Facilitated by Prof. Dr. Eric Lim B.C.S.E.
PhD DBA MBA MEd MPsych BSpEd BSc(Hons)
Areas to be covered:
• Understanding difficulties faced by special learners in School and at Home
• Apply different approaches to start appropriate learning moments for learners
• Developing an effective learning plan at home
• Evolving learning plans for the growing learners
• Overcoming challenges during lesson times
My Child Malaysia (MCM) Online recently interviewed Cynthia, the Head of Curriculum at The Curious Academy, Kuala Lumpur. Targeted at children from 6 months up to 7 years of age, The Curious Academy is the first Glenn Doman Learning Centre in Malaysia to combine physical and intellectual stimulation.
Shaping, moulding, rolling and creating with clay appeals to kids of all ages. Whip up a few batches for creative fun using these simple home-made play clay recipes and a few simple household ingredients. Even very small children will delight in the squishy pleasure of play clay!
The LearningHub Asia, a specialist learning group, will be holding a series of free sampler workshops on 21st century learning skills that focus on speed reading, memory techniques and effective study skills between 18 to 29 May 2013. The 2-hour workshops are open to upper primary, secondary and post-secondary/tertiary students. The workshops will introduce speed reading and memory techniques that can tremendously improve their learning skills.
The second in the TEACH YOUR SPECIAL CHILD monthly series. This month's workshop is on "How to Write". Find out more details.
It can be challenging to come up with ideas for entertaining the kids when the weather is cold, miserable and wet. In a way this limits your possibilities, considering that you cannot spend a lot of time outdoors; however, do not fret as there is plenty that can be done indoors too.
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Parents of children diagnosed with developmental disabilities such as autism (or other learning disabilities) are often lost for ideas about how best to help their child. Neuro-typical kids learn by observation and copying; unfortunately our special kids will find it a challenge to even learn basic skills such as using the toilet or playing, and for the older kids, there are issues with using money, reading the time and understanding social cues. Parents are often frustrated when, despite numerous attempts, their kids continue to struggle with learning those tasks.
Kits4Kids is organizing a monthly "Teaching Your Special Child Series" beginning from April 2013. The series kicks off with "How to Read" on Sunday 21 April 2013 facilitated by Professor Dr Eric Lim. Find out the details here...
by Anna Wong
Recently I shared with some parents on the different ways of helping their special child acquire skills. Many a time, parents struggle to teach, not knowing where to start or which skill to focus on. I know what it means as I have been there but over the years, I have also discovered that it does not have to be difficult.
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by Professor Dr Eric Lim
Standing in a class of preschoolers, John looks like any of his other classmates, having fun in school and often participating in peer activities. However, once he is overly excited, he will start to touch his nose with his fingers endlessly and babble softly. This is John’s third preschool. Why? This is the third mainstream preschool that is willing to enroll him and let him try out. Sometimes, John will cry and bite his classmates without any reasons. Unlike his peers, John still cannot write the letters of the alphabets or count to 10. It is not John’s fault. John is already 6 years old and has a "twin". His twin is Autism.