Early Learning: Visual Perceptual Skills – part 2

I am so excited to share this 6th video blog in our article on Early Learning with you!  In it were are going to be looking at the Visual Perceptual Skills of Discrimination, Closure and Analysis & Synthesis. Welcome to all our new followers as well.  If you are new here, remember that all the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

How Can You Help a Child Struggling with Fine Motor Development?

Drawing is an easy way to practice fine motor skills

Fine Motor Development is an important aspect of school readiness. When kids have good fine motor skills they can complete basic everyday tasks easily.  Things like: picking up small items, writing, colouring, cutting and tying their shoelaces. And so, if your child experiences difficulties with these activities they might have problems with fine motor development. […]

Good Fine Motor Skills are important – here’s why:

Good fine motor skills are a determining factor to your child’s academic success.  As a parent, you play a very important role in your child’s overall development, and this includes the development of their fine motor skills. One of the most important things that you can do for your child’s development is giving them fun […]

What is Fine Motor Development in Young Children?

Fine motor development have to do with the muscles in the fingers, hands and wrists

If you notice your child struggling with tasks like using scissors or writing, the term ‘fine motor development’ may have come up. But what exactly are fine motor skills and how do they develop? Let’s take a closer look. Fine motor skills involve movements that make use of the small muscles in the hands and […]