In this new occasional series by Paediatric Occupational Therapist Mariza Ferreira, we consider some of the sensory, motor coordination and emotional regulatory issues which could be [...]
What Do All These Acronyms Mean? Has your ‘HLP’ child come home from school saying that they have been “given an IEP and a SENCo”? Did [...]
Self-Regulation Self-regulation means the ability to ‘regulate yourself’; to appropriately monitor your thoughts, control your reactions and respond appropriately to your environment. Ideally, your end goal [...]
Assessment is due a rethink. Our young people deserve an assessment system that goes way beyond focusing solely on academic achievement with a constant eye on [...]
Inspiring prose prompts for more able learners not only offer them a challenge but will also support their communication skills, improve vocabulary and provide them with [...]
Well, the tents have been dismantled, the stages packed away and, with a large bag of washing for our mums to do slung over our shoulder, [...]
Being there for a young person singled out due to their ability What is Bullying? “Bullying is the repetitive, intentional hurting of one person or group [...]
Teenagers often get a bad press, yet we were all teenagers once. How many of us can honestly say that we were delightful to our parents, [...]
One Occupational Therapist’s Journey into Discovering How Her Profession is the Vital Link for Helping Children With Dual Or Multiple Exceptionality by Mariza [...]
How to Cultivate Good Judgement in Academic Work and Daily Life ‘Critical thinking’ means to ‘positively critique’; to successfully judge between fact and opinion, draw reasonable [...]
