Did You Know?
Most children have hybrid learning difficulties and cannot be pigeonholed under one label.
Cross/non-categorical approach to assessment and intervention are proven to be most effective and are widely used in many countries such as Australia, the United States and United Kingdom.
Dynamic Diagnostic Assessment (DDA™) is likened to a personal health check-up in that it is child-centric and based on our exclusive non-categorical and interdisciplinary methodology. It uses reliable tools (i.e. a composite of expert observation, criterion-referenced formal assessments and critical expert analysis) to identify a child’s strengths and weaknesses that inadvertently affect learning performance.
Unlike psychological assessments, Bridge Learning DDA™ does not pigeonhole or stigmatize learners with any shortcomings. Our dynamic diagnostic screening can be used widely for children of any profile to ascertain learning areas in need and monitor the progress of learning development.
There is a misconception that undergoing an assessment is a stressful experience. Well, with Bridge Learning’s DDA™, the truth can’t be any further from that. Our DDA™ comprises of a series of stress-free and enjoyable activities and games with the Diagnostician. The child undergoing a DDA™ will be assessed on a range of learning skills appropriate to his/her profile. Such skills are reading age, comprehension age, spelling age, receptive and expressive language, auditory and visual processing, fine and gross motor skills, attention span etc.
Upon completion of a DDA™, the Diagnostician will aggregate the child’s performance in the learning skills that were assessed and generate an Individualised Developmental and Progress Profiling (IDPP). This is followed immediately by consultation with the Diagnostician to provide feedback and recommendation(s) to the parents based on the IDPP.
*Please assure your child he/she is coming to play some games and activities and avoid words such as “test”, “assessment”.
*DDA™ is an admission requirement for enrolment to Bridge Core programmes and Harvard Little programmes for learners 2 years old and above.
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- Individualised Developmental and Progress Profiling (IDPP™).
- Likened to a personal learning and developmental check-up.
- Identify learning and developmental strengths and weaknesses.
- Target learning needs.
- Monitor progress and development.
- Professional Consultation on your child’s needs based on IDPP™.
- Child-centric (non-categorical) instead of test or label-centric (categorical).
- Higher priority in gathering enough information to provide prompt and effective diagnostic learning support and early intervention, regardless if “label” can be prescribed.
- Many children experience learning difficulties that need specialised intervention but cannot be formally diagnosed. It can be due to that typical assessments are incompetent to identify hybrid conditions and/or learning difficulties are not severe enough to be labelled as a Learning Disability.
- Use a combination of tools for more reliable and valid assessment analysis.
(Composite of critical expert observation and analysis, criterion-referenced, standardised formal assessments, parents’ interview, teachers’ feedback, etc.) - Series of stress-free and enjoyable activities and games.
- Assess a spectrum of learning skills and abilities appropriate to child’s profile.
(Reading age, comprehension age, spelling age, receptive and expressive language, auditory and visual processing, fine and gross motor skills, attention span, maturity of social skills, spatial concept, etc.) - No pigeonholing, high costs and stigma of psychological assessments, as some parents prefer so.
Benefits For All
- Our DDA™ screening can be used widely for children of any profile to ascertain detailed learning needs.
- DDA™ is especially valuable in helping parents to understand their children in an enlightened manner instead of mislabelling them as “lazy”, “naughty”, “stupid” or “defiant”. This is exceptionally important for bridging understanding and realistic expectations.
Highly Essential For Children
Suspect and/or Diagnosed with:
- Mild learning difficulties
- Hybrid learning difficulties
- High Functioning/Gifted
- Underachieving/Under-stimulated
- Emotional-Behavioural difficulties
- Social-Communication difficulties
- Not benefiting from typical tuition drills
- Not realising potential due to “blanket treatment” received meant for more severe learning needs.
“Treat The Roots and Cause, Not The Symptoms. Effective Remedy Happens When We Examine The Roots and Act Accordingly”.
Wise Chinese Proverbs
*Please assure your child he/she is coming to play games and activities. Avoid words such as “test” and “assessment”.
*DDA™ is an admission requirement for enrolment to Bridge Core programmes and Harvard Little programmes for learners 2 years old and above.
*By Prior Appointment Only.