Happy Valentine’s Day from CSRC! Here at Chicago Speech and Reading Center we love all of the ways we get to celebrate Valentine’s Day, as well as all of the goals we get to target! Are you looking for some fun speech and language activities to work on at home? We are here to help! […]

Movie-Night Family movie-night is a great way to challenge your child’s receptive language skills while snuggling up indoors. To target receptive language skills, pause the movie every 20 minutes or so to discuss it together with your child. Have them summarize what happened in the movie so far, make predictions/inferences, discuss character perspectives, and ask […]

Winter is a great time to start a new book! As the weather begins to turn cold and we start spending more time inside, starting a winter reading challenge is a great way to work on literacy and to cozy up and spend time with your family! This can look different depending on how old […]

The simple answer? Yes! Speech and language are actually two of the foundational building-blocks for pre-literacy and literacy skills. Speech Sound Development & Literacy In order to develop phonological awareness (i.e., the ability to understand how sounds go together in words), a child needs a functioning speech sound repertoire. That is, they need to understand […]

September 2022 Autumn Activities to Target Phonological Awareness, Articulation, and Language Skills Harnessing communicative opportunities from the objects, events, and experiences that your child encounters in his/her everyday environment is one of the most effective ways to foster language development. This can involve using daily routines, religious holidays, and seasonal celebrations as opportunities to promote […]