Children are born with the remarkable ability to learn! But readiness for the school environment, which is a structured and curriculum-based setting, requires certain foundational skills in the following areas: social/emotional, communication, literacy, cognition, and motor. Why is school readiness important? According to research compiled by UNICEF, school readiness is linked to higher academic achievement, improved engagement and lower school dropout rates. Read on to find

Communicative Disorders Assistants (CDAs) are formally trained support personnel who assist with the delivery of speech-language pathology and/or audiology services. CDAs work under the supervision of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) or audiologists. Education: In addition to an undergraduate degree or post-secondary diploma, CDAs hold a post-graduate certificate from a recognized Communicative Disorders Assistant college program. During their formal training, CDAs compl

Speech is a complex motor act that requires the co-ordination of the brain, lungs, vocal folds, and articulators (jaw, tongue, lips, etc). As such, it is common for young children to make speech sound errors while learning to talk and say new words. Generally speaking, speech sounds have an expected age range of acquisition; if errors persist past this age range, your child might be experiencing a speech production delay or disorder. Children with speech production delays/dis

Chances are you have heard the terms Speech Therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist, Speech Pathologist, SLP, SLT, ST, etc., etc. But what do