What is Dyslexia?
A simple and informative video to explain what Dyslexia is and what is isn’t.
View Article26 phrases to calm your angry child!
26 phrases to calm an angry child! Some of these strategies are tried and tested and do work. Keep at it and you will find ways to help your child not just deal with the anger but accept and understand...
View ArticleFun websites to practice phonological skills
Here are some fun websites your child can use over the summer to practice their phonological skills. Fun Brain Jr BBC Literacy
View ArticleThe Conversation Jar!
Welcome to another brand new year at YIS! We have lots of new families joining us and this article is a really good reminder that whether or not your child has a learning need, every child needs to be...
View ArticleFine motor activities for children
Here are 50 fun ways to improve your child’s fine motor development.
View ArticleHow do we explain empathy to children?
Check out how Mark Ruffalo understands empathy in this Sesame Street video!
View ArticleSigns for Autism
“Early intervention can make a lifetime of difference.” Watch this 1 minute video to understand some of the red flags for identifying Autism. The sooner the child gets intervention the greater the...
View ArticleThe Power of Different
A recent article in the NASEN magazine that talks about changing of perspectives and rethinking disabilities as superpowers! Different or disabled? Time to change our thinking! the-power-of-different
View ArticleCelebrating neurodiversity
“Every human being is a resource…” Don’t disown differences – celebrate them! Our gene pool has a reason for its survival. ‘One size fits all’ cannot continue as the universal calibration anymore. Time...
View ArticleHandwriting
This website has a lot of information on resources to improve handwriting, teach it in multisensory ways and make it fun for your child! Understood.org
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