by Shevon Wilson | Sep 7, 2025 | Speech Language
Speech Goals Your Child Needs for Back-to-School (And How to Get Them Ready!) Speech goals for school readiness are essential for your child’s success as they head back to class. In this back-to-school season, focusing on these speech-based objectives ensures your...
by Trent Wilson | Sep 8, 2024 | Reading, Speech Language
Part 7: Integration of Language Levels and Language Units: Visual to Oral language However, note that this process occurs across Language Levels or Units! It is NOT just words. We have already outlined how LETTERS become associated with the brain. Consider...
by Trent Wilson | Jun 2, 2024 | Reading, Speech Language
Blog Series - Part 6: Stop teaching “Reading” and recognize instead that students are learning LANGUAGE. Blog Series: Why we should STOP teaching reading in schools This blog series explores the development of Written Language: reading, spelling, and writing as a...
by Trent Wilson | Apr 1, 2019 | Speech, Speech Language, Speech Language Pathology
We use models of language to try to understand how the brain processes language. These models are often reflected in assessment. You may have seen a report where language was divided in the areas of Language Content, Form, and Use. There is a description of the...
by Trent Wilson | Mar 6, 2019 | Reading, Speech Language, Speech Language Pathology
In part 1 and part 2 of this blog series, I discussed how some of our traditional focus on letter names is not advantaging all children to become readers. I started to draw some attention to the importance of SOUNDS. When I discuss this with parents in the clinic, the...
by Trent Wilson | Feb 12, 2019 | Reading, Speech Language, Speech Language Pathology
Let’s consider the issue of letter reversals – a common challenge for many children, and frequently a concerning one for parents. Letter reversals are not a “normal part of development”. That is to say, not all children experience reversals on their path to literacy....
