Training Course List

Training on Comprehensive Assessments for the Children with Special Needs - Module 2

Introduction

To provide professional education and training for in-service workers who are involved in taking care of special needs children so that they can acquire the necessary knowledge and skills in serving these children.

Objective

To enhance the participants’ general understanding of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism and Specific Learning Disabilities (SpLD)
To teach and provide training to participants to learn how to conduct the comprehensive assessments for the children with special needs. The 4 sets of assessment tools and manual which are developed by Heep Hong Society. They are :
1. For Module 1: Psycho-educational Profile (Third Edition) & Training Package for Autistic Children (PEP 3)《自閉症兒童心理教育評核工具及材料套(第三版)》附送CD-ROM (Optional, $1,200 each)
2. For Module 1: Training Package for Autistic Children based on the TEACCH model 《自閉症兒童訓練指南：結構化教學法》(Recommended, $240 each)
3. For Module 2: The Language Learning Package for Pre-primary Children with SpLD《聽說讀寫小寶盒─幼兒語文學習教材套》(Free for participants)
4. For Module 3: School-based Holistic Support Programme for Children with ADHD (Teacher's Manual & Parent's Guidebook) 《青蔥教室系列之躍動成長路─專注力不足過動症學童全方位校本支援計劃(教師手冊/家長手冊)》(Free for participants)
To equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to formulate appropriate educational plans and strategies for children with the above special needs.

Content

Module 2

Training Program for Children with Special Learning Difficulties

Session 1
13 November

Introduction on Specific Learning Difficulties

Definition, categorization and assessment
Identification of preschool children at-risk of dyslexia and their deficits in language learning
The new era in language learning of preschool children – development of Preschool Language Learning Packages: conceptual framework and effectiveness research
Key domains in literacy development - reading, listen & say, writing
The learning elements of "Reading” - print awareness, word learning, orthographic structure, oral reading and semantic radical
Ways to improve the reading ability of preschool children at-risk of dyslexia

Mr Wong Chun Kit, Rex

Ms Chan Man Yee, Jamie

Ms Lau Tse Kay, Jessica

Session 2
22 November

The Learning Element on "Listen & Say”

Verbal vocabulary, auditory comprehension and verbal reasoning,
phonological processing skills, syntactic awareness and morphological awareness
Ways to improve the listen and say of preschool children at-risk of dyslexia

Session 3
27 November

The Learning Element on "Writing”

Sensory motor foundation, visual motor integration, stroke and radical formation, stroke sequence
Ways to improve the writing ability of preschool children at-risk of
dyslexia

Details

Course Code

12B-PE01b

Date(s)

13,22 & 27/11/2012

Time

1400 - 1700 (9 Hours)

Venue

Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, HK

Target Participants

Social workers or training staff

Class Size

Language

Cantonese (supplemented with English)

Fee

HKD 5,400.00

HKD 4,800.00 (For HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only)

Early Bird Fee

HKD 4,400.00 (Payment on or before 20/09/2012 for HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only)

Enquiries

2876 2470 or institute@hkcss.org.hk

Speaker(s)

Mr. Wong Chun Kit , Rex 黃俊傑先生

Education Psychologist

Heep Hong Society

Ms. Lau Tse Kay , Jessica 劉梓琦女士

Speech Therapist

Heep Hong Society

Ms. Chan Man Yee , Jamie 陳敏儀女士

Occupational Therapist

Heep Hong Society

Remarks

"Small NGO Talent Development Subsidy Programme" does not apply to this course. For other financial support, please click HERE .

Module 1, 2 & 3 is compulsory for each enrolment. This course allows at most 3 participants from an agency in one enrolment and each of them has to complete a whole module. Attendance certificates will be issued to participants upon completion of each module.
Teaching material (for Module 1): Purchase of the 2 sets of assessment tool and manual will be arranged on the training days