by Enrichment Therapies | May 15, 2017 | School Aged Activities, Science
Throughout the past two weeks or so we have had 10 little class pets. We’re studying butterflies and have been observing our Painted Lady caterpillars daily. We had 2 cups with 5 caterpillars per cup, and enough food in the bottom of the cups to last them until...
by Enrichment Therapies | May 11, 2017 | Speech & Language, Toddler/Pre-K Activities
written by: Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC- SLP Are you wondering how to interest your child in learning letter names and sounds? Do you want your son or daughter to be ready for kindergarten in the fall? Here are some fun ideas to work on letter identification and learn...
by Enrichment Therapies | May 8, 2017 | Speech & Language, Uncategorized
Welcome to my second post in this series about playing with various toys to encourage speech and language development with your child. In this post, I will talk about playing with blocks! If you missed my last post about puzzles, check it out here. Articulation: If...
by Enrichment Therapies | May 7, 2017 | Speech & Language
Is it difficult for your child to listen to directions? Does he or she seem to lose focus after hearing just the first instruction? At Enrichment Therapy and Learning Center (ETLC) following directions & receptive language skills are often targeted in a fun and...
by Enrichment Therapies | May 3, 2017 | Enrichment TLC Events
Congratulations, Holly! ETLC Student of the Month Coralville Location Nominated by Tessa Lancaster, M.A., CCC-SLP Holly Wiese is our April Student of the Month at ETLC’s Coralville office! Holly began attending speech sessions in September of 2016. Since her very...
by Enrichment Therapies | May 2, 2017 | Reading, School Aged Activities, Uncategorized
By Megan Hughes, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist Sight words are commonly used words that young children are encouraged to memorize so that they can automatically recognize these words in print without having to use any strategies to decode. Knowledge of...
by Enrichment Therapies | May 1, 2017 | Speech & Language, Uncategorized
By: Megan Van Laar, M.A., CCC-SLP There is a multitude of skills that can be addressed while playing with various toys. In my next several blog posts, I plan to provide some ideas on how to incorporate speech and language development while playing with each of these...
by Enrichment Therapies | May 1, 2017 | Enrichment TLC Events
Congratulations Ben! ETLC Student of the Month Urbandale Location I am proud to introduce Ben Greth as our April student of the month at our Urbandale office! Ben is eleven years old. He loves going to Iowa Wild games, playing video games, and watching sports. He...
by Enrichment Therapies | Apr 27, 2017 | Enrichment TLC Events, Math, Reading, Social Skills, Speech & Language
Does your child need an academic boost over the summer? Is reading difficult? Is your child falling behind in math? Are you concerned about your child’s ability to express themselves clearly and follow directions? At Enrichment Therapy & Learning Center we...
by Enrichment Therapies | Apr 26, 2017 | Math
By Elizabeth Drewelow When I ask students about their favorite subjects in school, I get a variety of answers. Some will say art, music, or physical education. This comes with no surprise to me, as each allows for creativity and hands-on learning. Others say...
