Teaming up with Education
Going for Goals can partner with childcare and early learning centres, pre-schools and schools to identify where the child’s skills or development may be lagging and to suggest practical and achievable goal based support.
We will work together with education providers to implement treatment and strategies in a real life setting, at the right level and at the right time.
Going for Goals can offer intervention in any local school or pre-school. This can be offered for-
- Individual students either as a 1:1 with the child in a separate room or within the normal classroom routine.
- Small OT group intervention (up to 5 children) where there are several students who require OT support. This is an evidenced based, fun and financially sound way for families and children to access OT in targeted small groups. It also means that families are not having to travel for ‘therapy’ sessions after school.
Tools4School- School Readiness Group Programs (Small group based OT intervention for children preparing to start kindergarten in 2018)
Delivered directly within the preschool/daycare settings in the eastern suburbs of Sydney or at Laugh and Learn Clovelly.
Screening Sessions can be arranged at your centre to ascertain any children with additional developmental needs in this area.
Group based OT to develop specific skills to enable children to participate and succeed in classroom table-top work in 2018 as follows:-
- Established hand dominance
- Hand strength and coordination
- Correct pencil grasp
- Pencil control to draw and trace accurately
- Independence with scissor skills- grasp and accurate cutting
- Ability to write their name
- Ability to form the pre-writing shapes- I - O / \ X + ∆
- Drawing and colouring-in skills
- Ability to follow instructions and remain seated at the desk
Education
Going for goals offers educator training sessions and / or parent school readiness information night education sessions.
Please get in touch with Renee to discuss your centre’s needs.