The Reading & Language Learning Center

Okay, fine. We’ll tell you. 👀

Sounds2Print™ Essentials is coming up October 29–30!

Two days of hands-on training designed to help SLPs and educators better understand the connections between speech, language, reading, and spelling, and how to put them into practice with struggling readers.

📍 Vienna, VA
📅 October 29–30
⏰ Registration closes October 15

Ready to be in on it? Learn more and register at the link in our bio.

Reading isn’t something our brains are born knowing how to do. 🧠

For individuals with dyslexia, building the connections between sounds, language, and print can take more explicit instruction and practice. That can help explain why a word they read yesterday might feel difficult again today.

Understanding what’s happening in the dyslexic brain helps us understand why the right instruction matters. ❤️

Why are we using 🪞mirrors during 📚reading therapy? 🤔

Because in Sounds2Print™, we don’t start with spelling rules. We start with speech sounds.

Helping students understand what they hear, see, and feel when they produce sounds gives them a stronger foundation for connecting those sounds to print. 👄

It’s one of the ways our SLP-developed approach brings speech, language, reading, and spelling together.

Want to learn how we do it? Sounds2Print™ Essentials is coming up October 29–30 in Vienna, VA. Registration closes October 15.

🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.readingllcenter.com/sounds2print-essentials/?utm_source=rllc_social&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=s2p_essentials_oct_2026

Dyslexia is a word most people have heard. But that doesn’t mean it’s always well understood. ❤️

It’s not seeing letters backward. It’s not a vision problem. And it’s certainly not a reflection of intelligence or effort.

Understanding what dyslexia is and isn’t helps us recognize it, talk about it more accurately, and make sure students get the kind of instruction and support they need.

So this Dyslexia Awareness Month, we’re starting with the basics. ❤️

What does a Sounds2Print™ Essentials training actually look like?

It looks like learning by doing.

Participants step into the learner’s seat, use hands-on materials, practice instructional techniques, and teach them back. Our goal is for every clinician to leave not only understanding structured literacy, but feeling empowered to bring it to their own clients.

Join us October 29–30 in Vienna, VA for two collaborative, hands-on days of Sounds2Print™ Essentials.

Registration is open through October 15. Visit the link in our bio to learn more.

If dyslexia is a new word in your house, your child may be wondering what it means for them. ❤️ They may be asking: What does it mean? Why has reading felt harder for me? Does this change anything about who I am?

Sometimes it helps to hear the answers from someone other than Mom or Dad. So if your child needs to hear this today, show them this video. ❤️

We’re going RED for Dyslexia Awareness Month! ❤️

Dyslexia is a big part of what we do at RLLC, so you know we have a lot planned for October.

All month long, we’ll be talking about dyslexia from every angle: what it is, what it can look like, how it affects reading and spelling, how speech and language fit into the picture, and most importantly, the kids and individuals behind it all.

We’re excited to spend the month learning, celebrating, and raising awareness alongside our families, fellow professionals, and community. ❤️

Follow along. We have a lot to share!

The paper was safe. Jimmy just needed to remember where “safe” was. 😂

And somehow, a missing school paper turned into a whole new organizational system: Jimmy’s Solar System. 🪐🎒

Sometimes kids need a little help getting organized, but that doesn’t mean we have to do all the organizing for them. Giving them a simple structure and letting them help build the system can make it much more meaningful and usable.

And with that, we’re officially caught up with Jimmy! 💙