Thu 21 Jul 2022
Port Macquarie Centre
| Date | Time | Recurrence |
|---|---|---|
| 21/7/22 to 22/9/22 | 9.30am - 11.30am | Every Week on Thursday |
Ryde Centre
| Date | Time | Recurrence |
|---|---|---|
| 19/10/21 to 07/12/21 | 9.30am - 11.30am | Every Week on Tuesday |
Increase your child's language, social and fine motor skills
This 8-week group is designed to increase classroom participation across a range of areas including fine motor skills (early handwriting, cutting), social skills (sharing, taking turns, and waiting), attending skills (listening, following instructions and routine) and literacy skills.
This group would benefit kids transitioning from preschool to kindergarten or children between the ages of 4-6 who require further development of the above skills to ensure that they are meeting their age expected milestones.
What does this program involve?
- Language skills – listening, following directions, understanding early language concepts, answering questions and sharing information.
- Social skills – taking turns and sharing with others.
- Pre-literacy skills – recognising sounds, letters and words.
- Fine motor – managing objects used at school e.g. pencils, lunch boxes, zippers.
- Pencil skills – pre-writing, shapes, tracing, writing names.
- Scissor skills – holding scissors, using scissors to snip and cut.
- Activities of daily living relating to school life – working in a group, managing belongings, dressing skills, canteen orders, asking for help.
Who is the program for?
- Children aged 4 – 6 years (pre-school aged children)
- Children starting mainstream school in the next 2 years
- Children with fine motor, school based, social goals
- Able to follow simple 2-step instructions
Register your place today
Limited spaces available! Register now to secure your spot on the next session.
Call 1300 888 378, email ask@cerebralpalsy.org.au or complete the registration form at the top of this page.
Groups are term-based and will not run on public holidays. Dates and times are subject to change.