Term one is almost over. If your child’s teacher has raised concerns, or if you’ve noticed that your child has struggled at school or preschool over the past 10 weeks, Kids First at Brookvale has the solution to your child’s problems these school...
A child’s success as a reader can be heavily influenced by the book-loving environment you provide for them outside of school. Vickie Leung, speech pathologist and former director of the Multi-Lit Literacy Centre at Macquarie University, explains three easy strategies...
Ready to Write is fun and practical fine motor and coordination skills program for preschool children in the year before school. Why are Pre-Writing & Fine Motor Skills important? Fine motor skills are very important to children’s later success at school! Fine...
In this age of technology, does handwriting matter? According to research, the answer is yes! Children’s Occupational Therapists in Sydney’s northern beaches explain how helping children with their handwriting benefits their learning and development. Some people...
“The building blocks for literacy start very early in life and a child’s early literacy skills are a predictor of later literacy and academic achievement” ˆ The years before school are often regarded as laying the foundations for literacy success later in life. It is...
