Are you looking for some parent-friendly resources to help encourage speech and language skills in your young child?

Early speech skill development offers numerous benefits, impacting a child’s communication, social-emotional development, and academic success. By fostering clear and confident communication, children can better express their needs, form relationships, and participate in learning environments. 

Shelley L. Ciccone, MA, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist and MEEE Team Member at Heron Pond Elementary School has shared some valuable speech-language resources with easy examples to help you encourage this important skill in your every day interactions.

If you have concerns about your child’s speech-language development reach out to their pediatrician or contact Gateways Community Services (birth-age 3).

🩵 Each resource file below can be downloaded for future use/reference.