by Enrichment Therapies | Apr 7, 2022 | Feeding & Swallowing, Speech & Language
By: Kaylie Wright, M.A., CCC-SLP Are you concerned that your child has a tongue or lip tie? Have you been told tongue ties “rarely cause issues” or “treating tongue ties is a fad?” There is a lot of misinformation around the topic of tongue ties. It is important to...
by Enrichment Therapies | Mar 31, 2022 | Speech & Language
By: Suzanne Moore, M.S., CCC-SLP Between virtual learning and the increased availability of electronic entertainment for children, teaching our kids play skills is more important than ever. Children can learn endless valuable skills through modeling by adult play...
by Enrichment Therapies | Mar 24, 2022 | Reading, Speech & Language
Are you looking for fun, enriching activities to do with your preschoolers? What better activity to engage in than reading books? It is never too early to encourage a love of books, stories, and reading. Below are 7 books to foster pre-literacy and language skills: ...
by Enrichment Therapies | Mar 8, 2022 | Speech & Language
By: Mallory Carr, M.A., CCC-SLP Making the Most of Minimal Pairs Your child’s speech-language pathologist (SLP) might be using a minimal pair therapy approach with your child if they are struggling with a phonological disorder. This means that a child is making...
by Enrichment Therapies | Feb 16, 2022 | Reading
My child struggles with reading and sounding out words.What can I do to help him/her? Many children struggle with reading. As a parent, you may be wondering what you can do to help your child become a more confident and successful reader. I’ve put together 5 things...
by Enrichment Therapies | Nov 18, 2021 | Speech & Language
By: Kacy Leuke, M.S., CF-SLP Speech and language therapy shouldn’t be something that you have to fight to fit into your schedule. Make it easy on yourself! Practicing speech and language in the car is a great option for families who are always on the go. Below are a...
by Enrichment Therapies | Oct 21, 2021 | Speech & Language
By: Mallory Carr, M.A., CCC-SLP Halloween is such a fun time of the year for kids (and adults!). There are so many things to look at, and lots to talk about! Here are a few ideas to sneak speech and language practice into Trick-or-Treating or your other Halloween...
by Enrichment Therapies | Aug 31, 2021 | Speech & Language
By: Suzanne Moore, M.A., CCC-SLP We know you want to help your child improve their speech! Here is a “cheat sheet” to help you use minimal pairs when you practice at home. Minimal pair intervention utilizes words that only differ by one sound or one “phoneme” to help...
by Enrichment Therapies | Aug 31, 2021 | Speech & Language
When your child is young and having a hard time being understood by you and others, it can be so frustrating—for both you and your kiddo! However, there are ways you can help improve your child’s articulation and reduce frustrations with communication breakdowns. 1....
by Enrichment Therapies | May 20, 2021 | Enrichment TLC Events
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...
