Structured intervention for lasting learning.
SOUND Skills focuses on building literacy through structured intervention, targeting underlying language and literacy needs and connecting sounds, spelling, and meaning.
SOUND Skills offers structured, evidence-based instruction, addressing the root causes of learning needs, not short-term tutoring or homework help. Structured intervention systematically builds needed skills over time to give students what they need for lifelong success.
Language-Literacy connection
Strong literacy skills grow from well-developed speech and language systems. Reading difficulties such as dyslexia are rooted in how language is processed and connected to print. Understanding the language bases of reading and spelling helps clarify why some students struggle—and what kind of instruction is most effective.
Structured Literacy
Structured literacy teaches reading as a system, not a set of isolated skills. Instruction is explicit, carefully sequenced, and cumulative, helping students understand how sounds, spelling patterns, and meaning work together. This approach builds durable reading skills that transfer across texts and learning contexts.
Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities
Dyslexia and other reading disabilities don’t always look the way parents expect. Understanding common signs, patterns, and misconceptions can help families make sense of reading struggles and know when additional support may be helpful.
Parent Resources
A space for parents to learn. Explore blog posts on speech, language, and literacy development, along with practical ideas to support learning at home. Parent story time and additional family learning opportunities are coming soon.
Jill Rose-Roger, MS, CCC-SLP
With over 25 years of experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist and advanced training in literacy and dyslexia, Jill Rose-Roger specializes in supporting speech, language, and literacy development. Her work integrates speech-language expertise with structured literacy principles to address the underlying language systems that support reading, writing, and comprehension. Jill values thoughtful instruction that helps students develop lasting skills and confidence.
Master’s of Science in Communication Disorders
ASHA certified
SOUND Skills
instruction
Integrating Sounds, Orthography, and Understanding to build strong foundations for communication, reading, and learning.
Sounds
Sounds form the starting point for communication and literacy. The ability to detect and identify individual parts of words and sentences is foundational to being able to read and spell.
Orthography
Orthography is how spoken sounds are represented in written words. When people talk about phonics, they are talking about orthography.
Understanding
Understanding refers to making meaning from spoken and written language.
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Parent Resources
Strong reading is built on more than letter recognition. Here you’ll find clear explanations of why reading can be difficult even for capable learners, what structured literacy involves, and how speech and language skills like phonological awareness play a critical role in reading success.
Convenience & Comfort
Online Intervention
Online intervention offers a flexible, effective way to support language and literacy development from home. Sessions are interactive and personalized, using evidence-based practices adapted thoughtfully for a virtual setting. Many students thrive with online instruction, especially when sessions are structured, engaging, and supported by a consistent routine.
In-Home Intervention
In-home intervention provides individualized language and literacy support in a familiar, comfortable environment. Working one-on-one in the student’s home allows instruction to be responsive, personal, and grounded in real-life routines. Sessions are thoughtfully structured and tailored to each learner’s needs, using evidence-based practices that support lasting skill development.
SOUND Skills for Speech, Language, and literacy 