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April 2021 Student of the Month- North Liberty
Congratulations, Blake!ETLC Student of the MonthNorth Liberty Location Nominated by Kaylie Wright, M.A.,CCC-SLP Blake is such a hard worker and has made so much growth with his speech! He is silly, funny, and persistent! He is...
April 2021 Student of the Month – Urbandale
Congratulations, Calvin!ETLC Student of the MonthUrbandale Location Nominated by Lisa Anderson, M.S.,CCC-SLP Calvin is such a hard worker. He always has a good attitude and tries his best. When I first met Calvin, it was difficult to get him to talk, but now it is...
Phonological Awareness Skill Mastery
By: Haley Hall, Learning Specialist Phonological Awareness skills are important for children to develop as they become readers as they are the foundation of being able to decode words and read fluently. Our SLP Kelsey Coaldrake wrote this blog post...
March 2021 STUDENT OF THE MONTH – Urbandale
Congratulations, Aidan!ETLC Student of the MonthUrbandale Location Nominated by Jaimi Bird, M.A.,CCC-SLP I am proud to introduce Aidan Weitl as our March student of the month at our Urbandale office! Aidan is 9 years old and is in the 2nd grade, he is a hard...
March 2021 STUDENT OF THE MONTH – NORTH LIBERTY
Congratulations, Lidia!ETLC Student of the MonthNorth Liberty Location Nominated by Kim Vogelgesang, Learning Specialist I am thrilled to announce Lidia as our Student of the Month! Lidia has shown tremendous growth in her reading skills throughout her time at...
6 Fun Ways to Practice Spelling Words
By: Renee Cox, Learning Specialist Has your child ever asked these questions? Why do I need to learn how to spell words correctly? Won’t spell check do that for me?Is there hope that I will learn to spell words correctly?If people can figure out what I am trying to...