Information to share

In order to help parents understand and stimulate their child’s speech and language development or to access First Words services, here are a few useful tools:

• Create a Language Development corner on your bulletin board.  Order various First Words resources to help decorate it!
• Give parents a copy of the milestone brochures.   They are available in many languages and you can download them or order them for free.
• Lend families your copy of the First Words DVD:  Opening the Gate to Communicate.  It will help them see what First Words services look like.
• Have parents checkout the First Words website to find information on speech and language development, milestones and strategies.
• Ask them to call Ottawa Public Health Information at
  (613) 580-6744 ext. 28020.  There is a multilingual service to help families who speak languages other than English and French.
• Encourage concerned families to attend a community screening clinic where they can meet with a Speech-Language Pathologist.

If you want to learn more, contact us.