When it comes to teaching mathematics to children there is often a misconception that math skills start with numbers. Whereas before a child learns colours, shapes or numbers they usually develop precursor skills from the age of 0-3 years that build the foundation on which other mathematical skills are learnt. Read more…
Before starting off with learning alphabets and numbers, education starts off with matching and sorting. And in that order specifically. Although they seem like relatively easy tasks they involve the implementation of many cognitive skills. Matching can only be done when the child is able to observe and recognize the Read more…
What is Attention? What are the types of Attention? Attention is defined as a person’s ability to concentrate on a particular stimulus in an environment without getting distracted. Our attention systems are on a continuum from hyper, alert over-focused to inattentive. There are different types of attention such as: Visual Read more…
We are faced with unprecedented times and children in the autism are some of the worst impacted with the lockdown. How do we help them cope. This post explains
Visual Perception Visual Perception is the brain’s ability to decipher, analyze and interpret the information that our eyes receive from our surroundings. Visual Perception is often mistaken with Visual Acuity – which means how well you see, often described as 20/20 vision. People with perfect eyesight might also have difficulty Read more…
What is a Learning Style? Learning Styles are based on the way people acquire information about their environment. Most children have a preferred learning style which is the way they learn the best. When children learn through their preferred style, the chances are that they would retain and apply what Read more…
Prompts are a teaching tool that we use in classrooms to increase the likelihood of our student responding correctly. They refer to subtle cues or directions that are provided to a child before or during an action or response in order to assist them at any given situation, event or Read more…