by Enrichment Therapies | Feb 20, 2017 | Reading
Help your child become a successful reader by teaching them these simple rules! A lot of words follow the same pattern. If your child is able to recognize these patterns they will become faster and more accurate at sounding words out while reading! Final...
by Enrichment Therapies | Feb 17, 2017 | Reading
Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC-SLP As shared in my previous post, phonological awareness is a term that refers to a group of pre-reading skills that are important for literacy and language development. Phonological awareness is the ability to hear sounds that makeup words in...
by Enrichment Therapies | Feb 17, 2017 | Social Skills
Does your child say things out loud that they shouldn’t? Do you feel like he or she just doesn’t understand some things should ONLY be thought? Your child may need to learn what things you just DON’T say. Discovering social rules can be tough, especially when so many...
by Enrichment Therapies | Feb 16, 2017 | Resources
Families of children with special needs often feel alone, overwhelmed, exhausted, discouraged… the list goes on. Thankfully, families in Iowa have an abundance of resources available to them to provide support, education, and assistance in other ways. Here are...
by Enrichment Therapies | Feb 16, 2017 | Math
Many parents often wonder how they can help set their child up for future success in math. I always recommend doing activities to help children have a strong sense of numbers and their value. All of the activities below are easy to prepare and will help your child...
by Enrichment Therapies | Feb 13, 2017 | Speech & Language
Does your child stutter or often have disfluent speech? There are a few changes that you as the parent can make to decrease disfluencies and increase your child’s communicative success! Tip #1: Speak slowly. If you speak in a slow and relaxed manner, your child...
by Enrichment Therapies | Feb 11, 2017 | Social Skills
Do you feel like your child often has a HUGE reaction to a small problem? Does not getting first-place result in a full-blown meltdown? It may be that your child does not yet understand how to regulate their emotional response to match the size of their problem....
by Enrichment Therapies | Feb 10, 2017 | Reading, Speech & Language
Written by Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC-SLP Phonological awareness is a term that refers to a group of pre-reading skills that are important for literacy and language development. Phonological awareness is the ability to hear sounds that makeup words in spoken language. This...
by Enrichment Therapies | Feb 9, 2017 | Reading
Did you know that you can begin teaching the skill of letter knowledge to your babies? That’s right! You don’t need to wait until they begin preschool (although that is also an important time to expose them to letters). Here are some easy activities for...
by Enrichment Therapies | Feb 8, 2017 | Math, Reading, Resources
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to experience life through your child’s eyes? You’ve probably read countless articles and books about your child’s learning or attention difficulties. As their parent, you know a lot about how they learn...
