Rationale and Strategy:Growing up, my brother had a speech impediment and now, after completing three years of speech therapy, he speaks almost normally with minimal grammar/phonological errors. But his reading and reading comprehension are terrible. He doesn't understand what he reads and sometimes has to read the same paragraph three times. I've seen him struggle from the beginning and I want to find ways that can help him with his reading. Therefore, I want to understand the connection between a language delay and a child's reading skills. I will research why reading skills seem to be affected by a speech disorder and then try to find a soul to help children with this disorder read. I will test my solution on my 10 year old brother who was diagnosed with a speech impediment at the age of 4. I want to find ways to help him since he is in 5th grade and reading at a minimum 4th grade reading level. I will be researching language delays, specifically childhood apraxia of speech, to better understand how they affect a child, as speech disorders are not a big topic we learn about in class . Next, I will research the reading level and skills of a 10 year old. I will observe my brother and compare his reading skills to the skills he should read with for his age. I will ask my brother to read six passages. Two stories that meet 4th grade standards, two stories that meet 5th grade standards, and then two passages that meet 6th grade standards. He will read and answer questions from a story from each grade level on his own, then read and answer questions from a story from each grade level with my help. He will read the stories aloud then answer questions and if he needs help...... middle of paper ......hood Apraxia ofSpeech. Retrieved November 18, 2013 Apela, K. and Lawrence, J. (2011). Contributions of morphological awareness skills to word reading and spelling in first-grade children with and without speech sound disorder. Journal Of Speech, Language & Hearing Research, 54(5), 1312-1327.doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2011/10-0115)Ferreira, J., Rönnberg, J., Gustafson, S. and Wengelin, A . (2007). Read, why not? : Literacy skills in children with motor and speech disorders. Communication DisordersQuarterly, 28(4), 236-251.Rvachew, S. (2007). Phonological processing and reading in children with speech disorders. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 16(3), 260-270.doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2007/030)Velleman, SL (2003). Resource guide for apraxia of speech in children. Clifton Park, New York: DelmarLearning.