{"id":5479,"date":"2013-10-16T15:02:44","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T15:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/?p=5479"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:29:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T18:29:51","slug":"the-3-rs-helping-kids-with-communication-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speechbuddy.com\/blog\/speech-disorders\/the-3-rs-helping-kids-with-communication-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Rs – Helping Kids with Communication Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a> Image Courtesy of careercompetencies.org\n

Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic<\/h2>\n

Even though studying the 3 Rs might sound like an outdated approach to academics, reading, writing, and arithmetic are still foundations for learning. Children who are challenged with speech and communication disorders may need extra support to form solid foundations in these subjects. While the diagnosis and therapy treatment plans will vary for children with speech and communication disorders, there are several tools that can help children build stronger skills for their 3 Rs, and benefit communication skills as well.<\/p>\n

Building Reading Skills in Kids with Communication Disorders<\/h3>\n

Choose Interest Over Skill<\/strong> – Research shows<\/a> that children who struggle with reading often continue to struggle because more emphasis is placed on improving reading skills than on finding something that interests the child; there is actually a name for this occurrence – The Matthew Effect.\u00a0Kids who are strong readers are comfortable reading even those books that don’t interest them, while struggling readers usually have a limited range of topics on which they will willingly read.\u00a0Research also shows that kids who struggle with reading should be encouraged to read books where they know at least 90% of the vocabulary – known as high interest\/low reading level books.<\/p>\n

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