Literacy development is an important part of therapy because students with oral language issues often need help with reading and writing.  Children with language impairments are at risk for falling behind with academic skills, especially reading and writing skills. 

Anna uses the Wilson Fundations® program for students, grade K-3.  This program lays the groundwork for life-long literacy. The program emphasizes the following skills:

• Phonemic awareness
• Phonics/ word study
• High frequency word study
• Reading fluency
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension strategies 
• Handwriting
• Spelling 

Anna uses Linda Mood Bell’s Visualizing and Verbalizing® program to improve reading comprehension.  This program is for students who have difficulty making sense of what they read.  Using this program, students learn to make mental images as they read.  Anna teaches students to make “movies in their brain."  Anna also uses this program to help students understand verbal information as well.

Anna uses Story Grammar Marker^® a visual tool that helps students to express themselves in an organized, sequential manner.  The SGM^® is used to help children, adolescents and adults think, communicate and learn through stories.  This method targets language, thinking, and social communication skills.  Students learn to “tell their story”, recognize the emotions/intentions of others, and understand perspective.