Literacy
Literacy refers to the ability to read, spell, and write.
What is literacy and why is it important?
Being able to read, spell, and write enables a child to participate in their schooling. It helps them understand the curriculum and allows them to show their knowledge through writing. Strong literacy skills are empowering, paving the way for further education and work opportunities later in life.
How can a speech pathologist help?
A speech pathologist can help children of all ages to develop literacy skills. For young children, this may involve developing their phonological awareness skills (rhyming, segmenting, blending) and sound-letter correspondence. It also involves teaching children how to spell.
For older children, therapy may involve learning how to express their ideas in writing (text stucture, grammar, punctuation, syntax). At Youthrive, our speech pathologists are Sounds-Write trained: this is a structured phonics program that teaches people how to read and spell.
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