Visit Us

202 E Speedway Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85705

We are located on the Southeast corner of 6th Avenue and Speedway Boulevard.
The map to the left is fully interactive.

Mail Us

Child Language Center
P. O. Box 43123
Tucson, AZ 85733-3123

Phone / Fax Us

(520) 628-1659 – voice
(520) 624-2947 – fax

Carole is the Director of the Child Language Center and on the clinical faculty in the Department of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences at The University of Arizona, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and her Master’s Degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences.  She has served as a Clinical Educator in speech pathology at the UA for 10 years. As a certified and licensed Speech Language Pathologist, Carole’s work has focused on children with a variety of speech and language impairments. She served as the Special Needs Coordinator for Talking Matters, a 4-year Language Consultation Strategy funded by First Things First of Arizona, and prior to her work at the UA, Carole worked in both public school and outpatient pediatric settings. She is a member of American Speech Language and Hearing Association, and is a volunteer and Board Member for Tucson Cancer Conquerors and a volunteer for the Tucson Festival of Books. She loves spending time with her two adult children, and her Collie/Lab, and enjoys books, music and exercise.

Adriana is an Instructional Aide at Wings on Words in the Dove room. Prior to working at Wings on Words, she worked at Child Parent Centers, Head Start. Adriana is currently in the process of earning a BA in Early Childhood Education at The University of Arizona and is a member of both the Southern Arizona and National Associations for the Education of Young Children (SAzAEYC) (NAEYC). Adriana is also an active member of the local Early Childhood Community of Practice, Las Familias, and actively pursues on-going professional development.

Amy Greif

Amy, an Instructional Specialist at Wings on Words since 2010, is currently the Lead Teacher in the Toddler classroom. She is completing an undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Education. Her experience includes work in the public school special education classrooms and as a volunteer in the TUSD Project Able program. Amy has also worked for Educational Solutions for the 21st Century Learner as a mentor for charter school teachers Pre-K through 2nd grade.

Naomi Drew

Naomi has been an Instructional Aide with Wings on Words since 2011. She is a born and raised Tucson native dedicated to instilling a Love for learning through environmental and explorative play for each and every child at Wings on Words. She plans to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Early Child Education with a minor in Nutritional Science through the University of Arizona. She is an active member of Basis Tucson and North Parent Booster club, and University High School Parent Board. Prior to Wings on Words she was a mother of our program. All three of her children attended Wings on Words and continue to thrive and soar in great schools thanks to a wonderful foundation of language based and literacy learning!

Judy Pronger, B.S., Certified SLP-A

Judy is a Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA) at Wings on Words. She began working at Wings on Words as an Instructional Aide in 2018, after earning her Bachelor of Science from the University of Arizona in Speech and Hearing Sciences with a minor in Psychology, in 2017. She completed her SLPA certification from Northern Arizona University in 2019 and plans to pursue a Master’s degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences in the near future.
Prior to working at Wings on Words, Judy worked as a habilitation technician and respite provider for children with autism. She also served Wings on Words as an Independent Study student as an undergraduate at The UofA, where she also participated in many research labs in the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences department.
Judy is an avid animal advocate as well as passionate about mental health awareness. Judy and her husband currently own many snakes, frogs, geckos, cats, and dogs; she enjoys teaching children about the differences in care for each animal as well as debunking some fearful myths about reptiles. Additionally, Judy has dedicated herself to teaching that mental health is just as important as physical health.