“이 정도면 아직 기다려봐도 되는 걸까?” “아니면 지금 한 번 제대로 확인해보는 게 좋을까?” 제가 부모님들께 상담드리면서 정말 자주 듣는 고민입니다. 답은 무조건 “기다리세요” 또는 “바로 치료를 시작하세요” 둘 중 하나만 있는 것은 아닙니다.

The goal of an evaluation isn’t to put a label on your child—it’s to better understand how your child communicates right now, where their strengths are, and whether there are skills we want to support more intentionally.

Here's something that surprised many parents we work with: a child's language skills in their early years can influence their reading development. This doesn't mean one determines the other. But research shows that children with stronger language foundations at age 2 often have an easier time with reading skills at age 5—things like phonics, comprehension, and understanding stories.