by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 23, 2017 | Science
Last week, we did a fun science experiment where we created snow dough! This is a very easy experiment that is sure to entertain kids of all ages. You’ll need: 16 oz. corn starch (put in the freezer overnight to make it extra cold and “snowy”) ~10...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 23, 2017 | Reading
Does your student demonstrate frequent loss of place during reading, skipping lines, skipping or substituting words during reading, finger-pointing during reading, and/or slow reading speed? They may be having difficulties with visual tracking! In order to use our...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 19, 2017 | Social Skills
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...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 18, 2017 | Social Skills
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...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 17, 2017 | Reading, Speech & Language
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...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 16, 2017 | Math, Reading
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...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 16, 2017 | Math
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...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 16, 2017 | Reading
Fun & Educational Pre-Literacy Applications: Megan’s Favorites By Megan Hughes, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist Needing some motivating activities to teach your preschooler/kindergartner their pre-literacy skills? Check out my favorite iPad...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 12, 2017 | Reading, Speech & Language
By: Megan Van Laar, M.A., CCC-SLP “Are we there yet???” How many times have you heard that question while traveling in the car with your kids? Road trips, short or long, can be difficult for kiddos to endure. What a perfect opportunity to play some...
by Enrichment Therapies | Jan 11, 2017 | Speech & Language
Are you unsure if your child’s language abilities are developing on time? Do you wonder if your child should be talking or understanding more than they are? As speech-language pathologists, we look at many communication skills when observing a four-year-old to...