by Enrichment Therapies | Apr 19, 2017 | Reading, Toddler/Pre-K Activities
A couple of weeks ago, we described adapted books and provided an example of an adapted book with tactile additions. If you missed that blog post, check it out here! For those of you who found the previous example of an adapted book helpful, below are some additional...
by Enrichment Therapies | Apr 19, 2017 | Math, School Aged Activities
Does your child have a difficult time counting money or figuring out how to give change? Knowing how to use money to buy items from a store and to create a budget are important life skills. Last year I created a school store in an empty room at our Urbandale office....
by Enrichment Therapies | Apr 18, 2017 | Social Skills
Anxiety is not uncommon- in children OR adults! Reassure When you’re upset about something, does it help when someone tells you to calm down? Typically not. Your child is the same. They know there is nothing to worry about. Instead try having them stop, take a...
by Enrichment Therapies | Apr 12, 2017 | Speech & Language, Toddler/Pre-K Activities
by Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC-SLP Are you looking for new ways to work on language building during play at home? Are you wondering what you can do at home to help your child improve their skills? Here are some great ways to incorporate language learning into seasonal...
by Enrichment Therapies | Apr 11, 2017 | Developmental Stages, Speech & Language
What ages do you see? Why is it necessary to have an evaluation? How are your services different than the services offered in the school? What research-based strategies do you use? As a parent, you may have many questions about the services we provide here at...
by Enrichment Therapies | Apr 10, 2017 | Enrichment TLC Events
Lauren Singleton is the ETLC student of the month pick for March! Lauren began her time at ETLC during the summer of 2015. Since then, she has been making excellent progress. Lauren met all of her speech goals and was dismissed in the fall of 2016. She has also...
by Enrichment Therapies | Apr 4, 2017 | Enrichment TLC Events
Congratulations Jackson! ETLC Student of the Month Urbandale Location Nominated by Sarah Sitzmann, M.A., CF-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist I am proud to introduce Jackson Larsen as our March student of the month at our Urbandale office! Jackson is 13 years old. ...
by Enrichment Therapies | Apr 3, 2017 | Reading
By Tessa Lancaster, M.A., CCC-SLP Do you want to engage your young one in book-reading, but struggle to keep him motivated? Or perhaps you have a child who could better access a book with some adjustments made to it. If this is the case, you might consider using...
by Enrichment Therapies | Apr 3, 2017 | Reading
By Megan Hughes, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist Previously, I described 3 helpful analogies used to teach your child the difference between mirror-image letters “b” and “d”. Find this information here! Once your child becomes more...
by Enrichment Therapies | Mar 30, 2017 | Social Skills, Speech & Language
Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC-SLP Does your child have difficulty talking to new people? Does he or she get frustrated or embarrassed? Help your child gain confidence in social situations by using these helpful strategies when talking to others. 1. Use positive body...
