How to optimise your child’s speech and language development
Here are a few supplement therapy ideas that you can try to optimise the outcome of your child’s speech and language development.
Could Your Child Be Dyslexic?
Kids with dyslexia have trouble reading accurately and fluently. They may also have trouble with reading comprehension, spelling and writing. Here’s an overview of dyslexia to understand this learning disability.
The Building Blocks of Early Literacy – What Does It Take to Read ?
Research has shown that when children start school with higher levels of early literacy skills, they have greater academic success later on. Here are 6 skills that support the development of emergent literacy.
ABCs of Handwriting
Handwriting difficulties are common among children with neurological conditions. However, if they spend time performing fine motor related tasks at school, alongside the guidance of occupational therapists, the condition can be improved.
What It Takes to Talk
There are many skills that need to be learned first for a child to speak. These preverbal skills (mostly hidden to the untrained eye) are the building blocks to language.
Navigating the Social World
Social skills are not typically taught formally. Yet, social skills are crucial to future success. Social skills deficits, if not addressed, could potentially limit further skill development and could be associated with psychosocial problems.
