Early speech struggles can also be signs of dyslexia. By the end of the third episode of #DearReadingTeacher, @HoneybeeLiteracy answers a listener’s question about the early signs in speech of dyslexia. The founder of Honeybee Literacy, Tiniyja Burney, M.A., CCC-SLP, illuminates why Speech-Language Pathologists should always be included in the early reading conversation.

• @HoneybeeLiteracy is a Speech-Language Pathologist owned and operated pediatric private practice that specializes in reading disorders, such as dyslexia.


• Website: https://honeybeeliteracy.com/


• Facebook/Instagram: @honeybeeliteracy

Services

• Early On (Michigan) - These services are for birth to three populations. https://www.1800earlyon.org/

• (This may be referred to as Early Intervention in other states)

• Contact your local school district to have your child evaluated for services

• You may also seek services at local private practices and outpatient facilities

Show Notes/Research:

• Children's English Consonant Acquisition in the United States: A Review; Kathryn Crowe and Sharynne Mcleod; https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-19-00168

• Reading Risk in Children With Speech Sound Disorder: Prevalence, Persistence, and Predictors; Sherine R. Tambyraja, Kelly Farquharson, and Laura Justice; https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1281182.pdf

• Understanding Dyslexia in the Context of Developmental Language Disorders; Suzanne M. Adolf and Tiffany P. Hogan

Do you have an early reading/struggling reader story to tell?

• Are you a homeschool Parent or reading educator? Contribute as a guest - ⁠https://www.tinyurl.com/readingteacherpodcast⁠


• Do you have an early reading question? elisabeth@readinggardenclub.com