by Enrichment Therapies | Apr 6, 2020 | School Aged Activities
Are you struggling with new schedules in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic? With schools being closed and activities postponing or canceling, family routines have been turned upside down. Even though we are adjusting to a new reality, getting organized with a new...
by Enrichment Therapies | Mar 22, 2020 | Reading
By: Suzanne Moore, M.S., CCC-SLP “I’m the worst reader in my class,” “This is going to take so long,” “I don’t like anything about school,” “I’m just so tired.” These are the kind of things that reading interventionists hear when they work with students who...
by Enrichment Therapies | Mar 10, 2020 | Speech & Language
By: Mallory Carr, M.A., CCC-SLP Lots of children need a little help pronouncing certain speech sounds! Oral speech production is a very intricate and complicated process, and each sound occurs very quickly. With a little help from a speech-language pathologist and...
by Enrichment Therapies | Mar 3, 2020 | Reading
March is National Reading Month! This is a great time to instill a love of reading in your child. Busy schedules and end-of-day energy levels can often interfere with taking the time to read with your child, but research shows that reading for just 20 minutes per day...
by Enrichment Therapies | Feb 17, 2020 | Developmental Stages, Play, Speech & Language
Floortime is a relationship-based therapy for children with Autism developed by Stanley Greenspan M.D. and Serena Wieder, Ph.D. Floortime can be done anywhere. It can be done on the playground, in the bathtub, in the car, everywhere! Parents get down on the floor...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 20, 2020 | Executive Function, Social Skills, Speech & Language
By: Kaylie Wright, M.A. CCC-SLP What are executive functions and what can you do as a parent to support their development? Executive functions are the mental processes that enable us to plan, control our behavior, focus, and manage multiple tasks successfully to help...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 14, 2020 | Student of the Month
Congratulations Cristiano! ETLC December Student of the Month North Liberty Location Nominated by Suzanne Moore, M.S., CCC-SLP I am excited to introduce Cristiano Pratt as our December student of the month for our North Liberty office! Cristiano has excellent...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 8, 2020 | Math, Reading, School Aged Activities, Speech & Language
By Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC-SLP Does your child have difficulty answering questions or remembering what he has read? Is it hard for him to problem-solve or inference? At Enrichment Therapy and Learning Center we can help. We work with kids who struggle with...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 2, 2020 | Student of the Month
Congratulations Ava! ETLC December Student of the Month Urbandale Location I am excited to introduce Ava Weitl as our December student of the month for our Urbandale office! Ava attends individual tutoring sessions to improve her reading and math abilities. She has...
by Enrichment Therapies | Dec 23, 2019 | School Aged Activities, Speech & Language
Does your child have trouble listening and following directions? Getting your child to follow commands at home does not have to be difficult or boring. At Enrichment Therapy and Learning Center, P.C., we target a child’s receptive language skills through following...
