Workshops
I offer workshops to schools around Cape Town. Below is a list of the workshops that I have presented in the past with great success. Please email me if you wish to enquire about booking a workshop as part of your staff development programme.
The workshops are 90 minutes long and are charged at R3000 per workshop.
The workshops are 90 minutes long and are charged at R3000 per workshop.
- Working Memory and how it relates to learning
Workshop overview
- Defining working memory.
- The role of working memory in our daily lives.
- The importance of working memory in the different academic phases.
- Working memory and how it relates to reading and maths.
- Working Memory and attention.
- How we assess working memory.
- Practical ideas and strategies for teachers to support working memory in the classroom.
Learning Difficulties: A practical overview for teachers
Workshop overview
Workshop overview
- Looking at diagnostic criteria according to the new DSM 5
- Focusing on reading difficulties, how to assess and assist children
- Maths difficulties with practical interventions
ADHD – A practical perspective for teachers
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a very common difficulty that many children have. It is one of the most researched childhood disorders but yet it remains a mystery to many. This workshop is aimed at giving teachers practical advice about classroom management, activities and routines that can best support a child with ADHD. The workshop will cover the following:
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a very common difficulty that many children have. It is one of the most researched childhood disorders but yet it remains a mystery to many. This workshop is aimed at giving teachers practical advice about classroom management, activities and routines that can best support a child with ADHD. The workshop will cover the following:
- An overview of ADHD (definitions and subcategories)
- Identification and symptoms
- ADHD’s effect on learning
- ADHD friendly classrooms
- The importance of the school and home connections
- Behaviour management basics
- Myths and Misconceptions about ADHD
From Diagnosis to Action: Understanding a Psycho-Educational report
This talk aims to help teachers gain a better understanding of Psycho-Educational assessments and what they are all about. I will also point out what each assessment should include in order for it to be a good reflection of a child’s abilities. There are several different tests that are used and this workshops will also introduce you to those tests, what the different subtests mean and how the results can guide you to understanding the way the child learns in the classroom. Assessment measures that will be discussed include the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV), Senior and Junior South African Individual Scales (SSAIS-R / JSAIS), Wechsler Individual Aptitude Test (WIAT) and several other scholastic assessments.
Questions are welcome.
This talk aims to help teachers gain a better understanding of Psycho-Educational assessments and what they are all about. I will also point out what each assessment should include in order for it to be a good reflection of a child’s abilities. There are several different tests that are used and this workshops will also introduce you to those tests, what the different subtests mean and how the results can guide you to understanding the way the child learns in the classroom. Assessment measures that will be discussed include the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV), Senior and Junior South African Individual Scales (SSAIS-R / JSAIS), Wechsler Individual Aptitude Test (WIAT) and several other scholastic assessments.
Questions are welcome.