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Jessica Wacker
Feb 21, 20246 min read
What is Fluid Reasoning and How Does it Impact My Child's Learning?
This article will take a deep dive into fluid reasoning and why it matters.
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Jessica Wacker
Dec 19, 20238 min read
Why Does My Child Keep Interrupting? How Concerned Parents Can Understand and Address This Issue.
You learned long ago that it’s considered impolite to interrupt. But your kid didn’t get that memo. Lately, it feels like every time...
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Jessica Wacker
Dec 14, 20233 min read
A Decade of Dedication: Celebrating 10 Years of Empowering Students
A decade has passed since our business embarked on a journey to serve the students and private schools of Chicago. Now, it is time to reflec
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Jessica Wacker
Aug 15, 20238 min read
How to Understand Developmental Delays and Unlock Your Child’s Growth Potential
Kids all develop at their own pace. Just get a group of same-aged kiddos together on the playground and you’ll witness this principle in...
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Jessica Wacker
Dec 13, 20227 min read
Speech and Language Milestones for Children
Speech and Language Milestones for Children. How Parents Can Keep Track of Communication Skills Development.
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Jessica Wacker
Oct 28, 20227 min read
How Can I Target My Child’s Speech and Language Therapy Goals at Home?
If your child is working with a speech and language therapist, it may also be your very first experience with this type of educational...
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Jessica Wacker
Sep 19, 20226 min read
What is Written Expression Disorder? Recognizing This Issue and Getting the Support Your Child Needs
Our ability to express ourselves in writing is one of the most valuable skills we possess as humans. It’s how we catalog and pass down...
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Jessica Wacker
Jul 11, 20226 min read
What Are Social Scripts? How This Strategy Can Help Kids Learn and Practice Valuable Skills.
If you’re like most people, you probably think of scripts as what actors use to learn their lines. So, why would we be talking about...
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Jessica Wacker
Jun 25, 20226 min read
What is Auditory Processing Disorder? Understanding This Complex Issue When It Impacts Your Family.
On the surface, understanding what you hear seems simple and straightforward. But it’s not. In truth, processing what we hear so we can...
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Jessica Wacker
Jun 10, 20226 min read
What is Specific Language Impairment? Understanding and Addressing This Issue With Your Child.
As a parent, you wish you could protect your child from any struggles. Because you pay close attention and are an expert on what’s normal...
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Jessica Wacker
Mar 7, 20226 min read
What Is Dyslexia? Shedding Some Light on This Often Misunderstood Issue.
As a modern parent, you’ve most likely heard the term, dyslexia. You may even know a little bit about it. It’s the issue where people...
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Jessica Wacker
Jan 10, 20227 min read
What is Autism? And What Can You Do If Your Child Receives This Life-Altering Diagnosis?
We’ve all heard at least a little bit about autism. Maybe you know someone with autism. Maybe your child has recently been diagnosed....
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Jessica Wacker
Jan 3, 20227 min read
Let’s Get Social—How Our Pragmatic Language Skills Help Us Connect With Our World
Here at The Loop, we love all things language. That’s why we’ve devoted our most recent weekly blogs to diving deep into this complex and...
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Jessica Wacker
Dec 27, 20217 min read
The Brain and Language—How We Use Processing Skills to Make Sense of What We Hear and Say
Language is too big a topic to adequately cover in one post, so we’re going to be exploring the different facets of our language skills...
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Jessica Wacker
Dec 20, 20216 min read
What is Language, Anyway? And Why Does It Matter?
Today, we’re tackling a big topic—language. On the surface, it may seem like a straightforward concept to grasp—but dig a bit deeper, and...
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Jessica Wacker
Nov 15, 20217 min read
Educators and SLPs—Working Together to Give Students the Learning Experience They Deserve
As an educator, you’ve already got a LOT on your plate. Interfacing with students and parents, creating and providing high-quality,...
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Jessica Wacker
Nov 8, 20217 min read
What Exactly is Speech Therapy, and Why Does My Child Need it?Â
You’ve been contacted by the school, asking permission for your child to be evaluated by the Speech Therapist—and you’ve got questions....
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Dr. Jessica Wacker
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Ways to Encourage Language
There are so many things we can do in everyday life to encourage language growth in our children. Whether you have an infant, toddler, or...
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