Child Services
Inclusive education has opened great learning opportunities for children with special needs, however, specific interventions is a must for complete integration. For the overall development of a child, each goal is systemically and gradually implemented. We work very closely with each parent and take regular feedback from parents as well as the school team.
Shadow Teacher Services
Every child has to be shaped and modelled into adapting to the school environment. More than adapting to the physical environment near me, it is important that the child learns to adapt to the dynamic changes in his learning environment from time to time. At Little Pods, we believe in assisting the child with special needs and helping him/her develop not only appropriate behaviours in school but also build academic skills and further strengthen the social/interaction skills with the overall aim of making the child independent.
- At School Premises
- As per School and Parent requirement
- Trained Shadow Teacher
- To achieve well-planned goals
- Systematic weaning off process
- Daily report and senior supervision
Home Schooling
Little Pods aims to work and create an opportunity for every child with special needs to let him/her come at par with other children with respect to his educational and developmental demands.
We provide homeschooling for children who find it difficult to adjust in a school environment owing to various issues or if the parent chooses to provide the child with an opportunity to learn concepts appropriate to age and grade at home due to varied health or security reasons. Our professionals are trained to make tailor made grade and board appropriate material to cover every subject and domain for holistic learning. Revisions and assessments are well planned as well.
- At Home sessions
- Developed by Educational experts
- Covering curriculum and co-curricular
- Preparing for NIOS or IB board
- Regular structured assessments
- Yearly performance portfolio
Special Education Services
At Little Pods, our special educators are trained professionals dealing with the academic needs of the child with respect to his/ her educational demands. We understand that basics related to academic concepts needs to be emphasized for the overall academic development. Our professionals initially conduct informal assessment to get a good understanding of the child’s strengths, weaknesses, modality of learning and individual differences, post which they prepare a plan and teaching strategy using creative yet unconventional methods. Our professionals are carefully trained and guided to choose appropriate teaching-aid for effective understanding.
- At home or at school sessions
- Hours and days customised
- Personalised Individual Educational Plan (IEP)
- Work on pre-academic skills
- Daily report and seniors supervision
- Help for government certification
Comprehensive Home Sessions
Comprehensive home sessions offered by Little Pods aims towards an holistic developmental approach for special needs children. Comprehensive home sessions which cover behavioural, academic as well as social communication issues, gradually and systematically develop different mile-stones of a child. We include fine motor development activities, Occupational therapy home plan as well as Speech development interventions. By working collectively on all domains Monday-Friday at home we have observed that slowly but consistently the child shows overall growth in all these interdependent domains. We have ample experience and evidence-based results of the positive outcome of this strategy.
- At home sessions
- Part of Early intervention plan
- Personalised Comprehension home plan (CHP)
- OT and Speech therapy execution
- Highly recommended for Non-verbal child
- Autism Spectrum management
Behaviour Modification
Our well-trained psychologist carries out intensive behaviour modification with children in the natural environment, i.e. school, home, etc. While dealing with children, we know that as part of universal developmental milestones, they do not have completely developed cognitive faculties like adults. Hence, after understanding the concerns faced by the child and his/her potential to overcome them, we use behavior modification techniques by systematically shaping the child’s behavior towards the accepted norm. We train parents/caretakers if necessary because we believe that every technique and strategy would work best if started in a conducive environment which can then be replicated in real-world situations.
- At home and at school sessions
- Focused on real-world situations
- Highly recommended for ASD and ADHD
- Parent training and guidance
- Planned with a complete understanding of diagnostic features
- Using Applied Behaviour Analysis(ABA) Techniques
Curriculum Based Remediation
Our curriculum-based remedial sessions are unique because we include school curriculum as a part of our session to boost scholastic performance. We understand the difficulty faced by a child with special needs in managing regular focus on the school curriculum, and so, we include it along with working on basic concepts. Our professionals use an unconventional way of teaching school curriculum and preparing the child for assessments. We aim at maximum understanding of the concept and enhancing its recall. Remedial teaching has been showing great results with the age group of 5 to 13 years. We are also equipped to train the children for the NIOS syllabus.
- At Home sessions
- We cover school curriculum
- We have experience in all Educational Boards
- Focusing on core concepts
- Daily report and seniors supervision
Counseling Services
At Little Pods, counselling services are not restricted to children with Special Needs, these services can be availed by neurotypical children, siblings of those who are medically coping or siblings of special needs children. Through a counselling process, we provide appropriate professional help and advice to resolve emotional, adjustment and related psychological problems. We form a relationship with the client which helps us identify their strengths and areas of conflict. Systematic resolution of conflicts leads to sustainable growth and equips one with strategies to identify future problems and work systematically towards their solution. Adolescents and children always benefit with external guided support for the various issues that are difficult to be addressed by the parents at times.
- At home or at School sessions
- Open to a cafe and online sessions
- Based on scientific psychotherapy
- Counselling for neurotypical children
- Life skills training
- Reporting parents maintaining confidentiality
Medical Psychotherapy
This is one of our unique services, Little Pods aims to venture and reach out to children who are recovering from any type of medical or terminal illness like seizures, cancer, Congenital heart problems etc. It has been witnessed and known that the pain of the medical procedures and numerous medical consultations often evokes the feeling of intense fear, anxiety and depression-like conditions which often takes a toll on a child’s development and well being. In order to enhance the quality of life at the same time, giving them some opportunities to engage positively in fun activities, these sessions incorporate a number of art-based, music-based and coping skills-based activities.
- At any medical health care premises
- Enhances quality of life
- Well qualified psychologist
- For child recovering from any health condition
- Helping cognitively and emotionally stability
- Report to Doctors as well as Parents
Psycho-Educational Assesments & Testing
Assessment is a process which allows one to understand the child’s competencies as well as the areas of challenges with the help of various standardized tests. For the process of certification as well as to acquire concessions in school, these reports are important. This is further directed with an understanding that will help us design a learning environment conducive to the child’s growth and development. Little Pods also addresses the referrals for assessments for the issues pertaining to emotions, behaviour, social skills and academics. We also provide mass Specific Learning Disability screenings at schools wherein we can screen out children with Specific Learning Disability from grade IV onwards.
- Assessment for certification
- Initially screening
- Group Learning Disability (SLD) screening
- Periodically progress report
- Done after building rapport
- Reports explained to Parents
