by Enrichment Therapies | Sep 27, 2023 | School Aged Activities, Speech & Language
Brooke Haessig M.A., CF-SLP Have you ever wondered what skills are needed to complete a STEM project? We often forget how speech and language impact science, technology, engineering, and math projects. We use sequencing and planning, our vocabulary, reading, following...
by Enrichment Therapies | Sep 26, 2023 | Resources
Written By: Samantha Walker, MA, CF-SLP (2023) If you were to ask me what a speech-language pathologist was at the age of 16, I wouldn’t have been able to give you a definition. In fact, I would have never even heard of the profession, much less know what they did....
by Enrichment Therapies | Sep 20, 2023 | Resources
By: Kacy Leuck, M.S., CCC-SLP When your child receives a dyslexia diagnosis, it can be an overwhelming experience. You may ask yourself, “What comes next?” or “How can I best help my child?” The most important thing is that they receive the support that they need in...
by Enrichment Therapies | Sep 19, 2023 | Speech & Language
Does your child’s speech-language therapy treatment plan include minimal pairs? Have you ever wondered what that meant or how to practice it at home? Let us help get these questions answered! What is Minimal Pair Intervention? Minimal pair intervention utilizes words...
by Enrichment Therapies | Sep 13, 2023 | Math, School Aged Activities
Does your child have difficulty understanding math concepts? Many children struggle with math–in fact, according to the New York Times, 64% of 4th graders are not scoring at a proficient level in math. It’s important to make sure your child can succeed in math, but...
by Enrichment Therapies | Aug 24, 2023 | Developmental Stages, Feeding & Swallowing
An Oral Mechanism (Oral Mech) exam is done to assess the structures and function of the mouth in relation to speech and feeding/swallowing. An oral mech exam often looks at the face, tongue, jaw, lips, teeth, top and bottom of the mouth, and tonsils. The examining...
by Enrichment Therapies | Aug 16, 2023 | Speech & Language
Kids love to play — sometimes their play is super creative and silly and sometimes their play is quiet and focused. There is room for both, but if you’re noticing your child’s play is quiet more often, try these tricks to boost their expression! Unexpected Actions A...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jul 7, 2023 | Speech & Language
By: Kacy Leuck, M.S., CCC-SLP We all know that kids watch EVERYTHING that we do as adults. This includes watching how we interact socially with others. One of the best ways to help your child build their social skills is to provide them with good examples of positive...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jun 27, 2023 | Speech & Language
If you have concerns about your child’s speech and/or language development or they have recently been diagnosed with a speech or language disorder, you may have questions about how this happened or how concerned you should be. In many instances, the cause of speech...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jun 19, 2023 | Executive Function
Executive functioning refers to our cognitive skills to initiate and maintain attention, follow directions, remember events and information, organize information, demonstrate self-control, and more. Like other skills, executive functions are learned through experience...
