Articles from the Hanen Centre, Canada based.

This is a Canadian based web site for parents, preschool educators, and speech-language-pathologists focused on language and literacy development . They have a valuable variety of books/booklets, some of which are moderately expensive. But BEST OF ALL they offer a series of wonderful short articles on language and literacy, many of which I’ve printed for my own library of resources. I’ve listed a few below. Their web site is well worth checking out.

ARTICLES

Talking to Young Children Makes a Big Difference

http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/Talking-to-Young-Children-Makes-a-Big-Difference!.aspx

Promoting Language with Books

http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/Promoting-Language-with-Books.aspx

Getting Ready to Read

http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/Getting-Ready-to-Read.aspx

Teaching Children to Think

http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/Teaching-Children-to-Think–Meeting-the-demands-of.aspx

More Than ABC’s

http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/More-Than-ABCs—Building-the-Critical-Thinking-Sk.aspx

What Makes Your Child Tick….Communication

http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/What-Makes-Your-Child-Tick-.aspx

Not For Profit Charity

“The Hanen Centre is a not-for-profit charitable organization with a difference. We are a social entrepreneur, operating our business for a clear social purpose – to enable young children to develop the best possible language and literacy skills. Founded in 1975 by Ayala Hanen Manolson, a speech-language pathologist who saw the potential of involving parents in their child’s early language intervention, The Hanen Centre is  dedicated to addressing a pressing social problem – delays in language development in young children, including children with developmental delays and autism.”