Early Learning: Visual Perception Part 1

We discuss visual perceptual aspects important to learning to read here

Welcome to this 5 video blog in our Early Learning series.  With this video we move on from Auditory Perception to Visual Perception.  If you are new to this series, please keep in mind that all the aspects we are going to be discussing are interlinked.  So be sure to catch up on the previous […]

Early Learning: Auditory Perception – part 3

Educational psychologist Anel Annandale discusses the final three aspects of auditory perception

Welcome to this 4th video post in our series on Early Learning!  Today we are going to be discussing the final three aspects of auditory perception.  If you haven’t watched the previous videos in this series be sure to catch them. You can find the videos by clicking on the links at the bottom of […]

Therapy for Children: When to Consider It

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A need for therapy for children can be difficult to pick up on as parents. Just like adults, all children tend to experience emotional strain with various life changes. Some children’s strain may be expressed through a dip in their academic performance, mood swings and other telling signs, which can all be viewed as normal. Childhood is […]

Early Learning: Auditory Perception – Part 2

Watch this third video in our Early Learning series on Auditory Perception here

Welcome to this third installment in our Early Learning series.  Today we are going to delve a little deeper into aspects of Auditory Perception and why they are important for learning to read.  If you haven’t watched the previous two video in our Early Learning series I would really encourage you to do so.  You’ll […]

Early Learning: Auditory Perception – Part 1

Anel Annandale discuss the importance of Auditory Perception in Early Learning

Welcome back to this second installment in our Early Learning Series.  In last week’s video we looked at three important principles to keep in mind when teaching young children.  In the introduction, I had also mentioned that we would be dividing the series up into four divisions.  These are: Auditory Perception, Visual Perception, Concept Development […]

Tools for Child-Centered Play Therapy vs. Adult Play Therapy

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Play therapy (child-centered play therapy and adult play therapy) is a psychological intervention recognised and renowned for its treatment of various psychological disorders. In part two of our blog series on play therapy, we discussed the various benefits of play therapy for individuals diagnosed with psychological disorders. Today, we take a look at the variety of instruments employed in child-centered therapy (CCPT) versus adult […]

Principles of Early Learning

Keep these three principles of early learning in mind as you work with your child

Early Learning Series: I’m so excited to launch this video article in a series on Early Learning.  Throughout this series I am going to teach you the foundational skills that your child needs to learn to read and do maths.  Pre-literacy skills and pre-numeracy skills help to build brains, and this is what we’re going […]

Types of Play Therapy for Various Disorders

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There are various types of play therapy suited to different diagnoses. In our previous blog on play therapy, we defined this psychological intervention while highlighting a few of its benefits. This blog serves to talk about how play therapy can be beneficial for those diagnosed with autism, anxiety, ADHD and other conditions. Play therapy has a profound number […]

How to help a child with Dyscalculia

Do this to get support for a child with dyscalculia

In order to help a child with Dyscalculia, it is important for us to first get a diagnosis.  Next try to gather as much professional support as you can. And finally learn how to support a child with dyscalculia at home. Getting a Dyscalculia diagnosis: First things first: Before we can access appropriate resources, we […]

Behaviour Therapy for ADHD – what you need to know

Medication and therapy for adhd have been found to be effective treatments

I’m guessing that if you’re reading this, your child has already been assessed and has been diagnosed with ADHD.  At this point you’ve probably chatted to various medical and educational professionals and also done some research yourself.  And you’ve likely found most research suggests that a combination of medication and behavioural therapy seems to be […]