Building Your Child’s Listening, Talking, Reading and Writing Skills

1. Find interesting books, magazines and news stories for your child to read, or for you to read together!

2. Encourage active listening, like forming opinions and making connections to daily life.

3. Discuss links between what’s read and heard at school, home and in other daily activities.

4. Understand and talk about how to solve problems when reading.

5. Talk about new words that he/she hears in a variety of contexts

If you have concerns about your child’s speech and language skills, don’t hesitate to contact your child’s school or a speech-language pathologist.