by Angela Cruz | Apr 24, 2019 | ELG Highlights, Events, For Coaches, For Parents, For Students, For Teachers
Did you know that pronunciation errors are often perceived as grammar mistakes? On May 7, speech-language pathologist and accent trainer Kimberley McKenna will be sharing information about accent training at Motivate Shanghai. From 7:00 to 9:00 pm, she will teach...
by Tingting Chen | Apr 10, 2019 | App of the Month, Apps for 5 and Up, Apps for Adults, ELG Highlights, For Parents, For Students, For Teachers
By Tingting Chen, Art Therapist with Miriam McBreen, Reading Specialist Grid Diary is available for free with optional paid features in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, Japanese, Korean, and Russian for download on iOs. Visit their website...
by Fiona (Yapp) Douglas | Apr 1, 2019 | For Parents, For Teachers, Special Education, Therapeutic Support
Have you ever come across a child who, despite their typical or advanced intelligence, is exceptionally disorganized or forgetful and can’t seem to plan ahead? Such children may be experiencing executive functioning difficulties. Executive function involves a number...
by Junjing Fan | Feb 1, 2019 | App of the Month, Apps for 5 and Up, Apps for Adults, Apps for All, Apps for Teens, Apps for Under 5s, ELG Highlights, For Parents, For Students, For Teachers
By Junjing Fan, Occupational Therapist Note: All features below are included in the free version of the app. Unfortunately, this app is not currently available in Chinese. Insight Timer (formerly Zen Timer) is a free meditation app, which has more than five million...
by Angela Cruz | Jan 23, 2019 | Events, For Parents, For Students, For Teachers
The R U OK? creative competition from ELG and Lifeline is back! Middle and high school students in Greater Shanghai are encouraged to interpret the theme, “Together, we are stronger,” in a photograph. The deadline is Friday, February 22 at 10:00 am....
by Katie Philcox | Dec 20, 2018 | ELG Highlights, For Parents
Recommendations from occupational therapist Junjing Fan with support from special education program leader Katie Philcox. Finding gifts for children with additional needs can be difficult. Sensory toys focus on developing the senses while encouraging motor and...
