Reading & Writing

The National Reading Panel (2020) did a systematic review of the research to determine what areas had the biggest impact on reading success.  They determined it was:

• Phonological awareness, specifically phonemic awareness

• Systematic & explicit phonics

• Fluency

• Vocabulary

• Oral language for reading comprehension

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So, if your child has reading difficulties the underlying difficulties are either:

• in the sound sound system (phonological awareness, sound letter mapping, sounding out words)

• in the language system (often Development Language Disorder or Hyperlexia)

• or both!

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Speech language pathologists (speech therapists / SLPs) work with both the sound system and language components to support students with reading comprehension difficulties. SLPs focus on evidence-based intervention that follows the science of reading. Discover the difference of using a certified Dyslexia Practitioner and Speech Language Pathologist can make on your child's literacy outcomes!

 

"Literacy is an achievement that rests primarily on language processing at all levels, from elemental sounds to the most overarching structures of text." Louisa Moats, teacher, psychologist, researcher

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