THE
PARADIGMATIC PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM
Target Population:
Ages: Newborn babies to 7 year
old developmentally delayed children.
Problems: Language and communication problems; Autistic
spectrum; Developmental delay; Emotional and behavioral
problems; Learning deficiencies, attention deficits
and hyperactivity; Down Syndrome and other genetic
syndromes.
Main Activities:
Dynamic Assessment focused
on evaluating the child’s cognitive modifiability
and learning potential. Assessments are conducted
in a pleasant atmosphere, using dynamic assessment
tools developed at the ICELP (the LPAD – BASIC
for young children). The assessment is conducted
as a part of the learning situation, and the child
is offered mediation and encouragement during the
entire testing procedure. Interpretations of the
results are indicative of the child’s cognitive
profile, described in terms of his/her cognitive
functions. We recommend that parents be present
in the room during assessment. They are provided
with explanations about what could enhance their
child’s learning capacities.
Pre-school Integration
Program is designed to prepare children
with a variety of genetic and developmental problems
for integration in regular educational settings.
The children attend several afternoons a week, participating
in small group and individual therapy sessions and
mediated learning. The program also serves as a
model for training professionals for work with pre-school
children. The program is supported by the Kennedy-Leigh
Charitable Trust of the UK.
Parental guidance
based on Feuerstein’s theory of Structural
Cognitive Modifiability and the theory of Mediated
Learning Experience is offered to the parents of
children who come to the clinic for assessment.
Consultations for educators
and medical professionals (speech and occupational
therapists) who work with young children using Feuerstein’s
theoretical and practical methods.
Contact:
Dr. Sari Alony: 02-5693349
alony@agri.huji.ac.il
Send a written application including
a description of the child, explaining the specific
problems, your needs, etc. Enclose the child’s
picture and resume, medical background, results
of former tests and a report from his/her school
or kindergarten teacher.
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