Learning Festival 2022

Students with SEN often struggle with sustaining attention, remembering what they have learnt and keeping track of assignments and homework tasks. These are often the cause of frustration and stress experienced by both students and caregivers. Self-monitoring is a skill that can be developed and improved over time with the right support and strategies tailored to the individual needs of each SEN student. Join this webinar to pick up useful tips to help them develop these skills!

A forgetful learner may exhibit certain characteristics that indicate challenges in memory and organization. These characteristics can vary in severity and frequency from person to person. Some common characteristics of a forgetful learner include Difficulty Remembering Information, Frequent Misplacement, Missing Deadlines and Inconsistent Study Habits. It’s important to approach forgetful learners with understanding and patience, helping them develop strategies to improve their memory, organization, and learning techniques. Identifying their specific challenges and working together to find suitable solutions can make a significant positive impact on their learning journey. Come join us in this webinar to find out more about working together to find suitable solutions that can make a significant positive impact on their learning journey.

The ADHD Parent Trap At one time or another, inadvertently, we might have used one of these remarks on our child. “You’re such a procrastinator!” “You’re such a rule-breaker! Can’t you follow rules?” “You’re always getting into trouble because you are so rash!” “You forget because you’re always so distracted!” Without a good understanding of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD, it is easy to mistake the symptoms of ADHD for the child’s personality. But these seemingly casual remarks can be very unfair and detrimental. They convey to the child that his or her weakness is fixed, that they can do nothing about it, causing them to be constantly trapped in this negative self-image. Parents and educators alike need to understand that these ADHD symptoms do not characterise the child. If we can understand ADHD, we will be able to appreciate their limitations. They need us to stand with them and find solutions together with them.

Is your child reluctant or frustrated when it comes to learning Chinese? Some possible reasons to why children dislike or have negative attitude toward learning language are Chinese being a difficult language to learn and bad learning experience. Not all children hate learning Chinese. Your child’s Chinese learning journey need not involve tears all the time. Join this webinar to find out the secrets to help children find joy and satisfaction in learning Chinese!

Dyslexia is often seen as a barrier to writing. We often hear “Children with dyslexia should never be a writer or have anything to do with writing”. There are reasons for believing so. Children with dyslexia can: Lack fine motor skills needed for writing Find spelling challenging Have weaknesses in the abstract grammar and punctuation rules Have limited vocabulary Lack confidence and be reluctant to practise Have difficulties multi-tasking: generating and structuring ideas, spelling and writing accurately At the DAS Academy, we like to believe that as long as one has the tricks and technologies to make the act of writing easier, writing does not have to be a chore for those with dyslexia! Join us on this webinar to learn the tricks for helping struggling writers!

It is not uncommon for children with dyslexia to also have difficulties with Mathematics. When a child lacks the appropriate foundational skills, they might not be able to effectively grasp specific Mathematical concepts or facts. Parents and educators need to be aware of such effects that dyslexia can have on mathematics performance in general and how they can then support the learning of Maths in a more structured and multi-sensory manner.

Dyslexia seems to run in entrepreneurs. Other than possessing entrepreneurial skills, you may also have heard about dyslexia being associated with creativity, superior visuospatial abilities and big-picture thinking. Do you think these dyslexic strengths are natural abilities or have they been developed? If you think dyslexia and these strengths come in a package, then you probably have a fixed mindset of dyslexia. If you think these strengths have been developed, then you have a growth mindset of dyslexia.

Watch this Webinar Wednesdays to learn why a growth mindset of dyslexia is so important. Together, we will examine how parents and educators can encourage the growth mindset of dyslexia in students, the mindset that allows them to gain the dyslexic advantage.

Have you ever wondered why your child struggles to perform a simple routine task such as packing their school bag or even getting ready on time? Planning and organisational skills are two common essential skills that students struggle with, which affect not only their academic performance but their day-to-day routine. Though seemingly simple, planning and organisation refer to more than just tracking information. It also describes the process of organising tasks and thoughts. This session, therefore, focuses on these skills and we will be sharing strategies to develop them as it is imperative for practitioners and parents who work with these children to learn how to better support them in this area.

Learning to read is a complex process. Children who learn to read successfully can be due to many different reasons. Research has found that bilingual children have cognitive advantages in learning to read. Did you know that the core cognitive skills for learning to read are the same across all languages?

Join this webinar to find out what these core cognitive skills are (which we call the Fabulous Four) that develop the reading ability and take away some tips on how to build these four core skills to improve reading for our children.