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An occupational therapy assessment may be recommended if your child is having difficulties with their daily functioning, shows skills below the expected level for their age or is experiencing difficulties within their le… Go to full post

OT week is in October and we are celebrating all month, focusing the next few posts on OT topics. We will have posts over the next few weeks on OT assessments, motor skills and daily living skills. Let's start wit… Go to full post

Phonological Awareness is the ability to hear and understand sounds and sound patterns within words.  Last week we looked at the earliest skills needed to develop early literacy; understanding rhyme, syllables and begi… Go to full post

Last week we looked at how to prepare kids to be ready for learning literacy when they begin school. A child's understanding of sounds, sound patterns and the links between sounds and letters is a vital part of this… Go to full post

Learning to read and write is probably the biggest schooling achievement  for children and for many also the biggest challenge. We know that literacy effects all other areas of learning either for better or for worse, d… Go to full post