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Phonological Awareness: Segmenting

Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC-SLP As shared in my previous post, phonological awareness is a term that refers to a group of pre-reading skills that are important for literacy and language development. Phonological awareness is the ability to hear sounds that makeup words in...

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Rhyme Time!

Written by Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC-SLP Phonological awareness is a term that refers to a group of pre-reading skills that are important for literacy and language development. Phonological awareness is the ability to hear sounds that makeup words in spoken language. This...

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Early Letter Knowledge

Did you know that you can begin teaching the skill of letter knowledge to your babies?  That's right!  You don't need to wait until they begin preschool (although that is also an important time to expose them to letters).  Here are some easy activities for you to do...

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Sequencing: The Order Matters

By Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC-SLP Do you have a hard time following your child’s stories? Does it seem like they have difficulty expressing themselves clearly?  It may be that they have difficulty with sequencing.  When it comes to storytelling, sequencing is very...

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Skipping The Lines: Visual Tracking While Reading

Does your student demonstrate frequent loss of place during reading, skipping lines, skipping or substituting words during reading, finger-pointing during reading, and/or slow reading speed? They may be having difficulties with visual tracking!  In order to use our...

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Fun and Educational Pre-Literacy iPad Apps!

Fun & Educational Pre-Literacy Applications: Megan's Favorites By Megan Hughes, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist Needing some motivating activities to teach your preschooler/kindergartner their pre-literacy skills? Check out my favorite iPad applications!...