Literacy

What are some signs of a literacy problem?

• Difficulty learning new words 

• Trouble with providing clear, simple information 

• Requiring short simple instructions

• Poor awareness of speech sounds 

• Difficulty identifying alphabetical letters

• Difficulty listening and telling of stories 

• Family history of literacy difficulties 

• Trouble with forming inferences from texts 

• Difficulty spelling and reading age appropriate texts/words

​

How can we help?

Our clinicians can help through individualised assessment and intervention to support literacy/phonological awareness skills. We also provide education for families, pre-school and school regarding strategies to increase literacy in a variety of settings. 

​

Our clinicians are trained and experienced in the evidence-based linguistic phonics program Sounds-Write. Sounds-Write is a "highly structured, cumulative, sequential, explicit and code-oriented instructional programme for teaching all children to read and spell." To find out more please visit https://www.sounds-write.co.uk/page-69-about.aspx.