By: Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC- SLP How long will my child need extra help? Can you guarantee he will make progress? Why are services at Enrichment Therapy and Learning Center better than somewhere else? These are questions we often hear from parents, and each are...
Talking to Your Infant in a Meaningful Way By Tessa Lancaster, M.A., CCC-SLP Did you know that the way you talk to your infant can impact his language development? I recently came across an article describing a study that addresses the benefits of talking to your...
By Tessa Lancaster, M.A., CCC-SLP Does your child struggle to use spatial concept terms correctly? There are many ways to teach preposition words, including teaching through play! In order to teach prepositions in play, use your child’s toys (e.g., figurines or...
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...
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...
MORE Motivation Ideas We all lose motivation sometimes. When I have a long list of things to do (laundry, dishes, cleaning bathrooms.....ugh) I usually need to find a way to motivate myself to get going, or nothing will get done. Often it feels so good to just cross...