communication skills

Speech Development: Milestones and Causes of Delay

Speech Development: Milestones and Causes of Delay Jo Ann Gramlich, MS, CCC-SLP Parents celebrate and remember their children’s first words. It’s one of the most significant milestones that indicate how their child is beginning to grasp the early stages of communication. Most children may be able to normally and quickly develop and progress through language …

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Ways You Can Encourage Young Children to Use Their Verbal Skills

Ways You Can Encourage Young Children to Use Their Verbal Skills by Jo Ann Gramlich, MS-CCC-SLP Verbal communication: more than just baby talk Why promote the language development and verbal communication skills of young children, particularly infants, toddlers, and preschoolers? Early language and communication skills play a crucial role in children’s success in school and …

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Getting Your Child Ready For School Begins At Birth

Getting Your Child Ready For School Begins At Birth Jo Ann Gramlich, MS,SLP-CCC In a recent review of the research literature on children, Louis M. Rossetti, Ph.D, of the University of Wisconsin concluded “children entering kindergarten with age appropriate communication skills generally do well in the early education years. In contrast, children entering school with …

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