Learnigo Product Feature: Developing Life Skills Program
August 27, 2024
Handwriting is fundamental to education, and its mastery is vital for a child’s academic achievement. Fundamentally, writing is a motor activity. It evolves from movement and is refined through practice. This is how we develop graphomotor skills.
Handwriting legibility, participation, and
Read MoreCentral Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) is a type of auditory disorder that affects sound processing at the neurological level. Because of this, CAPD impacts the ability to adequately process, integrate, and interpret auditory information. This can present as difficulties with:
Expressive language, an integral aspect of language acquisition, plays a pivotal role in shaping our ability to communicate effectively. In typical language development, understanding (receptive) language comes first, followed by speaking (expressive) language.
Communication helps us connect with others. Struggles with communication
Auditory perception is the ability to perceive, identify, and differentiate acoustic information. This ability begins during pregnancy, with evidence showing that a fetus can respond to pure tone auditory stimuli from 19 weeks of gestational age (Hepper et al.,1994). In typical
Read MoreAn estimated 6-15% of children have a language disorder with no known cause (“Speech and Language Disorders in Children,” 2016). Some children experience receptive language difficulties (affecting language comprehension), expressive language difficulties (affecting spoken and written language), or both.
Language disabilities often
Read MoreVisual perception in occupational therapy is defined as a child’s ability to make sense of and interpret what they see (Stanton, 1968).
Key aspects of visual perception critical for children's development and learning include: