If you read this blog regularly, you’ve seen multiple posts about shared reading activities and the benefits of reading with children.   (...

Almost 15 years ago Browder et al published a study about adapting and using grade-level literature to teach middle school students with mod...

Reading, writing, listening and speaking are the four essential components of literacy   (Teale & Sulzby, 1986).   For these activities ...

  Last week I was talking about literacy   and AAC users and “Comprehensive Literacy for All.”   I talked about giving AAC users access to t...

I recently had a discussion with a SLP from a district I used to work with about literacy and AAC users with complex communication needs.  S...

The “word gap” is real. You’ve heard this before if you read this blog regularly.  In fact, here is a link to my post on the 30 million wor...

The wrapping paper is gone, the boxes have been recycled, and - hopefully - the kids are still enjoying their presents.  It’s a new year, a...

I’ve written a number of times previously about shared reading and ways to infuse read-aloud time with language skills and meaning.  So t...

It’s official. Everyone is back to school.  Many have mixed feelings about school starting.  Staff have a crazy starting routine, with gett...