by Robin Shepard | 2016年5月11日 | Full-Time Programs, Staff Voices
Compiled by Robin Shepard, Assistant Program Director It is finally Spring! In Shanghai, it always feels like a definite change of air and attitude. We can feel it at ELG too. Spring is one of the most amazing and rewarding times to be working with the children...
by Robin Shepard | 2015年11月24日 | Parenting
By Robin Shepard, Early Intervention Program Leader Playing is a natural part of childhood. It is so natural, in fact, that it is easy to forget how critical it is to helping children acquire new skills in every developmental area (social, emotional, behavioral,...
by Robin Shepard | 2015年11月3日 | Full-Time Programs, Special Education
By Robin Shepard, Early Intervention Program Leader During our Under the Sea theme, we did an art/skill building activity which illustrates in a straightforward way a technique we use often in the early intervention program called ‘leveled instruction’....
by Robin Shepard | 2015年6月26日 | Parenting, Staff Voices, Uncategorized
By Robin Shepard, Early Intervention Program Leader During our recent Under the Sea theme week, the children in the Pudong early intervention program did some unique, hands-on experiments. First, we used dish washing liquid and various non-toxic paints to print...
by Robin Shepard | 2015年1月28日 | Full-Time Programs, Special Education, Staff Voices
Our program staff share with us stories of what it’s like to work with children who have special needs. A new monthly installment. “We had a little boy last year, a three-year-old adopted from a Chinese orphanage by an American family. Due to cerebral palsy...