For as long as I can remember, books have been my comfort and my refuge. I was also incredibly lucky to grow up in a family where I was given many opportunities to be read to and interact with books and stories including over the summers. But for many children, reading may not be as pleasurable and are at an increased risk for summer slide with respect to literacy skills including those child who are identified with a specific learning difference in reading, including dyslexia, those diagnosed with language impairments, and children whose reading performance is below level on established...

Infants and toddlers learn a tremendous amount in their first three years of life. Sometimes a child’s development doesn’t progress as expected, and a child needs some extra help in meeting developmental milestones. Early intervention is meant to help infants and toddlers meet their developmental goals in key areas including: Physical skills (reaching, crawling, walking, drawing, building) Cognitive skills (thinking, learning, solving problems) Communication skills (talking, listening, understanding others) Self-help or adaptive skills (eating, dressing) Social or emotional skills (playing,...