Beyond Words Speech-Language Pathology

01/29/2021

𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 & 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲: 👀 👂

Literacy can grow with many different types of books. Does your child love comic books (graphic novels) or listening to stories (audiobooks)?

These are all engaging and very effective types of reading. Visual books and audiobooks help us learn story structure, story vocabulary and new ideas.

Your local library will have many free resources where you can find an audiobook or graphic novel that you and your family can enjoy together.

01/28/2021

Did you know that telling stories is a great way to grow literacy?

Ask your child to tell you a story about what they are doing. This could be telling a great story about LEGO building or the latest campaign on FORTNITE.

Any activity can be turned into a story with a few questions. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 are we? 𝐖𝐡𝐨 is in this story? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 happens next?

Stories come alive and the building blocks of literacy are built one brick at a time.

01/27/2021

Happy Family Literacy Day!

Many family activities are also literacy activities. 📖 Reading a recipe or the instructions for a game. 📝Writing a grocery or wish list. 📱Posting on social media or texting friends & family members. 💻 Sharing stories over video calls.

Look for literacy in all your daily family activities. You might be surprised by how much you already do.

Stay tuned for 2 more days of literacy ideas.

01/26/2021

📚 Growing Family Literacy:

Can’t visit the library? Check out your library’s digital books and magazines.

✨ If you or a family member have a print disability (such as dyslexia), CELA is a great service to access. Even better, they just partnered with Penguin Random House Canada to expand their selection.

Register for CELA at https://celalibrary.ca

01/25/2021

🌟 January 27th is Family Literacy Day.

📝 Literacy skills are something that we grow over a lifetime. The key is to keep engaged in the everyday literacy activities that are all around us.

Over the next 5️⃣ days, we will share many ways to keep growing literacy, even during lockdown. You might be surprised by how many you are already doing. ☺️

10/26/2020

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To learn more about the OHRC’s public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilities in Ontario’s public education watch the video in the link below. 👇

https://twitter.com/OntHumanRights/status/1320752131389952000

“October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month. Watch this video to learn more about the OHRC’s public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilities in Ontario’s public education system. https://t.co/lONLzxTRIl ”

10/23/2020

Happy Friday! 😊

What is on your reading list this weekend? 📖

10/21/2020

If you were not able to attend the "Supporting Reading at Home" webinar put on by Dyslexia Canada, you can now watch it by clicking on the link below.

This webinar is full of great information and resources that will help parents navigate the world of appropriate and accessible content for their children.

Click the link below to watch the webinar 👇

https://www.dyslexiacanada.org/webinars?fbclid=IwAR0wVdcl26Ac7Y1jf7FXdgxAEUJM_5OvqjEE9qv4Qwyvcpwbd-w1nDvJlec

Take a look at our upcoming webinars. If you've missed a webinar or are unable to join us live at our event, don't worry as we've got you covered. Assess our on demand webinars now!

10/19/2020

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Help us to dispel this myth and others by spreading Dyslexia Awareness.

10/16/2020

Happy Friday! 😊

Dyslexia is a hereditary disability that makes it difficult to read, write or spell. In Canada,

1️⃣ in 5️⃣ kids struggle with dyslexia and the teacher's red pen can be a constant reminder of the lack of awareness and support needed for them to be successful in school and in life.

10/15/2020

This evening is the second webinar out of 4 in the Dyslexia DecodEd series.

This webinar series is intended as a starting point, to help educators decode and demystify dyslexia.

To learn more and register for one of the webinars, click the link below.

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10/15/2020

Are you surprised by this fact?

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