Oral Language and Phonological Awareness: Foundations for Reading Development
Children with language and speech sound disorders face a higher risk of later reading difficulties. Eileen Catizone and Karin Hartunian Koukeyan cover the evidence on early identification and the phonological awareness strategies SLPs can use now.
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Oral language and phonological awareness are the foundation of reading, and many children with language and speech sound disorders are at increased risk for later reading difficulties. Session 1 of Reaching Every Learner examines the connections among Developmental Language Disorder, speech sound disorders and literacy outcomes, and the evidence-based strategies SLPs can use to strengthen phonological and phonemic awareness.
Key takeaways
- How oral language and phonological deficits affect reading acquisition
- The relationship among DLD, speech sound disorders and reading difficulties
- Evidence-based practices for building phonological and phonemic awareness








