If you’re exploring a mid-career change and want to work with children, Early Intervention pathway might be for you.
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Special Education
Are you ready to be a special needs educator in 2023?
As the year ends and the new year looms on the horizon, you may have been thinking about what you plan to do with yourself going into 2023.
If you are considering a career switch to doing something more meaningful with your career, or currently dealing with exceptional children, or have a calling to work with them, you will need to be specially trained! You will need to understand the different types of exceptional children and all their intellectual, emotional and physical disabilities.
Read moreWhen is it appropriate to test for Autism?
Previous studies have shown that parents recognise signs of autism far earlier in a child’s life than when it is actually diagnosed. Sometimes parents wait to see if the issue they are seeing goes away, or if it’s just a passing developmental phase. Read more
Attain your Certificate in Special Education
College of Allied Educators provides a series of WSQ courses that may give you a head start if you’re looking to start your career in the special education industry, or may be exploring a mid-career change and want to work with children.
Read moreHow common is speech & communication disorder?
A communication disorder is a disorder that negatively affects the person’s ability to speak or engage in discussions with other people. It can range from the inability to understand their own native language, or it can be an inability to make the proper sounds necessary for speech.
It may affect up to 17% of people and includes lisping and stuttering and children with autism spectrum disorder are likely to also have speech and communication disorders.
Read moreWhat if my child gets into trouble at school?
Every parent dreads having to receive a call from school about their child misbehaving. Whether it is getting into fights, inattentiveness during class or having bad grades, it can be frustrating for parents if they do not understand the reasons behind the child’s behaviour.
The parent’s reaction can even cause the situation to worsen.
Read moreHow do I know if it is abnormal behaviour?
It’s not always obvious what behaviours are normal or abnormal in children. Many times, adults and educators tend to think that the child may have behaviour issues when they might not. The biggest issue in identifying abnormal behaviour is that many of the symptoms look the same as normal behaviour.
Some of the most common signs can be:
- Inattentiveness
- Unwillingness or inability to follow instructions
- Throws tantrums in public
- Aggression
Looking for a mid-career change & want to help children?
If you’re exploring a mid-career change and want to work with children, Early Intervention pathway might be for you.
Can Play Therapy help my child?
Some people believe that letting children play is unproductive, and that it wastes their potential to learn other more important things. Play is often used as a reward for doing something approved by parents and also to be taken away as a punishment. However, play can be so much more than that.
Read moreHow do I know if it is ADHD?
It’s not simple or easy to determine if a child has a learning disability. Many otherwise normal behaviours can sometimes be misidentified for being a learning disability.
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