The Cognitive Educational Experience
The Cognitive-Education Experience helps us discover the untapped potential of each individual, and bring it to the surface. The first step is a dynamic assessment followed by a customized learning program.
Dynamic Assessment
Professor Feuerstein has developed a series of tasks that pinpoint the difficulties in the thinking processes. All of our clients receive a preliminary dynamic assessment, which allows us to customize our learning programs to the needs of each individual.
TCML's Customized Learning Programs
Our programs are based on a proven, highly effective learning program called Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment (IE). This program both builds and strengthens the thinking skills and strategies necessary for continued independence and motivation in learning on a one to one basis or a group environment
Thinking Skills & Strategies (IE)
IE seeks to sharpen critical thinking with the concepts, skills, strategies, operations, and attitudes necessary for independent learning. The program is designed to help individuals learn how to learn. The Organization of Dots unit is used to encourage planning behaviour, defining the problem, finding appropriate starting points, use of a model, use of cues, hypothetical if…then thinking, and checking work.
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Learning Strategies for Reading and/or Writing
The Mediated Learning Experience we offer to our students when engaging in tasks requiring thinking skills and strategies is brought specifically to the reading, spelling and writing process. Our focus remains on strategy development and self-monitoring across the different strands of reading (decoding, sight-word recognition and comprehension) and writing (brainstorming, organizing ideas, sentence/paragraph structure, revising).
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Study Skills for Middle and High School Students
In small groups, students focus upon understanding the thinking process and learn how to implement and monitor the use of strategies for improving their study habits.
TCML's Workshops
Drama for Social Skills
*merging the art of acting with the freedom of learning*
This 5 week class is devoted to assisting students to find their individual Dramatic voice and Creative core!
In a Group Setting, Students will work through:
- Character Development
- Improvisation
- Public Speaking
- Creative Process
- Focus and Listening Skills
Your child will build their self confidence, enhance their creative vision, develop their listening and focusing skills and become a risk-taker. This process will give your child both control and freedom over their day-to-day learning environments.
Instructor Bio: Casey Schacter began acting and theatre training when she was 5 years old. She has worked both professionally in Television, Film and Theatre, in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles and was also a Director of an Educational Center in New York City.»» printable flyer: PDF or DOC
Mom's IE: Turning Your Kid's "I Can't" into "How Can I"?
This hands-on, 6 week course will explore:
- Insights into your own and your children's thinking
- How to help our children become independent, successful learners
- Exercises that allow us to help them generate strategies for success
- How to better help our children with their homework
An enjoyable workshop, given by a cognitive-education specialist who is also an experienced, classroom teacher and mother of a large family.