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, 2023
- 8 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 8 min
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, 2022
- 7 min
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, 2022
- 7 min
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, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 7 min
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, 2022
- 7 min
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, 2021
- 7 min
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, 2021
- 6 min
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, 2021
- 7 min
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, 2021
- 7 min
What Exactly is Speech Therapy, and Why Does My Child Need it?
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, 2021
- 3 min
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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