Language Development

Building Blocks To Reading

The Joy of Reading Reading is the eternal fountain of learning. Reading also gives us access to endless stories, making books possibly the best and certainly oldest form of entertainment. Help Them Read How do we make it possible to open up the doors of literacy to every child?  How do we gift them with the treasures of words, and then numbers, facts and figures, history, and all things academic? The Solution Doing reading exercises with your kiddo at a very young age will teach him how to read on his own. Reading with Infants and Toddlers First off, pick out books that you think your kiddo will like and you will enjoy reading.  Read the story or book over and over again to help him learn language. Point to pictures and talk about them. (That bear is brown!)  Have him point to pictures as well and tell you what it is. (Which one is … Keep Reading…

Intelligibility and Phonological Processes

Intelligibility and Phonological Processes You Can Understand Me! Your heart wants to burst with joy every time you hear him talk.  You never thought he’d be verbal at such a young age! He went from making cute sounds to speaking a mile a minute in what seemed like days. Can You Understand Me? But then you start to notice things.  People smile and talk to him-that’s nothing new.  They ask what his name or age is .  But when he responds they just smile blankly, but you can tell they didn’t understand him. You realize that you often translate for him, not just to strangers but even family members. You Don’t Get Me Then there’s the final shot to your heart.  ❤ You drop him off at daycare or preschool, and you hear some bad news.  His caretakers and teachers can only understand a word or two. Some can’t understand him AT ALL.🤷🤷 What’s Intelligibility? Let’s … Keep Reading…

Social Skills: Ages 3-5

Age Group 3-5 From three to five years of age, kids will take another big leap in speech and language development.  The better their speech and language skills, the easier it will be for them to continue to build up their social skills.  Fortunately, by this age they’re also old enough to attend daycare and preschool so that they can learn how to speak and how to be social by being around their peers. Average Development Kids from three to five years of age should be more vocal about what’s happening around them.  “School is great mom. I get to take a lunch box.” “There was a dog at show and tell.” 🐕They’re also starting to make friends.  “Jack is funny.” “Rosie is really nice.” 👧Their play is also more imaginative. “I ride an elephant.” 🐘These  examples are typical of kids with normal  speech and language development and social skills. Now if your child isn’t … Keep Reading…