Written by: Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP, Founder of Enrichment Therapy & Learning Center Originally Published: May 22, 2024 | Updated: August 27, 2026 Way before your child starts formally learning to read, the foundations of reading are already being built...
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ADHD & Dyslexia Simulator: Free Empathy Tool
Written by: Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP Originally Published: February 8, 2017 | Updated: August 27, 2026 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to experience life through your child's eyes? Understood.org's "Through My Eyes" simulator lets you do exactly that....
What Are Sight Words, and Why Do They Matter for Reading?
Written by: Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP, Founder of Enrichment Therapy & Learning Center Originally Published: May 2, 2017 | Updated: August 27, 2026 Sight words are common words that kids learn to recognize instantly, by sight, without having to sound them out....
How Can Games Help My Child Build Visualizing and Language Skills?
Originally Published: December 15, 2016 | Updated: August 19, 2026 Games like Guess Who and Hedbanz are simple, screen-free ways to build your child's visualizing skills, the ability to form a mental picture from spoken or written language. Visualizing is a...
How Can I Help My Child Stop Confusing “b” and “d”?
Written by: Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP, Founder of Enrichment Therapy & Learning Center Originally Published: March 20, 2017 | Updated: August 19, 2026 Mixing up "b" and "d" is one of the most common letter confusions in early readers, and in most cases, it's a...
How to Help Your Child Tell Better Stories — and Understand What They Read
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP — Originally Published February 2021, Reviewed and Updated 2026 "What did you do at school today?" "Um… stuff." Every parent knows the frustration of trying to get information out of a child who struggles to organize and sequence...






