Up Up And Away OT

Meet our Phono-Graphix Teacher

Tracey has worked as an education assistant for the last 17 years. She is a certified special needs assistant, a certified Applied Behavioural Analysis specialist working with children with Autism, a Tutor and now a certified Phono-Graphix Reading Therapist.

Tracey has worked in a range of schools with students with diverse backgrounds and abilities. She is passionate about the educational, social and personal needs of children and therefore has attended a number of courses to ensure she is upskilled and in tune with current evidence-based practises.
Tracey is excited to be a part of introducing families to the Phono-Graphix Reading program and seeing the reading and spelling skills of her students improve over the course of the program.

Tracey is a wife and mum to 3 gorgeous children. She loves to read and hang out with family and friends on her time off.

See link in bio for more info about Phono-Graphix and how it can benefit your child, or visit our website.

Does it get results?

The Phono-Graphix reading method has been proven 98% effective at addressing reading problems at any age or ability level. Over 100,000 children have learned to read with the Phono-Graphix Reading Method since 1993.

It has been successfully utilized in classrooms, clinics, pull-out and RTI programs, bilingual and ESL programs, Waldorf and Montessori schools, pre-schools, home-schools, speech and language pathology practices, volunteer literacy projects and adult literacy programs.

Our independent member therapists have completed all requirements for Phono-Graphix certification under the direction of a licensed Phono-Graphix trainer and are members of our international network of Phono-Graphix trained teachers.

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How does it work?

Unlike most reading programs, Phono-Graphix does not teach rules (that don’t hold true anyways) or teach "the sounds that letters make." It is built on the concept that sounds in words are represented by sound pictures, and that these sound pictures can be easily decoded.

Phono-Graphix teaches the skills needed to read and spell: segmenting, blending, and phoneme manipulation. An educator using Phono-Graphix teaches the nature of the English written code, but lets the students discover the code themselves. This discovery learning process speaks to the nature of the child, who learns by making mistakes and by engaging in exploration. A system of error correction is built into Phono-Graphix, with just the right amount of missing information to engage the student in problem solving and active learning.

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What makes Phono-Graphix unique?

Phono-Graphix is based on the nature of the English code as described by linguists. Instruction progresses from the sound to the symbol.
Lessons employ the requisite three skills to access such a code, as understood within the field of neuroscience: segmenting, blending, and phoneme manipulation.

Lessons are errorless - every response which doesn't produce a meaningful answer becomes a highly teachable moment which does. Memory networks are laid down through multiple bidirectional instruction: sound to symbol/symbol to sound, and each response is reinforced by accuracy.

Because our clientele are children, the program is taught in keeping with the way children learn, through paired association embedded in engaging and straightforward lessons.

See link in bio for more info about Phono-Graphix and how it can benefit your child, or visit our website.

https://upupandawayot.com.au/phono-graphix/

Meet our Phono-Graphix Teacher

Toni has always loved working and interacting with kids, and once she graduated from High School, she went on to complete a Bachelor of Education in Primary and Special Education, from the University of Technology in Sydney. Since then, she has worked as a teacher in both private
and public schools in Perth, Melbourne and London, and has recently been working as a private tutor.

Throughout her experience in the field of education, Toni has realised the importance of developing a strong foundation in literacy and numeracy at a young age. She believes in early intervention and using evidence based strategies to help develop these skills. Toni loves working
with primary aged children from a diverse backgrounds, cultures and abilities. She is very excited to use the Phonographix Program to support children with their literacy and spelling skills.

Toni is a busy mum to 3 boys and loves spending outdoor time with her kids, her husband and her dog Baxter. She loves to connect with her family and friends, watch a good movie and bake.
See link in bio for more info about Phono-Graphix and how it can benefit your child, or visit our website.

What is Phono-Graphix?

Phono-Graphix is a scientifically researched method of teaching reading, spelling, and writing skills to children, teenagers, and adults, including students with dyslexia. As shown in studies (see below), struggling readers can achieve grade-level reading skills in only 12 weeks of Phono-Graphix reading instruction.

At the core of the method is a phonetic-linguistic approach to teaching reading, based upon extensive clinical experience with children and rigorous research in the fields of reading, cognitive psychology, learning theory, child development, motivation theory and linguistics.

See link in bio for more info about Phono-Graphix and how it can benefit your child, or visit our website.

https://upupandawayot.com.au/phono-graphix/

Welcome back to Term 3, hoping everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable school holiday.
I’ve just returned from a fabulous trip overseas, cheering on my husband as he represented the Australian Tennis Team in the 21st International Maccabi Games. There were many proud and exciting moments, and it was an incredible experience that leaves me with many many beautiful memories.

I also had the privilege of training with Ayelet Shmuel, who is the co-founder of the C-REP model, a communication model that can be effectively used to help support children who are struggling with self regulation, which is an area so many kids and families are having a challenging time with at the moment. Ayelet presented at our covid workshop earlier this year, and shared many helpful and practical tools that we can use with our kids, to build resilient, confident, well regulated and independent young people. Her approach is clear, sensible, practical and supportive and works incredibly well. She is so passionate about her work and I feel incredibly grateful for being able to learn from her and her expertise in the field.

If this talks to you and you want to help your children develop these vital life skills, watch this space for information about the courses I’ll be offering shortly. There will be courses available for parents and for teachers, more details to be released in the next few weeks. If you would like to find out more information or to register for the course, please contact me on 0412 042 994.

I’m also very excited to announce another new program that is ready to launch, the Phono-graphix program. This program has been designed to help support children develop their reading, spelling and writing skills. More information to follow…

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

A huge thanks to everyone who attended ‘Thrive, Don’t just Survive’. We’ve received a lot of great feedback from some grateful parents and educators, and we’re glad that we could offer some much-needed insight and helpful strategies, to navigate these times, supporting both ourselves and our children. A special thanks to our guest speakers, Ayelet Shuel and Dr. Leon Levitt for their time and support.

Attendees will be receiving the recordings of all sessions via email. Thanks again and stay in touch via our socials for more upcoming projects.

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER

Guest speaker, Ayelet Shmuel will be joining us for the second instalment of 'THRIVE, Don’t Just Survive’ at 7.30pm WST Tonight!

Ayelet is a clinical social worker and a psychotherapist. Living in Ashkelon, Israel, Ayelet experiences the challenges of living in a war-torn area as a professional and as a mother. She is a part of the mental health professional team in the Sderot Resilience Center and one of the leading trainers in emotional first aid, resiliency, and stress management. 
Ayelet is also one of the head trainers in the "Amcha" institute for holocaust survivors, and the leading parental trainer and advisor in the center for children with ADHD. In addition, she is the co-creator of the "Eitan" model - a practical model for developing and leveraging effective communication and practices during crises and traumatic events.

Further details can be found at www.upupandawayot.com.au/events

To register, please email [email protected]

We are very lucky to have the talented ANASTASIA CARLSON as our MC for the first session of 'Thrive, Don't Just Survive'.

Anastasia is a workshop facilitator, a Dramaturge & a Corporate & Stage actor.

Having spent 4 years with Playback Theatre, 2 years of which she spent as Wellness Director, she has a special interest in Emotional Intelligence and well-being training for children & adults. She has designed on-line workshop training for the unit “Leading self, leading others” for the MBA students of The University of Western Australia (U.W.A) during 2020 and 2021.
She is a regular Drama coach at Methodist Ladies College, The Australian performing Arts Network (APAN) & The International School of Western Australia (ISWA).

Anastasia is also the Ambassador for “Stories from the Heart”, a charity event that also invites her as a featured performer.
Anastasia is a W.A.A.P.A alumni having studied Broadcasting and Journalism there in 1997/’98.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE at www.upupandawayot.com.au/events

Meet our Speakers:

Dr Leon Levitt

Leon Levitt is an experienced GP Obstetrician who has been professionally changing nappies, settling babies, caring for young children and guiding parents for over 30 years. In 2015 he founded the Baby Steps Health Centre, to reduce the challenges parents face in accessing quality care for their children. He is the author of ‘What do I do now? The basics of parenting babies… without stress’, a book about common parental anxieties, and the overriding principles he uses in his medical practice to empower parents. Together with Dr Maria Kailis, he owns and works at Grantham House Family Medical Practice, a family friendly General Practice in Wembley. He is also a founding director of the West Australian Museum of Freedom and Tolerance.

Reserve your place for this week’s first session at www.upupandawayot.com.au/events

Meet our Speaker

Ayelet Shmuel, LCSW

Ayelet is a clinical social worker and a psychotherapist. Living in Ashkelon, Israel, Ayelet experiences the challenges of living in a war-torn area as a professional and as a mother. She is a part of the mental health professional team in the Sderot Resilience Center and one of the leading trainers in emotional first aid, resiliency, and stress management. Ayelet is also one of the head trainers in the "Amcha" institute for holocaust survivors, and the leading parental trainer and advisor in the center for children with ADHD. In addition, she is the co-creator of the "Eitan" model - a practical model for developing and leveraging effective communication and practices during crises and traumatic events.

More information at www.upupandawayot.com.au/events

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

The first session of our new webinar series, “Thrive Don’t Just Survive” is now open. This 2- part webinar series is created to support parents of young children (ages 3-12) through the COVID19 pandemic, with practical strategies on how families can best navigate these turbulent times.

REGISTER at https://vimeo.com/webinars/events/63061bb6-ba3a-4745-aae5-2bb0b109859e

It was a busy week of workshops. This time we discussed new ways of considering and implementing everyday resources as part of your educational tools.

Thanks to for their support.

Every child is gifted. They just unwrap their packages at different times.

Clear communication is essential for healthy learning and growing. Children of all ages observe facial expressions and non-verbal cues from caretakers, teachers, and each other.

Standard masks often block this visual communication with which can negatively affect children’s speech and language skills, social and emotional learning. Unrestricted access to the face enables children to thrive whether they are building friendships, bonding with parents and family, or learning to read in school.

We’re using these clear masks currently during our sessions and it makes a huge difference without comprising the safety of our young ones.

OPEN STUDIO EVENT

We are very excited to be presenting an overview of our School Readiness Program at tonight's Open Studio Evening at Akidamy Early Childhood Centre. We look forward to meeting the staff and parents to discuss how we can assist with the demands of 2022.
For more details contact the centre:

Monday 7th February
Time: 6 - 7pm
Address: Akidamy Early Childhood Centre
105 Summers St, Perth WA 6000

Feeling inspired and excited by the recent training I completed with Dr Eli Lebowitz, who developed SPACE at the Yale Child Study Centre (USA).

SPACE aims to treat children with anxiety disorders, however, it’s the parents and other care givers who participate in the SPACE treatment sessions. During this treatment process, parents and caregivers will learn skills and tools to help their child overcome anxiety, by making change to their own behaviour.

The two main changes that parents learn to make in SPACE treatment are to respond more supportively to their anxious child and to reduce the accommodations they have been making to their child’s symptoms. This method has been backed by research and has been tested and it has been found that when SPACE treatment is successful, children feel less anxious and function better following treatment.

For more information, please visit
www.space treatment.net or feel free to contact me on [email protected]

Thank you to the Akidamy School of Early Learning, for inviting me to take part in a professional development evening for their staff members. I spoke to the staff about the importance of supporting the development of fine motor and gross motor skills in young children, and how to incorporate these activities into their school day. We covered some important gross motor and fine motor milestones and discussed how to identify a child who may need some extra support and what can be done.

Thank you to School Director and Educational Leader Kirsty Brown for her passion around early intervention and for ensuring that all the students of Akidamy School of Early Learning develop strong and solid skills during their early years. I am excited about partnering with the school on this journey and supporting all of the children to reach their full potential.

The Akidamy School of Early Learning

is feeling honoured and excited to be a part of this incredible initiative by Saturn Pathology !

Improving patient experience and successful blood collections is always at the forefront of the minds of Jonathan and Yael Grasko, the founders of Saturn Pathology, who opened their doors to the Perth community 7 Months ago.

Not only do they offer a mobile blood collection service, where your blood can be taken in the comfort of your own home. They are now offering a blood test collection program for children and young adults who may otherwise find having a blood test distressing and uncomfortable.

who will be spear heading this initiative, is a Primary School Educator and special needs blood collection facilitator. She comes with a wealth of experience in the fields of early childhood and primary classroom teaching in both South Africa and Australia. Rafaella uses her kind and firm approach to support children to move towards a calm and regulated space, in order to set them up for a successful collection. With the help of a range of equipment, familiar and engaging resources, as well as visual schedules and other helpful strategies, this will ensure a positive experience for all children, which is especially important if they need to return for more blood tests in the future.

This service is being bulk billed. For further information, feel free to contact Saturn Pathology on 9253 4800, or via email: [email protected]. Website www.saturnpathology.com.au.

Thank you to Saturn Pathology for thinking of our kids and for providing a service that is incredibly invaluable to the Perth community, we are very lucky to have you!

Now that schools back in full swing, thanks to Nutritious and Delicious, Up Up and Away OT has collated some healthy snacks for your kids to try after a long day in the classroom!

Healthy snacks like these encourage great levels of focus, concentration and self-regulation for your child 🍓🍇🍉