The Hanen Centre | Speech and Language Development for Children

Promoting Language with Books

It’s hard to find a website or pamphlet today about child development that doesn’t say something about the importance of reading with young children. But what exactly is it about books that makes them such a powerful tool for promoting children’s development? And what are some things you can do during book reading to ensure that your child has the best chances to learn?

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Getting Ready to Read

Did you know that your child’s journey toward literacy starts long before she begins to read and write? In fact, by the time your child starts school, she’ll need a solid foundation of several “early literacy skills” – the building blocks for learning to read and write successfully. Find out what you can start doing right now to build these critical skills and prepare your child for reading success.

Hanen Happenings!

March university presentations

US representative Toby Stephan will be offering the following presentations to students this month:

March 4, 2014: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
March 5, 2014: North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
March 14, 2014:University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL
March 31, 2014: Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Moorhead, MN

Learn more about Hanen university presentations.

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Tips for Parents

As a parent, you want to know how to help your child develop the best possible language and literacy skills. So we've developed a series of practical tips to help you do just that.

They are based on the most current research and are designed to be used with young children in everyday situations.

Choose the group of tips that corresponds best to your child's current stage of communication development:

Tips for parents of young children who communicate

without words.

Tips for parents of children who have just started talking.

Tips for parents of children who talk in sentences.