Perhaps you have had a conference with your child’s teacher and the terms phonological or phonemic awareness were echoed several times during the conversation. These lengthy terms were explained, but you were left with more questions and feeling overwhelmed. Let’s…
One of the most important foundation skills in learning to read, write, and spell is the ability to fluently recognize and name the letters of the alphabet. Research has consistently demonstrated that letter name knowledge is one of the strongest…
1. Playing with Cars Make the cars go fast and go slow and talk about how our speech can also go fast and slow. When the car goes too fast it might get bumpy! We need to slow down so…
With lots of extra time on our hands, movie night is a great way to enjoy spending time with family and relax after a stressful week! Did you also know that watching movies is an easy way for kiddos to…
I would like to introduce you to a simple tool that you can use to help improve your child’s speech and language skills: modeling. What is modeling? According to Merriam-Webster, modeling is defined as “an example for imitation or emulation.” When…