How to tell if your child is ready to read

There are many different ways to tell if your child is ready for school. Most of them involve social skills like paying attention, making friends or being able to sit still.

But one thing your child will definitely do in their first year at school is learn how to read. So how do you know that they are ready to do that?

Sonia Bestulic is the Founding Director of Talking Heads Speech Pathology and hosts the podcast Chatabout Children with Sonia Bestulic. Sonia outlines the signs that your child is ready to read.

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