by ADMIN | Sep 18, 2022 | Reading, Speech Language Pathology
Blog Series - Part 7: Reading Strategies to Avoid (or employ!) Blog Series: Top “helpful” reading strategies to AVOID!! (and what to do instead) Part 7: Chunky Monkey This blog series explores some strategies that a parent of a Grade One student received from their...
by Trent Wilson | Oct 23, 2020 | Speech Language Pathology
There’s power in language. Humans developed language for social purposes – to operate in, and on, our environment. Through communication, we can give to others and receive from others. The power of language is the access it provides to belonging and connection...
by Trent Wilson | Sep 14, 2020 | Speech Language Pathology
Some of the first skills your child will learn are in the area of communication. For humans, communication exists SOLELY for social reasons; and babies LOVE to be social! Aside from reflexes and survival behaviours like eating, may of the first things a baby will do...
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....
