Dyslexia Awareness Week

Dyslexia Awareness Week

Last week I met my school friend after almost 18 years. It was such a wonderful moment. We soon got nostalgic. On knowing that I work with children and adults having learning difficulties, she asked, “Tell me something about dyslexia.” My prompt reply was, “Winston Churchill, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Cruise,…

Understanding Learning Disabilities – Part III

Understanding Learning Disabilities – Part III

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Parsi Times presents the conclusive part of our tri-series on ‘Understanding Learning Disabilities’ with Mental Health Professional, Kashmira Kakalia, a qualified and highly-experienced Special Education Teacher and certified Audiblox trainer. Kashmira works with students, adults, families and communities, employing the ‘Narrative Therapy’, with the aim of promoting students with special needs on a…

Understanding Learning Disabilities – Part II

Understanding Learning Disabilities – Part II

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Parsi Times presents the second of our three-part series on ‘Understanding Learning Disabilities’ with Mental Health Professional, Kashmira Kakalia, a qualified and highly-experienced Special Education Teacher and a certified Audiblox trainer. Kashmira works with students, adults, families and communities, employing the ‘Narrative Therapy’, with the aim of promoting students with LD on…

Understanding Learning Disabilities – Part I

Understanding Learning Disabilities – Part I

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Is your child struggling at school? Does he or she fear reading out loud, recite a poem, writing a paper or attempting a math problem? Does he / she frequently want to take breaks while studying? Every kid has trouble with homework from time to time, but if a certain area of learning…