If your 3yo language disordered dc can read/write

[sammythemummy]

Small CVC words, where are they now?

Did they grow up with a learning disability or did they thrive in school?

Please share :)

Reading is probably one of the most useful things to focus on for a language impaired child. The (largely) constant letter/sound formation help with speech sounds. I have no idea why so many s/lts mess about pairing sounds with pictures, such as dripping taps with /t/ when they could just cut to the chase and pair it with the orthographic symbol.

Text is a permanent product, unlike the spoken word which is gone as soon as uttered-nightmare for people with comprehension/memory/sequencing issues.

It's a filed very dear to my heart for both personal and professional reasons and as an ABA friendly s/lt, it's of utmost priority.

Unfortunately, few s/lts know much about reading.

Oh yes.
Too much talk.
Fatal

If I could offer two things I know help such children the most it would be

1. consistency
2. less chatter from EVERYONE. Make every word count.

Funnily enough - reading was the key to speaking for my DSs.

They weren't precociously early readers - but in reception they kind of read a few Biff and Chips and then went straight onto Dr Seuss.

They were late talking, and had several dysfunctional sounds. Repetition based SLT didn't do much for them - but reading aloud from print really helped them slot in the single-sound drills and to start using them in their language pattern.

I know that the orthodoxy is to push for comprehension - but precocious reading has been actively beneficial to my DC. (Top end of primary school, they would put away Watership Down in a weekend, and Harry Potter in an evening. ). Their writing is three sub-levels behind their reading, because they find it hard to structure their work effectively. However, their vocabulary and awareness of literary 'devices' - as well as their general knowledge - is excellent, and I attribute than to reading.

Dd3 has a dx of hyperlexia, she is not language disordered but has communication diffs relating to her Asd.

At 3 she was reading all supermarket/shop name signs, our names etc by 4 she had a huge bank of sight words that she relied on including the high frequency words that her school insisted they learned by the end of KS1, she wasnt taught phonics because some fool though she didnt need them because she could read.

Roll on 8 yrs she still relies on known sight words and misreads a very high percentage of unknown words. Her reading speed is on the 5th centile so well below average although her comprehension is not bad if its a subject she likes.

My advice would be to still teach phonics to give your Dd the best chance to continue to build her reading skills as she grows up.

Oh and mainstream hasnt worked for us, academically Dd3 is holding her own but socially, emotionally and in terms of communication she is struggling.