by Enrichment Therapies | May 23, 2017 | Speech & Language, Toddler/Pre-K Activities, Uncategorized
By: Megan Van Laar, M.A., CCC-SLP It’s time for my next post in this series! If you missed my previous posts, check out how to use puzzles and blocks while developing speech and language. Today we will talk about how we can work on speech, language, and...
by Enrichment Therapies | May 18, 2017 | Speech & Language
Is it difficult for your child to answer open-ended questions? Do you feel like your child might be more successful if choices were included? At Enrichment Therapy and Learning Center (ETLC) our mission is to create learning opportunities for each child in a fun and...
by Enrichment Therapies | May 17, 2017 | Reading, Toddler/Pre-K Activities
By Tessa Lancaster, M.A., CCC-SLP You’ve probably seen our previous blog posts about adapted books (if you haven’t, check them out here and here)! If you’re interested in watching how we might use an adapted book, check out this fun video! Remember, when choosing the...
by Enrichment Therapies | May 16, 2017 | Developmental Stages, Speech & Language, Uncategorized
By Megan Hughes, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist A baby’s understanding of language and motor skills develop much faster than their ability to speak. Sign language can help you understand what your baby is thinking before he/she can even talk! Teaching...
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...
