The Role of Language in Reading and Writing
Spoken language is an important skill for learning to read and write. Children who demonstrate difficulty learning to read and write may evidence difficulty with language learning. Language skills that are necessary for reading and writing include:
Vocabulary, Grammar, Phonological/Phonemic Awareness (e.g., Rhyming, Determining Syllables in Words), Decoding (e.g., sounding out words while reading), Comprehension of Spoken Language, Comprehension of Written Text, Reading Fluency, Narrative Language (e.g., storytelling and retelling), Writing, and Spelling (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association [ASHA], 2001).
If your child is demonstrating difficulty with reading and writing in school, we can help. You may contact the Pediatric Communication Center, LLC to discuss your concerns during a phone consultation. It is possible that a language-based literacy assessment may provide answers as to why your child is demonstrating difficulty with reading and writing in school.
Vocabulary, Grammar, Phonological/Phonemic Awareness (e.g., Rhyming, Determining Syllables in Words), Decoding (e.g., sounding out words while reading), Comprehension of Spoken Language, Comprehension of Written Text, Reading Fluency, Narrative Language (e.g., storytelling and retelling), Writing, and Spelling (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association [ASHA], 2001).
If your child is demonstrating difficulty with reading and writing in school, we can help. You may contact the Pediatric Communication Center, LLC to discuss your concerns during a phone consultation. It is possible that a language-based literacy assessment may provide answers as to why your child is demonstrating difficulty with reading and writing in school.
Training/Specialization
Did you know that Pediatric Communication Center specializes in diagnosing reading and writing disorders, such as dyslexia? In addition, we provide comprehensive recommendations for treatment based on our testing results to help improve reading, writing spelling, and language skills for children. Jennifer Sakowicz, M.S., CCC-SLP has received extensive training in assessing reading and writing disorders. She received graduate level training in language and literacy skills. Jennifer co-presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association with Dr. Deborah Weiss and Dr. Diana Newman on the role of school-based SLPs in addressing written language disorders and competed completed her master's thesis on the same topic. Jennifer has attended the International Dyslexia Association conference in Atlanta, Georgia in November 2017 and in Connecticut in 2018. She has also continued her education in this area by attending reading and writing seminars at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association conventions held in Boston, Massachusetts and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.