Sped Wellness

01/05/2024

01/05/2024

Motivation refers to the desire, need or drive in students towards learning as well as all aspects of their life. Motivating children in the early stages of their childhood, help young minds learn to take on more responsibility and indulge in more creative and varied learning throughout their life.

What is the theory of child motivation?
Social Learning Theory:

By seeing others being rewarded or praised for certain behaviors, children are motivated to do similar actions. Positive social engagements and supportive surroundings play an important part in encouraging motivation and helping in learning.

What are the 4 main theories of motivation?

There are four major theories in the need-based category:
1)Maslow's hierarchy of needs,
2)ERG theory,
3)Herzberg's dual factor theory,
4) McClelland's acquired needs theory.

30/04/2024

SELF HELP SKILLS:-

Self-help skills can include physical skills such as dressing or bathing, and they can include mental and emotional skills such as knowing when to use the restroom, showing kindness to others, and offering to help around the house. The development of self-help skills is necessary for a child's future independence.

29/04/2024

The reflex arc is the basic unit of a reflex, which involves neural pathways acting on an impulse before that impulse has reached the brain. Instead of directly traveling to the brain, sensory neurons of a reflex arc synapse in the spinal cord.

*5 steps in the reflex pathway*
There are five components of a reflex arc which, together, form a reflex loop:
Sensory receptor.
Sensory neuron.
Integration center.
Motor neuron.
Effector target.

27/04/2024

therapy

26/04/2024

The first thing to know is that children have much shorter attention spans than adults. A child's maximum attention span is about two to three times his age, so a five-year-old child would have an attention span of, at best, fifteen minutes.

How do I teach my child attention span?

Ways to Increase Your Child's Attention Span
Have A Quick Physical Activity Break. Kids who tend to struggle with attention often do better if they have a physical activity break. ...
Break Down Tasks Into Smaller Chunks. ...
Remove Distractions. ...
Keep Instructions Simple. ...
Establish Routines. ...
Play Focus Games. ...
Positive Encouragement.

What vitamins help kids focus?
Vitamin B & C

When both of these vitamins reach optimal levels, individuals with ADHD can experience increased alertness and decreased anxiety, which can help ADHD children focus on their tasks and decrease their hyperactivity.