Using Books to Encourage Language Development

Using Books to Encourage Language Development

Children’s books can help to facilitate language development and form a positive early literacy experience. Studies have shown that reading to babies starting at eight months of age has a significant impact on early language development. Parents can start with...
Speech and Language Milestones – Age Four

Speech and Language Milestones – Age Four

Every child’s development is unique and complex. Although children develop through a generally predictable sequence of steps, they don’t necessarily proceed through these steps in the same way or at the same time. While there is a wide range of what is considered...
Speech and Language Milestones – Age Three

Speech and Language Milestones – Age Three

Speech and Language Milestones – Age Three Parents of preschoolers often express concern regarding their children’s speech and language development, wanting to know how their skills “measure up.” While there is a wide range of what is considered “normal”...

Building Blocks for Fine Motor Success

As discussed in our previous blog, “Handwriting and Your Child,” strong handwriting—and fine motor skills in general—requires sufficient development of certain foundational skills: strength, hand arches, finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Just as...
Speech and Language Milestones – Age Two

Speech and Language Milestones – Age Two

Parents of toddlers often express concern regarding their child’s speech and language development, wanting to know how their skills “measure up.” It’s human nature to measure your toddler’s verbal abilities against those of other children her age, but it is...