Schooling is an integral part of one’s growing up. This is the phase of making strides. But, this phase might be a challenging chapter in a child’s life with special needs. Factoring this, special schools have become the need of the hour. In these institutions, teachers are trained differently, and education is also through a … Read more
The famous British-American Author Christopher Hitchens once said ‘The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.’’ These lines are the very core of critical thinking. This attribute might look like a complex and complicated subject to understand, but situations as basic as searching about something on … Read more
Self-Advocacy- A trait often belittled; verily, this attribute can be a boon for an individual. Much like social skills, self-advocacy is no less than an ability required to communicate needs, views and make allies. But how do you instill these in students? Mentors like parents and teachers should inculcate representing and communicating wants and views … Read more
Inculcating skills and lessons in a young mind is easy and expedient. Perhaps this is why kids are taught the fundamentals of life like the alphabet and numbers as a part of academics as well as personal growth. But, every child has a unique pace. So, the question remains, how to teach kids about these … Read more
Children learn basic mathematical operations at the primary level of education. Moving upwards, they need to learn to solve problems where a combination of operations is involved. Interestingly, if not solved in the correct order, the results can be different. That is why the concept of order of operations is taught. BODMAS is an acronym … Read more
Learning disabilities affect communication skills, cognition, decision-making, and other abilities required for normal living. If you inspect closer all these traits are required for putting forth the points made in the favor of the self. Often it happens that a sense of undue gratitude enters the psyche of children especially when the world around shows … Read more
Teaching number sense requires systematic intervention to build this skill in children. It is why there is a well-thought process carried out in classroom sessions. Popular as a lesson plan among educators, this process schedule tells about how number sense will be taught in class. In simple words, a lesson plan is a written version … Read more
When we hear the word “Probability”, we are reminded of our middle school math class and everything that it brought. Tossing a coin, rolling a die and playing cards were some resources that we used to understand the subject of Probability. Probability is a basic skill that enables students to approach problems with a new … Read more
Kids or anybody normally use visual and auditory senses to gain knowledge. But, these are not the only two senses we have. There are senses of balance (vestibular), smell (Olfactory), Touch (tactile), and Kinesthetics (bodily movements done to attain a goal), etc. too. Due to neurological shortcomings, if the visual and auditory senses are compromised, … Read more
The ability to understand things around and reflect on them in the right way is referred to as Critical thinking. In your personal as well as professional life, critical thinking has its advantages. Critical thinking is often a strength of people with dyslexia. But, unfortunately, they get pulled into a vicious loop of sticking to … Read more