I’ll be honest…when I first started working in the schools as a speech language pathologist (SLP), I wouldn’t have been able to tell you what speech sounds (how you say/pronounce sounds) had to do with reading. I probably would’ve said nothing, and I would have been SO WRONG. Kids with speech sound difficulties, like not being able to say their … Read More
Resources for Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) Parents and Therapists: the Book Share Time website
I absolutely love using books in therapy. There is a strong connection between listening and spoken language skills and literacy. Children need to hear and understand sounds, learn vocabulary, and so much more in order to be great readers. The road to reading starts at the very beginning of a child’s journey to learn to listen and talk. So, whenever … Read More
Don’t Fall Off the Tippy Chairs
If I’m being honest, there are books I really don’t enjoy reading to my children. I know it’s a sentimental favorite, but I sort of hate “Guess How Much I Love You” and have been known to abbreviate “Little Nutbrown Hare” and “Big Nutbrown Hare” to “Big Rabbit” and “Little Rabbit.” But, you do it because your kids love them. … Read More