Hey Folks! May is Better Speech and Hearing Month, and your VCS Speech Therapists would like to share a great article with you that is jammed packed with great strategies for helping children develop language and literacy! Just click on this link:

http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/How-to-Build-Language-and-Literacy-Through-Powerfu.aspx

Also, for information about communication and communication disorders for all ages, please visit the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA’s) website.  Just click on this link for more information:

http://www.asha.org/public/

ASHA offers resources to help you understand communication and communication disorders, from birth to 90+ years of age. However, of more interest to our parents of preschool and school-aged children, just click on this link for more information on the early detection of speech and hearing disorders:

http://www.asha.org/public/Early-Detection-of-Speech-Language-and-Hearing-Disorders/

    If you do not have young children, please pass this on to someone you know who does. We would also like you to know that we are happy to be a resource to you if you have questions or concerns for your child’s language development, do not hesitate to contact either of our licensed speech pathologists here at VCS.

Robin Corey, M.A. CCC-SLP at rcorey@aos92.org