As a Speech and Language Therapist, I have used PECS (PICTURE EXCHANGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM) on many occasions with my students in HeadStart for Life. I did have some resistance to it as parents tho
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Most of us must have heard at one time or other a friend’s child saying “tar” instead of ‘car’ or a child on the bus saying “that car yewo”. And what about Tweety Bird saying “I though
9 years ago by Zunaida 1 minute
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From young, language and thinking skills play a very important role in our daily life experiences. We need to use language and think creatively and critically to solve problems, assess the consequence
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“I hate reading mummy!” “I don’t want to read anymore!” *pout* – sound familiar? I’m sure many of us have heard that from our kids. You may also observe, our kids
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KEY POINTS COVERED IN THIS POST Definitions of dyslexia The causes of dyslexia What are the characteristics of dyslexia? Consequences of dyslexia What are the interventions available for dyslexia? IN
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Language Comprehension as a component of READING and READING COMPREHENSION According to the “SIMPLE VIEW OF READING”, skilled reading (meaning to be a proficient reader) requires two processes: A
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Quite often I’ve heard of parents telling me that their child likes to read (the words) but shows little understanding of the content in the story. Or some parents share that their child loves liste
10 years ago by Zunaida 1 minute
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