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How to use praise constructively. Times have changes so much from the ‘good old days’ when our parents were drilled and threatened (or worse) into good behaviour. Nowadays, all the experts emphasise the importance of praise to moulding a child’s behaviour. But how do we avoid praising our children to the point of having spoilt, selfish and emotionally insecure children (who can’t handle a small bit of criticism)? The Power of Touch. The sense of touch is arguably the most important of all our senses....
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Speech and Language Therapy: Helping Children Be Part of Their World
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Pragmatic Language Impairment – PLI). Auditory Processing Disorder (APD). Speech and/or language can be delayed or impaired for a variety of reasons. In some cases, there doesn’t appear to be any cause that we can find, and in other cases the causes are more clear. Here is a list of some of the disorders that affect the development of speech and language skills and how. Click on each link below for more details. ATLAS Training - Helping children reach full potential.
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Dyspraxia, often called Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a “subtle” but distressing condition which affects the way children and adults do practical tasks due to their difficulty with motor skills as well as general planning and organisation. Dyspraxia is a hidden disability, which can often make it more devastating, as people are expected to manage tasks that are just not possible for them. Areas of difficulty for the dyspraxic child. Helping them cope in everyday environments.
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We aim to give children the skills they need to be successful at school. From foundation skills such as attention, listening and motor skills to academic skills like reading, handwriting and mathematics, we have a wide range of programmes, which are suitable for children of all abilities. Our programmes are different to “grinds” or resource teaching in that they are designed by therapists (psychologists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists) combining research-driven str...This prog...
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For further information, please don't hesitate to Contact us. Are you looking for a service that supports the whole child and his family? And that combines the latest knowledge and technology to effectively help children reach their unique potentials? Do you already have an occupational therapy/speech and language therapy or psychology report? Does your child’s school/teacher need to understand your child better? Do you need to make the most of limited resources? Is he easily distracted? 25% off review c...
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We believe that the premise behind learning is FUN! A child-friendly and very stimulating environment welcomes and hosts your child for his/her therapy session. Various toys, equipment and games are available for therapy. ATLAS Training uses primarily individual therapy to ensure that each session is uniquely tailored to each child. Each session is planned in advance specifically for each child and using family-directed goals as the guidelines for treatment. Speech and Language Therapy. Speech and Langua...
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Speech and Language Therapy: Helping Children Be Part of Their World
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Literacy is a developmental skill that entails the individual’s ability to read and write. We start applying reading skills (orthographic reading) from a very young age. Initially, such reading takes more the form of shape/pattern recognition, e.g., reading ‘STOP’ from a sign, recognising DVD names and titles, reading car names from the logo, etc. A three year old can easily accomplish such tasks. These are some of the skills targeted during literacy therapy:. First stages in reading and writing simple t...
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Speech and Language Therapy: Helping Children Be Part of Their World
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Speech and Language Services. Our services are individually designed by a whole team of professionals to ensure the whole child is treated. Our unique trans-disciplinary team of professions work together in an integrated manner to offer the best possible service to each child. To Promote Development For All. To give every child the skills to reach his/her full potential. ATLAS Training - Helping children reach full potential.
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ATLAS Training | Helping children reach full potential
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In today’s climate, all teachers will encounter children with special needs on a daily basis despite limited training in this area. Most of these teachers are dedicated teachers with large classes and limited time to manage the challenges of these children, despite their best intentions. Here are some important statistics:. In every class of 30 children:. 2-45 children will have Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) (Miller, 2006). 1-5 children will have dyslexia (Shaywitz and Shaywitz, 2007). ATLAS Training...
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Auditory Processing is the ability to make sense of the information we hear. It includes our ability to understand spoken instructions, and to remember several step instructions, such as put the milk in the fridge and then bring me your homework. The Auditory System is the system that takes in and processes sound information. This includes the ability to hear as well as the ability to make sense of what you hear (see Auditory Processing). And good motor planning. And movement in general. These are motor ...
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