How to practise What questions

How to practise What questions

Posted by SpotAdmin on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Conversation, Early Intervention Program, Education, Speech Therapy,

Try with open ended questions. Let's start with his daily routine that he see daily.
Example here are cloth you wear today.

Answer should begin with One word then Two words then sentence then full sentences with description. Try now!

Daily Routine

Question 1: Are you wearing white T-Shirt today?
Answer: Yes
- Testing on Yes/No question. To check if he knows the different between Yes/No.

Once he is able to answer above Question 1, then continue with sentence. Rather than only Yes/No, start with sentence.

Question 2: What are you wearing today?
Answer: I am wearing T-Shirt.
- To be able to answer what is he wearing.

Once he is able to answer above Question 2, then continue with expansion of answer.

Question 3: What is the colour of T-shirt you are wearing today?

Answer: I am wearing White colour T-shirt
- To be able to answer what colour and what is he wearing.

Once he is able to answer above Question 3, then continue with even longer expansion of answer.

Question 3: What is the colour of T-shirt you are wearing today?

Answer: I am wearing White colour T-shirt
- To be able to answer what colour and what is he wearing.

Picture/Flash Card

We can also start with picture to learn 

1. Verb

2. Vocabulary

3. Questions

4. Answer

Question 1: What is the child doing?
Answer: The boy is sleeping.

- Kid able to identify is a girl or a boy

- Kid able to identify What is the boy doing?

Once he is able to answer above Question 1, then guide the kid to answer in a longer answer.

Elaborate the answer: The boy is sleeping on the bed.

- to elaborate more on where is the boy sleeping

Once he is able to elaborate more on the action and where. then try with colours.

Elaborate more on the answer: The boy is sleeping on the blue bed.

- to elaborate more on the bed colour

Try more on What are they doing Question here!

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Mathematics Worksheet what come next number 1-20

Mathematics Worksheet what come next number 1-20

Posted by SpotAdmin on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 in Early Intervention Program, Education, Mathematics, Worksheet,

 

This worksheet will help the students to learn observation and sequencing number 1 - 20.

Suitable for: Pre-School, Primary 1

How to use:

1. Right click the image --> Save Image As to your folder/photo gallery.

2. You can either download and print it out. or

2. You can download as photo into your phone or tablet. Edit the Photo and write your answer in using your finger or phone pencil if is available.

Read more here. 

Answer:

4	7
3	5
10	8
11	6

15	9
19	14
17	21

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What shape pattern come next?

What shape pattern come next?

Posted by SpotAdmin on Monday, August 22, 2022 in Early Intervention Program, Education, Mathematics, Speech Therapy, Worksheet,

Kids can learn observation and sequencing. 

 Suitable for: Early Intervention Program, Speech Therapy, Pre-School, Primary 1

How to use:

1. Right click the image --> Save Image As to your folder/photo gallery.

2. You can either download and print it out. or

2. You can download as photo into your phone or tablet. Edit the Photo and write your answer in using your finger or phone pencil if is available.

Read more here. 

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What did (Early Intervention Programme) EIP Teaches in Singapore?

What did (Early Intervention Programme) EIP Teaches in Singapore?

Posted by SpotAdmin on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in Early Intervention Program, Education,

Every kids have different pace of learning. Preschool syllabus are designed to cater for majority child. There are children that not belong to the majority range. They maybe a slow learner or born as genius. For slow learner we have to design a special syllabus that dedicated to them so that they can be back on track. 

EIP is aim to support children that have development delay. It covers overall skills that the kid should have on their age.

Before you enrol your child to EIP, they will do an assessment to know your child condition. If is a mild development issue, they may suggest to you to other courses pertaining to their delay like Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy and so on.

Different children has different deficiency. Some may have social communicating deficiency while some may be on motor skills. Therefore, there is no One syllabus for all. When come to EIP, there will be a pre-assessment for each child on 5 domains: 

a. Cognitive
Like Phonics sound. Understand more vocabulary and concepts. 

b. Adaptive
Like self Help Teaching them to bath, go toilet, put on shirt, put on socks and etc.

c. Social communication
Use words then follow by sentences instead of pointing. 

d. Fine Motor
Like using scissor, writing and drawing.

e. Grass motor
Like throw/kick the ball. Climbing or hopping.


From there, goals will be set for each of the children. In other words, every children will have different goals.

EIP class is usually small with 3-4 students. It has to be small as teacher has to attend to every different child needs and work on the goals set. It has to be in a class instead of one to one as they can learn to Social and communicating.

The earliest your child attend EIP classes the better. The younger the child is, the easier to correct them and EIP only available from age 2 to 6. It is also to prepare them to attend Primary 1. It's help the family!

In the end, it is still back to you! Read here to learn how you can start to keep your little one up to speed.

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Early Intervention Program (EIP) - Introduction in Singapore

Early Intervention Program (EIP) - Introduction in Singapore

Posted by SpotAdmin on Monday, March 30, 2020 in Early Intervention Program, Education,

When you notice your infants or children have delay of development, you should start making appointment with KK Hospital Department of Child Development to assess your kids. No harm sending to assess even you have doubt. The outcome may not be negative always. Do as early age as possible as it can correct your kids behaviour before it become a habit.

Example: He does not look into your eye (no eye contact) when communicate with you. The professional will have ways to correct them. With eye contact, he will be able to learn and ask. It also improve his Social and Communication. A simple worry has to be corrected as it will lead to another bigger worry.

How it start?

Your kid will have the first assessment with the consultant and doctor. They will assess if he has 

- Eye contact
- When you call his name, did he answer you.

- Able to follow instruction

- Able to read
- Able to point

- Arrange things in straight

- Ask for help when needed
- Any repetitive behaviour

This assessment also will tell you if your kids is actually slow development or really something that you need to take note. So, no harm to get your kid assess. It also could turn out he is just fine!

This assessment will not confirm that your kids is Autism but will give you an overview of what is your child progress compare to average kids of his age. Autism has a wide range of spectrum from mild to severe. Mild autism which we call it High-functional Autism which is refer to people who can read, write, speak and manage daily life skills.

If your kids are way behind the normal kid range of development. Classes like Early Intervention Program (EIP), Speech Therapy, Occupation Therapy and etc will be recommended which you can enrol with government (cheaper and at least 6 months waiting time) or private (expensive and can get seat immediately). Assessment with KK Hospital will cost about 100+ each time.

What is EIP?
It is an Early intervention Programmes that help to support overall development and therapy for infants and young children with slow development.

To confirm your kid is an Autism, you will need to send for a full test and once confirmed it will label your child as Autism and recorded now in hospital. So, I would not recommend to go but to correct your child first with Early Intervention Program.

There are also free classes for parent on how to correct your child behaviour which KK Hospital will arrange for you. Classes will be ceased once your kid is enrolled to an EIP school (either private or public).  

Working parents and unable to send kids to EIP under government for weekday. Although there is transport arranged from school to EIP centre directly on weekday, but you still need time off to be there to understand the progress.
Some EIP require parent to attend together.


Cost
Here you need to calculate the cost and see which is the best options.

EIC (Public)
- Courses on weekday (require parent to attend?)
- Transport
- Low Fee
- 6 - 9 months waiting time

PIC (Private)
- Courses on weekend
- Location
- Higher Fee
- Shorter waiting time (got seat most of the time)
- There is PPIP subsidies (min. S$500)

What is the cost? 

See Public Price here.

Private price is about 1.5k at year 2019

Cost per class (around 1 hour) for Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy 

Public Price around $60 at year 2021

Private Price about $200 at year 2019

Child development progress is very much dependent on the parents or care giver. Therefore, KK gave classes to care giver and parent instead of the child. The classes will teach you how to train them. Whatever they learn in school, it must be practise at home to see the result. Teacher and parent must work hand-in-hand to correct the child behaviour.

How to choose your EIP Center?
I would suggest somewhere near your house. You be tiring to send twice a week if the location is far. Sending twice a week already use up most of our family time. If you are going a travel far, you will be losing your half of your day. EIP class is around 3 hours per session (depends on center).

What did EIP teach? Read more here.

Singapore has a strong agency that take care this pool of kids. You can check out SGEnable Website.

In the end, it is still back to you! Read here to learn how you can start to keep him up to speed.

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