Articles
As a respected leader in the field, Raviv Practice London is often asked to write about themes parents would be interested in reading about.
For example, how to encourage your child to have the skills to develop good grasp for writing, solutions for improving handwriting without touching a pen, and how rhythmic skills help learning. They also deal new conditions that schools, parents and individuals need to learn about, such as auditory processing disorder, and how to deal with children who have high levels of anxiety.
Below is a selection of articles published over the last few years. Visit this page regularly for new updates!
How Tom Daley has shown the nation a few things other than diving… like knitting!
This summer, we are all glued to our TV sets watching the Tokyo Olympics. Nothing was more amusing than seeing Olympic Gold Medalist Tom Daley's knitting. But what is the link between knitting and being brilliant at maths?
Music and Education
Music and actively playing an instrument helps a young child develop an assortment of skills. A simple activity of an infant banging on a sauce pan with a spoon is potentially developing rhythmic skills. The rhythms create an awareness of sequences Creating a repeated sequence of noises, adds logic to the whole process not to mention the hand eye co-ordination and large motor skill development.
Does your child hate spelling?
Reading acqusition preceeds writing and spelling. An interest in reading leads to building vocabulary and word recognition. Once spelling tests are introduced to the mix, children learn spellings and build a dictionary of words which they can use to build sentences.
“Bright but needs to concentrate!”
Have you ever wondered why some children can concentrate and finish homework on time, while others need to be chased around the room?