Cockle Bay School

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What's On at The Parenting Place Supporting our children through angry and upset feelings Getting our children to do what they are told With Diane Levy Thursday 8th March 7.30 - 10.00pm Two topics on one night - $20.00 Diane Levy's techniques are not magic, but sometimes they come close. For parents of early years children 0-6years. Practical ways to handle challenging behaviour With Glen Stenhouse Wednesday 14th March 7.30 - 9.00pm $10.00 SPELD NZ Conference 2012 Learning for Living: Living for Learning - 5th - 7th October 2012, Palmerston North Events Centre.  Details on www.speld.co.nz Terminology An explanation of some of the words associated with specific learning difficulties. Dyscalculia:  Difficulty understanding and using symbols, functions, quantity, place value, time, times tables in maths. Dyseidetic:  Difficulty in vision and memory of letters and word shapes.  Unable to develop a sight vocabulary but may acquire adequate phonetic skills.  Dysgraphia:  difficulty in producing handwriting that is legible and age appropriate. Dyslexia:  Difficulty reading and understanding words. Dysnomia:  Difficulty remembering names or recalling words. Dysorthographia:  Difficulty with spelling. Dysphonetic:  Difficulty breaking words into their component sounds. Dyspraxia:  Difficulty with drawing, writing, buttoning and other tasks requiring gross and fine motor skills. Grapheme-phoneme correspondence: An understanding of letter sound correspondence. Learning modalities:  Approaches to assessment or instruction stressing the auditory, visual or tactile avenues for learning, dependent on the individual. Outside Agencies Available to Assist INCREDIBLE YEARS PARENT PROGRAMME Incredible Years Parent Programmes are running throughout the year.  Please register your interest in attending a programme by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Target Participants: Parents of children aged up to 7 years (Early Years Group) or up to 10 years (School Age Group) where one or more children have significant behavioural concerns. About the Programme: The Incredible Years programme is a highly evidence based and extensively evaluated programme.  It has a 25 year history and operates successfully in many countries. Programmes in New Zealand show reductions in problem behaviours across a range of families and cultures. The Incredible Years Parent programme is intended to reduce challenging behaviours and increase social and self-control behaviours in children.  The course supports parents to build positive relationships with their children, and manage problem behaviours. Parents will further their abilities in spending positive time with their children, praising and rewarding, setting limits, dealing with disobedience and helping their children to problem solve. The aim is to support a more enjoyable family life and kids who can get on better with others and succeed at school. The programme is delivered over a period of approximately 14 weeks. Further information can be found at www.minedu.govt.nz or www.incredibleyears.com Cost: Free of charge

Last Updated ( Thursday, 09 February 2012 )