June / July 

2012

 
Summer Calendar Activities to Try At Home

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Cat in the Hat  

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 To promote reading in young children, individual words are highlighted as the story is read and words zoom up when pictures are touched.
 
From Dawn's Desk

Developing speech and language is important for communication, but it's also critical to success in school. Research shows that a child's ability to use words at the age of three is directly associated with their ability to use words at the age of ten. It's also well documented that speech and language disorders are highly correlated with preliteracy deficits in young children. Early literacy skills provide a necessary foundation for learning to read and write. According to the National Research Council, a child who is not at least a modestly skilled reader by the end of third grade is unlikely to graduate from high school.   

 

Life in a Dark, Quiet World          
Jeff Bohrman

When Jeff was 18 months old, his mother tried to teach him to say "Dada" in order to greet his father who was coming home from the service. Jeff watched her face as she repeated the word over and over. He thought she was being funny! But when he didn't mimic her, his mom became suspicious about her son's ability to hear. At an appointment not long after, the doctor confirmed Jeff's profound hearing loss.


Rhyme Time 

rhyme time

Research has shown that children with speech-language delays are at a higher risk for having reading difficulties.  

 

Recognizing rhymes is an important part of reading development. Children who can understand about rhyming words have a head start in learning to read and to spell.

 

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