Uncovering the special talents of your child

Uncovering the special talents of your child

Special Needs children are not just misunderstood, but often they are misjudged and underestimated on their abilities. The reason for this is simple enough. Special Needs children can have a range of learning disabilities and often require personalised learning plans and teaching methods. However, if you are trying to uncover the special talents of your child, underestimating them may make you miss their unique talents. Read more

Learn how to help children with learning disorders

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

Can children outgrow specific learning difficulties?

Can 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.

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Learn how you can help children with speech disorders

Learn 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