Many people would have heard of dyslexia as it has had some public exposure over the years. They may even have an understanding of what dyslexia is; but they’re unlikely to have ever heard of dysgraphia.
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Special Needs
Learn how to help children with learning disorders
After a child is diagnosed with a learning disability, it’s assumed this will greatly affect their ability to learn. In some sense it may be true, but in another, this need not be the case. When diagnosed early enough, the effects of the child’s learning disability can be mitigated with the proper intervention strategies and the right education for both the child, parent, and educator. Read more
Is it ever too late for Early Childhood Intervention?
Early childhood intervention is an educational and support system for young children who have developmental delays or disabilities. It also supports children who may have been victims of abuse or neglect.
Read moreHow does a child learn to mistrust?
Trust is important to a child’s psychological development. A child that learns to trust or mistrust can have far reaching consequences that affect all areas of their life from childhood through adulthood.
Read moreWhat to do when my child has a public meltdown?
A child having a meltdown in public is loud, grabs attention, and can be very embarrassing for you. You may very well feel the eyes of judgement on you, and you’ll inevitably feel like people think you’re doing something wrong, or that you haven’t raised or taught your child properly.
Read moreCan children outgrow specific learning difficulties?
Specific learning disability (SLD) is a disorder that can manifest itself in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and mathematical calculation. Dyslexia is an example of a specific learning disability. SLD is often difficult to diagnose and often gets mixed up with autism spectrum disorders or attention deficit disorders.
Read moreHow early childhood intervention helps children
Early childhood intervention is an educational and support system for young children who have developmental delays or disabilities. It also supports children who may have been victims of abuse or neglect.
Read moreEarly childhood intervention is critical for helping children
Early childhood intervention is an educational and support system for young children who have developmental delays or disabilities. It also supports children who may have been victims of abuse or neglect.
Read moreLearn how you can help children with speech disorders
Speech and communication disorders are pretty common in children. You may already know a child personally or they may be a student or someone under your care.
You may notice the child may have problems hearing, or they are behind in their speech development for their age, and they may get impatient and frustrated when trying to communicate.
If caught and diagnosed early and with the right treatment, you can really make a difference in helping these children deal with their speech and communication disorder.
Join us for the Professional Certificate in Speech Therapy Assistant programme and gain the tools to assist in the assessment, screening and treatment of communication and speech disorders to help affected children and adults gain their independence and improve the quality of their lives. Read more
Learn to support children with ADHD in 6 months!
It’s not simple or easy to determine if a child has a learning disability. Many otherwise normal behaviour can sometimes be misidentified for being a learning disability.
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