Upon completion of this section, you will:

• Know the components of the writing process
• Understand that dyslexics often struggle with writing because they have difficulty identifying sounds, and thus spelling words
• Be aware that writing is more than spelling words and involves understanding of oral language and writing conventions

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This is a very exciting time to be or work with a speech-language pathologist (SLP) if you are interested in language and literacy development and disorder.

SLPs' roles and responsibilities have come a long way from the old days of articulation therapy. The American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has outlined our new role in the remediation of literacy disabilities such as dyslexia.

It is important to remember that children learn at different paces. That said, if you are looking at this website you probably have concerns about your child's communication, pre-literacy, reading, spelling, writing, organizational, or social skills.

This is a very exciting time to work with a speech-language pathologist (SLP) if your child has difficulties with listening, speaking, reading, spelling, and/or writing.

Upon completion of this section, you will:

• Be able to track your child’s early development with the help of a checklist
• Identify whether or not your child may be at risk for a language-based learning disability
• Be able to take this checklist to your professional if you choose to seek help

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Upon completion of this section, you will:

• Know that along with reading, dyslexics often struggle with writing because they have difficulty identifying sounds, and thus spelling words

To write we need knowledge of our language

Johnson & Myklebust (1967) discussed the connections between writing and oral language and no