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MISSION
Our mission is to foster a lifelong love for reading by providing parents with the tools and techniques to build strong pre-literacy foundations during their child’s most critical years of development.
Many literacy interventions have overlooked toddlers, despite some students entering kindergarten unknowingly behind.
Literacy for Littles seeks to approach declining statewide and national level reading proficiency by providing families with comprehensive early literacy strategies.
Using a parent coaching model, you will build up identified literacy skills that provide your child with a solid foundation for learning language and loving reading.
WHO
Toddlers ages 2–4, with one parent or caregiver.
WHAT
Playful, group-based pre-literacy skill building classes provided over eight weeks. Parents learn how to support pre-literacy skills at home, guided by a licensed speech-language pathologist using known, evidence-based strategies.
What You'll Learn
Phonological awareness
Rhymes, syllables & sound play
Phonemic awareness
Hearing the smallest sounds in words
Early phonics
First letter–sound connections
Early comprehension
Understanding & loving stories
“When young children develop strong language skills early on, they are better equipped to engage in learning and succeed academically. ”
-H.Turner & M. Merrill, Institute for Education Sciences
“Learning to read begins the first time an infant hears a lullaby, a nursery rhyme, or a story.”
— Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, Maryanne Wolf
Format: One 45-minute class per week
Duration: Eight week session
Price: $400 per child
(includes one parent/caregiver present during class)
Christina Johnson, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist & Literacy Instructor
Christina is an Atlanta native who has worked with children for nearly 20 years.
She has worked as a toddler preschool teacher, inclusion instructor, and is a licensed speech-language pathologist.
After several years of working inpatient rehabilitation, Christina has transitioned to private practice supporting students with reading and writing challenges at Read, Well-Spoken, Speech, Language, and Literacy services.
Literacy for Littles is a program of Well-Read, Well-Spoken, Speech, Language, and Literacy services to address literacy during a child’s most impactful developmental window.