Use family literacy communication to connect school updates, home routines, and reading support without placing blame on families.
Ethan Miles
Project ImPACT For Diverse Family Routines
Project ImPACT can support social communication when coaching respects home language, daily routines, and family culture.
Oral Language Skills That Build Strong Readers
Evidence-based ways to build oral language skills through shared reading, questions, vocabulary, and bilingual family routines for preschoolers.
English-only Head Start and Bilingual Learners
English-only Head Start could affect bilingual preschoolers’ classroom language, home-language support, and family communication.
When Does a Child’s Speech Become Understandable to Other People?
A child can sound perfectly understandable at home and leave a grandparent, teacher, or unfamiliar adult asking, “What did they say?” That difference does not automatically mean something is wrong. Speech intelligibility by age develops gradually, and how clearly a child is understood depends on far more than whether individual Continue Reading
Speech Development Delays After the Pandemic
Speech development delays rose modestly in some post-pandemic data. Learn practical, evidence-based ways parents can monitor and support language.
Why Repetition Helps Children Learn New Words
Hearing a new word once may spark recognition, but knowing that word requires more than remembering its sound. Repetition and vocabulary development work together most effectively when children encounter useful words across different moments, meanings, and relationships. Parents do not need to schedule vocabulary lessons throughout the day. Books, songs, Continue Reading
English Learner Support for K-12 Schools
English Learner Support strategies for K-12 teams: co-teaching, language scaffolds, literacy routines, and family-centered planning.
Why Play-Based Learning Helps Children Speak More Naturally
Children are more likely to communicate when their words, sounds, gestures, or expressions help something happen. Play-based language learning creates those meaningful moments: a child can request another block, protest when a toy is moved, invent a character, or invite someone into a game. The value is not that play Continue Reading
Childhood Speech Delays: What Research Shows
Childhood speech delays have risen in several datasets. Learn what the evidence shows, what remains uncertain, and how families can respond.