Reading difficulties can hide in plain sight, but the underlying challenges often connect directly to areas SLPs know well. In this episode of The Speech Link, host Char Boshart, MA, CCC-SLP, is joined by Kim Kramer, MSEd, MS, CCC-SLP, C-SLDS, to examine the connections between speech, language, literacy, and reading development and why understanding those connections matters for SLPs.
Kim and Char discuss how verbal language skills relate to the print language of reading, along with key signs of language and literacy difficulties that may contribute to reading challenges. They also look at the SLP’s role in identifying and supporting children who struggle with reading and how our expertise in speech and language can help us recognize concerns that might otherwise be missed.
You’ll come away with a clearer understanding of how speech, language, and literacy development intersect, what red flags to watch for, and how SLPs can incorporate literacy support into practice while working within their scope and competence.
Kim and Char discuss how verbal language skills relate to the print language of reading, along with key signs of language and literacy difficulties that may contribute to reading challenges. They also look at the SLP’s role in identifying and supporting children who struggle with reading and how our expertise in speech and language can help us recognize concerns that might otherwise be missed.
You’ll come away with a clearer understanding of how speech, language, and literacy development intersect, what red flags to watch for, and how SLPs can incorporate literacy support into practice while working within their scope and competence.
