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GROUP CLASS

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GROUP CLASS PROVIDER | RISING STARS In addition to individual sessions, we also conduct group sessions where various aspects of social interaction, group skills, play skills and study skills are targeted. The groups are divided as primary and secondary where the skills appropriate to the group members are targeted. During these group sessions, we help children learn not only the study skills relevant for an academic and classroom setting but also other skills required for interacting with their peers/friends. Depending upon the group and its age, children are helped to develop skills such as conversations, what is a group, how does one interact in a group, expectations from the child in a group. In addition to interacting with adults/therapists, these groups give children a chance to interact with children of their own age and with the therapists’ help, they learn how to build upon those skills. We also help children play certain games, which are commonly played in the chi...

PROVIDER | RISING STARS

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PROVIDER | RISING STARS Occupational therapy (OT) focuses on helping people with physical, sensory and cognitive disability. It also helps to enhance a child’s ability to perform age appropriate activities such as playing, communicating with people, school performance and activities of daily living. It is also very helpful for children facing various handwriting problems by working upon the motor skills such as sloppy handwriting, difficulty correctly forming letters or trouble properly holding pencil. Occupational therapists asses intervene and remediate different physical, behavioral and intellectual difficulties and disabilities. An occupational therapist also focuses on improving a child’s » Eye hand coordination (Hitting a target, batting a ball, copying from board etc) » Teaching ADLS (Eating, bathing, getting dressed, toileting, transferring and continence » Helps kids with behavioral disorders maintain positive behavior in all environment (eg instead of hitting...

ABA THERAPY

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ABA THERAPY ABA is evidence based science which focuses on strengthening the desirable behavior and weakening the undesirable behavior through various behavioral interventions based on reinforcement. It is commonly practiced as a therapeutic intervention for individuals with autism. According to center of autism, ABA helps the autistic client improve social interaction, learn new skills and maintain positive behavior. » To address language learning issues » Maintain Data records of behavioral interventions » Encourage socially acceptable behavior (Replacing socially unacceptable behavior for more socially acceptable behavior) » Use age appropriate reinforcement to enhance positive behavior » Improve eye contact, sitting span and imitation of the client Applied: ABA focuses on the social significance of the behavior studied. For example, a non-applied researcher may study eating behavior because this research helps to clarify metabolic processes, whereas the applied...

BEST SPECIAL EDUCATION

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BEST SPECIAL EDUCATION Special education is specially designed instruction, support, and service provided to students with an identifying disability requiring an individually designed instructional program. Special educators work with children and youth who have a variety of disabilities such as mental retardation, autism, slow learners, ADHD, speech and language impairment, emotional disturbance, traumatic brain injury and other health impairments. Special educators also provide remedial programs for students who are struggling with one subject area like reading, writing or mathematics. Remedial programs are designed to help give the students the individual attention that they need to build their skills and their confidence so that they can live up to their potential. Special education may be best described as a purposeful intervention designed to overcome or eliminate the obstacles that keep children with disabilities from learning. In other words, it is about providin...

WHAT IS SPEECH THERAPY

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WHAT IS SPEECH THERAPY Speech Therapy is an intervention service that focuses on improving a child’s speech and ability to understand and express language depending on the nature of the disorder. Common treatments may range from physical strengthening exercises ie to strengthen the muscles uses in speech (ORAL MOTOR WORK), instructive or repetitive practice and drilling. SLPS can often help people who stutter to speak more fluently. Articulation and fluency are only two faces of the work of an SLP. A speech therapist also can assess, diagnose and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive communication and swallowing disorders in children and adults. Autism is a brain disorder that affects Childs communication, social, behavioral abilities and academic areas. Its symptom include hand flapping, socially inappropriate behavior and inability to initiate social interaction You may be referred to a speech therapist, or more appropriately termed a speech-language ...