 |
All therapists have a four-year college degree. In addition, they have completed graduate level coursework with the National Institute for Learing Development (NILD).
There are several levels of competency, and all therapists are working toward professional certification. |
 |
A complete psycho-educational battery of tests is used to identify areas of cognitive strengths and patterns of weaknesses.
Based upon initial and annual assessments an individual program is designed for each student to stimulate cognitive functioning. |
The National Institute for Learing Development (NILD) Educational Therapy is based on six distinctives:
| • |
Deficit Stimulation:
Strengthening learning skills |
| • |
Non-Tutorial:
Learning skills, not specific content |
| • |
Integrative:
Stimulating both perceptual and academic skills |
| • |
Individual and Intense:
Effecting cognitive change through skilled mediation |
| • |
Parental Involvement:
Providing continued stimulation at home |
| • |
All-Age Inclusive:
Enhancing thinking for individuals at all stages of life. |
|
|
|
Deficits in perception and/or cognition impact the learning process and create uneven academic performance. The learning process is represented as a wall with various components. Perceptual and cognitive skills form the foundation of the wall. If any of these areas, such as visual or auditory memory or abstract/ logical thinking are weak or vulnerable, academic skills are affected.
After cognitive and perceptual deficits are strengthened, the learning process functions efficiently. Students become able to learn independently. More like physical therapy or speech therapy, NILD Educational therapy is boosting weak, vulnerable systems.
 |
