Great handout from Super Duper Inc. Handy Handouts® Literacy Milestones: Should My Child Be Reading? by Abby Sakovich M.S., CCC-SLP In today’s fast-paced education world, it can often feel that children must make a switch from learning to read to reading to learn. In truth, the transition from learning to read to reading for information should occur simultaneously. It is important for both educators and parents to remember that children enter school with different levels of exposure to the printed word and each child will reach literacy milestones at different times. Preschool children ages 3-4 should begin to… identify familiar signs/labels (e.g., grocery story sign). participate in rhyming activities and identify some letter-sound combinations. understand that print carries a message and attempt to use letters to represent meaningful words. enjoy listening to and talking about storybooks and make attempts to read and write. Children age 5 (Kindergarten) should… enjoy being […]

Happy New year everyone. I started blogging again. Looking forward to a great New year!

  Many times I get calls for specific programs..Lidcombe, MPI.  Most want to know if I can stop stuttering. I hear the panic in voices and even over email.  I have learned over the years that no children or adults are alike.  Many of these approaches have shown great improvement and in the case of Lidcombe  I have seen early childhood stuttering eliminated often.  However no one wants their child treated like a recipe. It is important to meet the individual, talk to the parents and discover what their unique child needs.  That is what makes us specialists in what we do. Lori@allislandspeech.com    

Today I went into Mattlin Middle School in Plainview, NY to talk about stuttering education to sixty 5th grade students.  Interestingly, my daughter wanted me to come in because she thought it was important that the students learned that despite growing up with a severe stuttering disorder, I battled back to become a speech/language pathologist specializing in stuttering disorders.  It was a wonderful experience. It gave me the opportunity to educate the children on stuttering, tolerance and spend time with my daughter.  It was an incredible experience and I plan to continue talking to schools.

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