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Innovating Early Language Development

Since 1975, The Hanen Centre has been an innovator in family-focused early language intervention, supporting parents, speech-language pathologists and educators worldwide in their efforts to develop language and literacy skills in preschool children.

We provide research-based parent programs and resources as well as professional development within four areas of expertise: General Language and Literacy Development, Language Delays, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asperger Syndrome.

Learn more about Hanen.

Better Speech and Hearing Month 


Featured Article 


Which Books are Best?  How the Type of Book Affects Children’s Language Learning

Can electronic books promote language and literacy as well as paper books?  Do moving parts in a book help children learn or are they distracting?  Do the types of pictures in a book affect what a child learns? Find out what the research says.  Read more.
 







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Diagnosing Autism – A New Chapter

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has proposed new criteria for a diagnosis of autism. Learn more about how the changes may affect children with autism or social communication difficulties.

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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.