The foundation for successful reading is built in preschool with key skills called “phonological awareness.” Phonological awareness skills help a child notice and work with the sounds that make up words. These skills are crucial for your child to sound out and spell...
Are you confused about being asked to do a language evaluation when you are concerned about your child’s reading skills? Let’s talk about why that might have been a recommendation. The foundation of reading is very language-based in nature. Reading incorporates many...
Have you ever wondered if your child's speech is developing as it should? We know it can be confusing to know what to expect at each stage of development. As your child learns to talk, they are constantly saying new words and trying ways to move their mouth. Talking...
Do you find it difficult to assist your child in their speech and language development at home? You are not alone! One of the best ways to target language at home is to play. Young children learn language best during natural routines such as play. It can be easy to...
There are two ways children learn language. Children are either analytic language processors or they are gestalt language processors. It is important to know how your child learns and processes language in order to provide an environment that supports language...
It’s an incredibly exciting time in any parent’s life when their child utters their first word. Typically, first words appear in a child’s expressive communication around the age of one year old. When taking a closer look, we can almost always expect certain speech...