Early Literacy Skills: Promoting Literacy Skills at Home

The Therapy Spot
23 October 2019
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Tags: babies, children, literacy skills, Pediatric SLP, pediatric speech therapy, Reading, Sound Letter Recognition, speech therapy, toddler, writing

Early Literacy Skills: Promoting Literacy Skills at Home Learning to read and write doesn’t start in kindergarten or first grade. Language and literacy skills begin to develop in infancy and continue to expand over the preschool years. Literacy is often defined as an individual’s ability to speak, read, and write in order to function adequately

Transitioning Back to School

The Therapy Spot
11 September 2019
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Tags: back to school, behavior patterns, pediatric speech therapy, school, speech therapy, tips and tricks

Transitioning Back to School 9 Tips to Help Your Children Transition Back To School: 1. Talk to your child about what to expect in the upcoming school year (e.g., new school/teacher, school schedule, extracurricular activities). 2. Create a calendar or countdown to prepare your child for when the school year begins (e.g., calendar, paper-chain countdown).