10/18/2026
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month — and we want to share something that often surprises people. 📚
Did you know that reading is built on language?
Before a child ever holds a book, the foundation for reading is being laid in the sounds they hear, the words they learn, and the way their brain processes language.
SLPs work on this foundation every day.
Phonological awareness — the ability to hear and play with the sounds in words — is one of the strongest early predictors of reading success. And it's squarely in the wheelhouse of speech-language pathology.
When a child struggles to rhyme, to segment words into syllables, or to isolate individual sounds, that's not just a speech concern. It's a literacy concern.
At Simply Communication, we're thinking about reading from the very beginning of a child's language development — because that's when the groundwork gets laid.
📌 If your child's school has mentioned reading concerns, or if you're wondering whether an SLP evaluation might be helpful — we'd love to talk.
💬 Did you know SLPs work on reading foundations? Drop your thoughts below. ⬇️