Steps in Improving Schooling – Six Simple Steps at Home that can give a child an Advantage at School.
It can be daunting for parents of children with learning problems to try to help their children learn even the most basic skills. It’s natural for parents to feel driven to entrust their child’s education to professionals who have spent countless hours learning the specifics of their child’s disabilities. We must remember that as parents, […]
Treatment of Dyslexia – What is the Orton-Gillingham Approach?
Orton- Gillingham is a teaching approach used by a well-trained and experienced instructor to help struggling readers by taking a direct, explicit, multisensory, structured, sequential, diagnostic and prescriptive way in helping individuals with reading, writing and spelling. Professionals use visual and auditory tactics as well as some methods that involve movement and touch. With this […]
What are the causes of Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is a learning disability characterised by difficulties in recognising spoken sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). Dyslexia, often known as reading difficulty, affects the parts of the brain that processes languages. Dyslexic children frequently have normal vision and are just as intelligent as their peers. However, they have more […]
Dyslexia Screening Tests – Is Your Child Dyslexic?
Dyslexia Screening Tests – How can you know if a child’s challenges with spelling, reading, writing, or numeracy could be signs of dyslexia? First let us know what Dyslexia is? Dyslexia is a learning disorder that impairs a person’s speech and written language, making it difficult for them to understand and read words and numbers. […]
Is Dyslexia Genetic – Dyslexia in Adults
Dyslexia is a common learning disability that makes it difficult to understand and master the ability to skillfully read and use verbal language. Dyslexia is a neurological condition that is inherited. This means that a child can inherit this condition from a parent, and it can impair their neurological system’s performance. So, Is Dyslexia Genetic? […]
Dyslexia Awareness Month – Are we Really Aware of Dyslexia?
Dyslexia Awareness Month 2021 – Despite the fact that most of us have heard of or are familiar with dyslexia, there are numerous misconceptions about it. This is why it’s critical to spread the word about it! What exactly is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is a type of learning disability characterised by difficulty in reading which results […]
Treatment of Dyspraxia in Children
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dyspraxia is known as Developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Dyspraxia in children can affect their coordination skills such as keeping a proper body balance or playing a particular sport; it can also affect a child’s motor skills such as writing or handling small objects in hand. Unfortunately, most people have the idea that Dyspraxia is […]
Symptoms of Dyspraxia in Children
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Before we get into the symptoms of dyspraxia, let’s define dyspraxia. Dyspraxia, also known as Developmental coordination disorder (DCD), is a condition that affects a person’s physical coordination. It causes children to perform poorly in daily activities appropriate for their age. This condition causes problems organising and directing the body to perform motor skills […]
Treatment of Dysgraphia in Children: What Do We Do?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] If we suspect that our child may be showing symptoms of Dysgraphia, a neurological disorder that affects the children’s motor skills to form and write words or tend to use the wrong words from what they are trying to convey. There is no cure or medication for Dysgraphia but depending on the type of […]
Symptoms of Dysgraphia in Children
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] An elementary school child’s main focus is learning to write words and sentences. Although many kids have a difficult time learning to write and perfecting penmanship, it becomes a significantly larger problem when the child’s handwriting is consistently distorted or unclear or we may notice spelling errors and incomplete sentences. This problem may be […]
