by Julia Eggles | May 2, 2016 | Attention, Executive Function, Podcasts
Children who have trouble sitting still and paying attention in class, often also have difficulty with sitting still for mealtimes. Working on changing the routines and habits around meals and snacks helps children practice and develop attention, concentration and...
by Julia Eggles | Apr 23, 2016 | Executive Function, Fine Motor & Writing, Podcasts
In this week’s podcast, I sit down with fellow Occupational Therapist, Marga Grey, author and developer of “Co-ordikids”. Together we explore the importance of establishing a consistent hand preference or dominance for learning. So what’s the...
by Julia Eggles | Apr 16, 2016 | Mathematics, Memory, Podcasts
For our first podcast of the new school term, we are looking at ways to help children gain confidence with mathematical reasoning. Mathematics requires a highly visual way of thinking.As children develop they move concepts they first learn with their hands, and eyes...
by Julia Eggles | Mar 24, 2016 | Podcasts, Reading, Speech & Language
In this episode, I sit down with Robyn Skerrett, Speech Pathologist to talk about her simple, enjoyable and effective approach to using books in a creative way for developing social language and relationship skills in children. Robyn is highly experienced, with a...
by Julia Eggles | Mar 20, 2016 | Attention, Balance & Co-ordination, Executive Function, Memory, Podcasts, Strength & Endurance
Healthy body, healthy mind – truer words were never spoken it seems! A growing body of research is confirming what many therapists and teachers (particularly physical education teachers) that physical activity on a regular basis is linked with improved academic...
by Lisa Hudson | Mar 17, 2016 | Podcasts, Speech & Language
Stuttering affects approximately 1% of the world’s population and around 2.5% of children under the age of 5 years. This means that across 2 Kindergarten classes, there will be at least one child who stutters. Stuttering is a challenging speech impediment that can...