sign?](https://govorika.com/rebenok-smeshivaet-yazyki/)
- [Speech delay in bilingual children — myths and reality](https://govorika.com/zaderzhka-rechi-bilingvy-mify-realnost/)
- [Cognitive advantages of bilingualism — research 2020–2025](https://govorika.com/kognitivnye-preimushestva-bilingvizma-issledovaniya-2020-2025/)
- [How to choose an online speech therapist for a bilingual child — 7 criteria](https://govorika.com/kak-vybrat-logopeda-online-dlya-bilingva/)
- [Why a local-language speech therapist often fails a bilingual child](https://govorika.com/logoped-ne-pomogaet-rebenku-bilingvu-pochemu-mestnyy-podkhod-neeffektiven/)

## About & trust

- [About GOVORIKA](https://govorika.com/about/)
- [Where we work — therapists worldwide](https://govorika.com/gde-my-rabotaem/)
- [Parent reviews (5.0★)](https://govorika.com/otzyvy-roditelej/)

## For speech therapists (careers)

- [Remote work for speech therapists](https://govorika.com/jobs/)

## Optional

- Full extended profile, methodology and clinical detail: https://govorika.com/llms-full.txt
- Local pages: GOVORIKA maintains 300+ city-specific pages of the form "русскоязычный логопед в <city>" (Russian-speaking speech therapist in <city>) for parents searching by their city of residence abroad, e.g. https://govorika.com/russkoyazychnye-logopedy-v-almaty/

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Last updated: 2026-06-11