
Dyscalculia - Why Numbers Don’t Make Sense
by Hilary Craig
Parents of a child with difficulty working with numbers worry but do not know what to do or where to turn for help. First they need to be aware of the signs that a child may have dyscalculia.
The Changed Mind
by Hilary Craig
Blinded by the lights of technology and a world racing ahead with new inventions, how many of us count the stars, find the constellations, watch the moon or simply contemplate the vastness of the heavens?
Dyslexia - the Inside Story
by Hilary Craig
We hear the term dyslexic and we know it has something to do with difficulty with print and language. Our children may be defined as dyslexic and have problems with spelling, reading, writing, organisation, numbers or sequence. So, what is it like to be dyslexic?
Success is confidence
by Hilary Craig
Your child learns differently to other children and now what do you do? When our children perform according to our expectations we glow with pride, try not to boast, pat ourselves on the back and generally feel so rewarded but what if our child is different?
How do your children think? The Visual Learner
by Hilary Craig
Have you ever considered that your child's learning style may be the reason for their success or failure? Do you know how you learn?
Those letters are backwards again - Will I ever get them right?
by Hilary Craig
Dyslexics are generally visual thinkers who favour the right side of the brain. This is the creative emotional region. In early childhood children make sense of their world by touching, looking, listening, smelling and even tasting everything within reach. The difficulty arises when they move to the two dimensional world of letters and numbers.
'Social Thinking'
conference & workshop in March 2010
Hils Learning
and
Nottingham University
are sponsoring another conference & workshop with the well known award winning therapist, author and inspiring speaker:
Michelle Garcia Winner
from the USA.
Michelle
is coming to Malaysia
March 19-20, 2010 to conduct workshops on Social Thinking designed to help individuals with autism spectrum disorders, Asperger syndrome, ADHD and other social-cognitive difficulties.
Intended audience: parents; teachers; autism and developmental specialists; speech-language pathologists; clinical / educational / developmental psychologists; clinical and educational administrators; developmental physicians and nurses; marriage and family therapists; social workers; occupational therapists; physical therapists; paraprofessionals; other professionals, family members and caregivers of students with social thinking challenges.
Workshops:
1. Implementing Social Thinking Concepts and Vocabulary into our School and Home Day: A Day to Develop Team Creativity.
2. Informal Dynamic Social Thinking Assessment and Core Treatment Strategies for Home and School.
Click Here to register.
For more information Michelle Garcia Winner’s website is: www.socialthinking.com