What is a Social Story?

What is a Social Story?

Does your child become anxious or scared going to a new place? Can simple errands such as running to the grocery store turn into a time-consuming event?  A social story is a great way to alleviate the anxiety a child experiences about going to a new place. Social...
How to Motivate Your Child

How to Motivate Your Child

By Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC-SLP Is it difficult to motivate your child to want to come to speech-language therapy to tutoring sessions, or even go to school? Does your child say, “I don’t like it” or “It’s too hard”?   Here are some ideas to make things that give your...
The Power of Names

The Power of Names

Between 3 and 4 years of age, children begin to recognize letters and start to make some letter-sound associations. Knowledge of letter names and the sounds letters make is a very important pre-literacy skill and builds a strong foundation for reading. This knowledge...
Learning Specialist vs Tutor

Learning Specialist vs Tutor

When students struggle in school parents often decide to enroll their child in learning services to help them learn the skills they need to succeed. The first option that comes to mind for extra help typically is tutoring service. Here at ETLC, we offer tutoring...
How to Practice Math Facts

How to Practice Math Facts

Does your child have a hard time memorizing their math facts? Whether your child is working on addition, subtraction, multiplication or division facts, you can use the following strategy to help master them! You may have heard the staff here at ETLC talk about the...
Building Language During Play

Building Language During Play

By Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC-SLP Is your child behind in speech and language skills for her age?  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 your daily routines. PLAY!...
First/Then Schedules

First/Then Schedules

Does your child have a tough time completing a simple task? Try using a First/Then visual schedule! This visual shows your child that he or she will first finish one task or activity, and will then be able to do something fun! Here are some tips for starting out with...