All children are unique and it is likely you will encounter children with different sensory processing challenges at the same time. There are tip sheets on each of the seven senses: smell, taste, touch, vision, hearing, vestibular, and proprioceptive. Each …
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Fact Sheet
Fragile X is a hereditary/genetic condition that can impact families in many ways.
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Fish Activity Goals for this activity include: turn-taking joint attention eye-hand coordination increase expressive and receptive language (comprehension) Materials Needed: pre-cut fish shape cards from construction paper have pictures or flash cards that are of interest to your child eg. …
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By Robert E. O’Neill The Functional Assessment Interview (FAI) is an important part of a functional behaviour assessment. The FAI consists of a series of questions designed to gather information about a child’s behaviour. Unlike the Motivation Assessment Scale (MAS), …
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There are many reasons why children misbehave. As a parent, teacher or early childhood professional, one of the first steps in dealing with problem behaviours is to try and figure out what is the “function”, or purpose of the behaviour. …
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Learning to get dressed or undressed is a big step towards independence for every child. Often times, when young children struggle while putting on their shoes, hat, or jacket, we are quick to jump up and help them. Most preschool …
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“Bye Dad, see you later.” The first day your child goes to kindergarten can be both exciting and anxiety-filled, for you, as well as for your child. Knowing what your child will be doing in kindergarten and preparing him for …
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The very first day of school is a big step in your child’s life. The first ride on the school bus is just as important as the first day at school itself. When you pause to think about it, the …
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As a parent, teacher or early childhood professional, have you ever had one of these experiences? You are having a conversation (with another adult) and your child starts talking to you, interrupting your conversation, or perhaps yells your name from …
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Materials Required: 2 puppets toy care and small drawing for the puppet show puppet theatre (optional) visual schedule outlining the schedule for this session rules board crayons, markers or pencils (one per child) scissors (one per child or enough for …
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