Language Development Skills

Few areas are more important to early education than language-development skills. Such skills allow children to share their thoughts and ideas, ask for help when they are having difficulty and communicate with their peers in an appropriate manner. When that development is disrupted by a learning disability, such as dyslexia, it can have a ripple effect on the child's entire life. Speech skills may fall behind those of other children, and the child may have difficulty retaining lessons in class. He may have problems expressing his frustration as well, which can lead to behavioral problems, such as bullying and acting out. When treating dyslexia and similar disabilities, it is vital to reverse this process and ensure that language-developmental skills are progressing at an appropriate pace.

The Center School Emphasizes Language-Development Skills

Private school teaching from the Center School focuses on this precise area when dealing with dyslexic children. Individual children may do better in some areas than others--they may be better at hearing information than reading it, which can provide a path to more effective education techniques. Our classes stress language use as the cornerstone of education, applying phonetic enunciation, reading comprehension and written communication skills. As children learn to retain what they hear and apply their language-development skills to different subjects, their social and emotional abilities will bloom as well. Private school teaching permits this in ways other schools can't because it allows for personalized attention tailored to each child's needs. Contact us for more information at 2450 Hamilton Ave., Abington, PA 19001. Our phone number is (215) 657-2200. You can fax us at (215) 657-2646, or you can email us at centerschool@centerschoolpa.org.