Part B : Disability 101 to Understand Children with Disabilities
Empowering Teachers & Trainers
20th January to 24th February 2018 (Five Saturdays)
Ming Garden Hotel & Residences and The Palace Hotel Kota Kinabalu
Week 1 Autism, 20th January 2018
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Signs and Symptoms and The M-Chat by Dr. Ho Siang Boon
- Communication Challenges in Children with Autism by Ms. Prudence Lingham
- Communication: Practical Strategies by Ms. Amelia Inbam
- Sensory Integration (SI) and ASD: Practical Classroom Strategies by Ms. June Kuo
Week 2 Dyslexia, 27th January 2018
- Topics presented by Dr. Ong Puay Hoon
- What is Dyslexia? Signs and Symptoms of Dyslexia
- Causes of Dyslexia
- SMARTER*phonics Level 1 – Importance of Literacy, Listening and Phonological Awareness Skills
- Letter Sets 1 & 2 – Sounds, Blending Auditory Processing, Segmenting Activities and Sight Words
- Pre-Reading and Reading Activities of Book 1
- Letter Sets 3 & 4 – Sounds, Blending Auditory Processing, Segmenting Activities and Sight Words
- Pre-Reading and Reading Activities of Book 2
Week 3 Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) / Attention Deficit Disorder, 3rd February 2018
- Introduction – ADHD / Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) by Dr. Ho Siang Boon
- Introduction – Music Therapy Workshop for ADHD, ADD and ASD by Ms. Gurpreet Kalsi
- Music Therapy Workshop: Practical Strategies by Ms. Gurpreet Kalsi
- Understanding Children with ADHD / ADD and Methods of Intervention by Ms. June Kuo
Week 4 Classroom Management, 10th February 2018
- Edu-Kinesiology (Brain Gym) by Ms. Jacqueline Lingham
- Disability Equality Training: Review of Action Plan by Mr. Fariz Hj Abd Rani
- Communication and Stress Management Workshop by Ms. Casey Chia and Ms. Shirley Hunggim
Week 5 Down Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy, 24th February 2018
- Clinical Presentation and It’s Impact on Learning for Children with Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome by Dr. Ng Su Fang
- Seating and Positioning for Children with Cerebral Palsy; and OT Perspective of Management in Children with Cerebral Palsy by Puan Kang Bee Lee
- Practical Strategies and Motor Development for Children with Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome by Ms. Vivienne Yong and Ms. Esther Chua
- Communication for Children with Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome by Ms. Amelia Inbam
- Closing and Participants’ Certificate Presentation
