Speaking and listening skills are the foundation for reading and writing. Children learn the speech sounds of their language by listening to those around them. They begin to imitate and spontaneously produce the sounds within their language. They combine these sounds to produce words, phrases, sentences and conversation to communicate their needs, wants, and ideas to others. Children and adults who struggle to hear and produce these sounds, will also struggle to read and write: and may lack the appropriate social skills to interact with others to form meaningful personal and professional relationships.

 

As with difficulty in learning to read and write can involve any of the components of language (i.e., phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Reading and writing problems also may lead to difficulties using language strategically to communicate, think and learn. At Communication Corner therapy we can help your child build his/her literacy skills through a fun and educational approach to improve his/her decoding and reading comprehension, as well as writing and spelling skills to become a more fluent and confident student.

 

Communication Corner Therapy has special training in literacy, assessment, and intervention.