What is Education Therapy?

What is educational therapy? Educational therapy is when an educator trained as a therapist works with your child one-on-one, usually outside of school. Educational therapy is not the same as tutoring. For example, to help your child with dyscalculia and math anxiety, the tutor might practice the same maths skills repeatedly. However, an educational therapist may notice your child's numerical challenges. He may educate or recommend ways for recognising basic number facts. He might also teach your youngster anxiety coping strategies.

A traditional tutor may not be able to understand your child's different learning and thinking styles. Getting help from a doctor or a psychologist isn't the best way to help your child with schoolwork. An educational therapist, can help fill in the gaps that might be there.

Educational therapists are trained in techniques and strategies for increasing attention and focus and strengthening deficient executive functioning skills. Individuals with executive dysfunction usually struggle with time management, planning, organisation, task beginning (they procrastinate), working memory (they frequently forget things), persistence (they lack motivation), and other higher-order cognitive domains.

Here are just a few examples of what I, as a therapist, may do:

• Help identify behaviour issues that may be caused by underlying learning and thinking differences

• Help students learn ways to improve their focus and work habits.

• Teach students how to improve their focus and work habits.

• Provide your child with a safe place to talk about school and learn how to advocate for oneself.

• Act as a link between home and school

How can it help kids with learning and thinking differences?

Educational therapy techniques are meant to emphasise different ways of learning. During each therapy session, there is a strong focus on integrating strategies to help students see information correctly. Also, cognitively connect the new information to other things the student has already learned. The goal is to structure and organise the information into a logical pattern and then communicate the information to the therapist clearly. The focus is on the underlying skills of perception, thinking, and verbal expression that can help the student to be successful in the classroom.

Educational therapy is effective for students aged 7 through adult. Having an educational therapist might be beneficial for children performing below grade level and experiencing social-emotional difficulties. Parents and the school frequently observe significant changes in social maturity, grades, self-image, and ability to manage classwork and assignments. Students who have not made significant progress with tutoring may wish to consult with an educational therapist.