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Literacy is a hot topic in education circles around the globe, and a correlation can even be seen between a nation\u2019s literacy rate and its economic stability<\/a>. So maybe you agree with the importance of literacy, but how can you actually help your child with communication disorders become a successful reader? E-readers can be an important tool<\/a> for encouraging these kids who are struggling to develop reading skills.<\/p>\n Those who have never struggled with either reading or speaking might not see how intricately tied these two are to the success of the other. Physicians, educators, and SLPs agree that children who have articulation or other language disorders are at risk for delayed literacy<\/a>. Imagine trying to learn to read \u2013 which is usually done by reading aloud \u2013 when you have a speech disorder. Speaking can be a frustrating challenge for a child, but then learning to read the words on the pages and articulate them aloud can seem almost impossible.<\/p>\n The challenges of learning to read don\u2019t have to overwhelm kids with speech delays. E-readers are becoming popular for many reasons, and advancements in education technology are allowing children with disabilities and speech disorders to thrive. Not only are e-readers portable and less expensive than a laptop, they offer many features that can promote reading skills to kids with learning challenges.<\/p>\n Image Courtesy of lilrobin.com<\/p><\/div>\n While e-readers offer many benefits, there are a few potholes along the way. Some researchers suggest that e-readers create a gap between human interactions<\/a>, diminishing that all-important connection between parents or teachers and kids who are learning to read. Accessibility is also another challenge when it comes to e-readers and kids.<\/p>\n Image Courtesy of goodreader.com<\/p><\/div>\n Developing reading skills is vitally important for kids, but can be challenging when they have learning or speech disorders. Many free and low-cost apps are on the market<\/a> targeted directly at these children to help them reach their fullest potentials. E-readers can help bring stories to life and give parents and educators one more tool for engaging kids in learning.<\/p>\n \n \n \n Literacy is a hot topic in education circles around the globe, and a correlation can even be seen between a nation\u2019s literacy rate and its economic stability. So maybe you agree with the importance of literacy, but how can you actually help your child with communication disorders become a successful reader? E-readers can be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,1337,28],"tags":[29,1338,1299,1289,350],"class_list":["post-4715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-language-development","category-reading-language-development-2","category-speech-disorders","tag-language-development-1","tag-learning-disabilities","tag-literacy","tag-reading","tag-speech-delays"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4715"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12188,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4715\/revisions\/12188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Connection Between Reading Skills and Speech Disorders<\/h3>\n
Using E-Readers to Improve Reading Skills<\/h3>\n
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The Challenges of Using E-Readers with Kids<\/h3>\n
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