It is not always the case that a child with a history of speech and language difficulties should have literacy problems. But if these speech difficulties persist beyond 5 years of age, there is a higher risk of developing associated difficulties in reading, spelling and sometimes maths. Many parents wonder Read more…
Music and rhythm have been shown to activate the whole brain, and not just the right hemisphere, as originally thought. In 2011, researchers from the Academy of Finland developed a ground-breaking new method that allows to study how the brain processes different aspects of music, such as rhythm, tonality and Read more…
The brain is the main beneficiary of any kind of aerobic activity. There is a strong brain-body connection. Hence, it is important to remember that learning doesn’t happen from the neck up, but from the feet up! (Michael Kuczala, TEDxAshburn). Movement helps the brain in a variety of ways: It Read more…
Why do we need to know how to stimulate language in a child? Won’t they learn it naturally? Sometimes they don’t, in this post learn what we can do to help
Movement Based Interventions – What Are Its Benefits? Movement based interventions are of different types. Research shows that multiple movement therapies can be used successfully for individuals with ASD but not every individual will experience the same benefits. Individuals with ASD are all different, creating a variety of positive and Read more…
In this article, Shereen Idiculla explains Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), how to help children suffering from CAS and Playstreet’s approach to helping children with CAS
In this post Shereen Idiculla, explains the best way to use Oral Placement Therapy or OPT to help your child with speech and language.
In this article, we see how Oral Placement Therapy helps overcome difficulties in speech and feeding for children with special needs.