I recently received the following e-mail from a reader: Q: Hi Anel. I have a four year old boy who just does not like doing puzzles. His teacher keeps telling us how important puzzles are and that we should practice doing them at home. I’ve sat down with him so many times to build […]
Looking to buy an Educational toy but feeling a little overwhelmed by all the options? If in doubt – buy a puzzle. Puzzles are absolutely great (not only because they allow tired parents a few precious moments of respite while they’re little ones are building them) but also because they help to enhance so […]
When it comes to choosing the right school for your mainstream child, these are some of the things to consider: 1. What does your gut say? (It might sounds flaky, but I consider your first instinct when it comes to schools to be the most important. Parents usually know their children better than anyone and know […]
Visual figure ground perception refers to the ability to distinguish a figure or object from it’s background and is a vital element to reading. This ability enables emerging readers to focus on words and letters and ignore background prints or blots and smudges on a page. Practice this skill by letting your emerging read information […]
As part of my assessments I routinely check fine motor control and pencil grip and often while reporting to a parent that their child’s pencil grip is inferior I am asked: “What does it really matter? What difference does it make how my child holds his / her pencil?” We’ve all heard of the brilliant […]