Kids Connect Therapy is proud to offer a number of specialist school holiday programs in the January 2012 school holidays.
“Skills for School” Specialist School Holiday Program
“Sounds for School” Early Literacy Skills Program
“Reading for Meaning” Early Reading Comprehension Skills for School Aged Children
Aquatic Occupational Therapy Holiday Program
If your child is new to our clinic we will need to see them for a short 30 minute assessment so that we can best target their areas of need in the program.
Please see our friendly admin staff on (03) 9807 1114 for further information and to register your interest. Places are limited and already filling up!
“Skills for School” Specialist School Holiday Program
In the 2012 January School Holidays Kids Connect are excited to offer a specialist school holiday program for children transitioning to school, or for children in Prep or Grade 1 who simply need an extra ‘boost.’
The program will involve a variety of semi-structured activities targeting prerequisite skills for classroom learning. These include:
- Active listening and receptive language skills
- Smooth transitioning between tasks
- Fine-motor skills
- Sitting and attending
- Group-based learning
- Expressive Language
- Emotional and physical readiness
- Sharing and turn-taking
Sessions will run for three weeks in January (9 Sessions) beginning Monday 9th January 2012.
If your child is new to our clinic we will need to see them for a short 30 minute assessment so that we can best target their areas of need in the program.
“Sounds for School” Early Literacy Skills Program
Does your child:
- Show little interest in sounds, letters or learning to read?
- Struggle to recall letters, sounds or words?
- Have trouble during or avoid literacy time?
- Seem to be behind their peers in learning to read?
Then we might be able to help!
In the January 2012 school holidays, Kids Connect Therapy are excited to offer an early literacy skills program for children going into Prep and Grade 1 in 2012 who are beginning to read. Reading is a complex act relying on abilities in language, cognition, visual and auditory processing. There are important foundation skills that if not developed properly can affect how easy it is for a child to learn to read.
The group will focus on practising and revising the foundation skills needed to be a good reader. These include:
- Early phonological awareness skills such as syllabification and rhyming
- Matching letters with sounds
- Identification of initial, middle and final sounds in words
- Auditory memory skills – remembering the sounds and words children hear
Fun activities that can be completed at home will be provided after each session and a report will be given with a summary of their performance and some strategies for school.
Sessions will run for three weeks in January (5 Sessions) beginning Tuesday the 10th of January 2012.
If your child is new to our clinic we will need to see them for a short 30 minute assessment so that we can best target their areas of need in the program.
Please see our friendly admin staff for further information and to register your interest. Places are limited and already filling up!
“Reading for Meaning” Early Reading Comprehension Skills for School Aged Children
Kids Connect Therapy is proud to offer our new Early Reading Comprehension Skills Program for Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 children who are beginning to read or have some good reading accuracy skills but have difficulties with understanding what they are reading. This program will be running in the 2012 January School Holidays.
Reading comprehension is an area of risk for all children who have a language disorder or language delay, as they move through school and begin learning literacy skills. Practicing reading for meaning and strategies around how to take meaning from text is beneficial for all these children.
Sessions will run for an hour and a half.
The “Reading for Meaning” program will run throughout January for three weeks beginning the week of Monday 9th of January.
Please contact our Admin staff on (03) 9807 1114 for any queries and for specific dates and times.
If your child is new to our clinic we will need to see them for a short 30 minute assessment so that we can best target their areas of need in the program.
Fine Motor Intensive
This group is designed for children in pre-school who need to boost their confidence and skills in fine motor activities prior to the commencement of school. The groups will focus on making fine motor activities fun for everyone. If your child typically avoids fine motor activities, or simply has difficulty in completing these tasks this group is for you. The groups will integrate a variety of sensory motor and table top tasks which aim to enhance your child’s overall abilities in fine motor activities including, painting, drawing, cutting, in-hand manipulation and strength. We will also complete action songs and gross motor tasks to help your child be ready for fine motor tasks and to support integration of bilateral skills. This will help your child be ready to experience success in Prep.
Sessions will run for three weeks in January (9 Sessions) beginning Monday 9th January 2012.
This session will be run by experienced occupational therapists who will also take into account your child’s developmental and sensory needs. At the end of each group session you will receive a small piece of written feedback. At the end of the program if your child has attended more than three sessions you will you receive a summary report, ideas and strategies for home.
If your child is new to our clinic we will need to see them for a short 30 minute assessment so that we can best target their areas of need in the program.
Please see our friendly admin staff for further information and to register your interest. Places are limited and already filling up!
Handwriting Heroes
a. Letter formation group (Early writing group).
Focus on letter formation, pencil grip and in hand manipulation skills.
b. Sentence writing group (Writing with appropriate speed and legibility efficiently).
This group is designed for children in lower primary grades who have handwriting difficulties. The group will focus on both speed, efficiency and legibility and encourage your child’s ability to self monitor their handwriting performance. There will also be a focus on complexity of representational drawings and some planning and sequencing tasks. The group will include both sensory motor and table top components. The aim of the group is enhanced skills, confidence and to have fun! If your child is not known to the clinic they will require a short 30 minute assessment to determine the suitability and group recommendation for your child.
This session will be run by experienced occupational therapists who will also take into account your child’s developmental and sensory needs. At the end of each group session you will receive a small piece of written feedback. At the end of the program if your child has attended more than three sessions you will you receive a summary report, ideas and strategies for home.
Sessions will run for two weeks in January (4 Sessions) beginning Tuesday 10th of January 2012. Group times will vary depending on your child’s individual needs.
If your child is new to our clinic we will need to see them for a short 30 minute assessment so that we can best target their areas of need in the program.
Please see our friendly admin staff for further information and to register your interest. Places are limited and already filling up!
Aquatic Occupational Therapy Holiday Program
Aquatic Occupational Therapy actively engages the child in water-based play activities in order to develop skills such as:
- Water familiarisation and safety skills
- Fundamental swimming skills
- Gross-motor skills – postural control, balance, coordination
- Communication skills
- Play skills
- Praxis – motor planning and sequencing
- Relationship-building and social skills
- Attention and concentration skills
Aquatic Occupational Therapy also assists the child to regulate sensory information and overcome sensory challenges.
Sessions are run by Sarah King, an experienced Occupational Therapist who specialises in working with children. Sarah also has a background in swimming education and is a certified teacher with Auswim.
Sessions will run over two weeks in January.The holiday program consists of a 1-week intensive program consisting of 5 x 30 minute sessions or a 2-week intensive program consisting of 10 x 30 minute sessions. Sessions run between 9am-1pm at Syndal Swim Centre beginning the 9th of January 2012.
Please contact our admin staff as places are limited.
