Educational Therapy (ET)

Dyslexia is the most common learning disability in children and persists throughout life. It is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin and is characterised by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities.

This typically results from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Also, problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge may also arise.

Our therapists use different assessment tools to evaluate the child and specific plans are given to each child under our Literacy Programme.

Developmental Dyscalculia (DD) is usually perceived as a specific learning difficulty for mathematics, or, more appropriately, arithmetic. It is a specific learning disorder that is characterised by impairments in learning basic arithmetic facts, processing numerical magnitude and performing accurate and fluent calculations that must be quantifiably below what is expected for an individual’s chronological age, and must not be caused by poor educational or daily activities or by intellectual impairments.

In most cases, Developmental Dyscalculia often occurs in association with other developmental disorders such as Dyslexia or ADHD/ADD. Some typical characteristics of DD are difficulty when counting backwards and poor sense of number and estimation.

Dysgraphia is characterised by an impairment in handwriting, spelling, or written expression, in an individual without intellectual disability.

A child with dysgraphia will most often omit words in sentences, write disorganised sentences, misspell words, and/or have poor handwriting. Some children will not experience difficulty in reading or speaking, yet some do have these challenges as well. Dysgraphia is most commonly diagnosed along with ADHD/ADD and Dyslexia, among other developmental disorders.